Veterinarian

Veterinarian Opportunity at Dogs Inc:
Transform Lives with Your Veterinary Skills

Are you a veterinarian seeking a meaningful career where you can make a difference every day? At Dogs Inc in Palmetto, Florida, we offer you the opportunity to work in a supportive environment that ensures excellent work-life balance and extraordinary patient care.

Dogs Inc: A non-profit organization that breeds, raises, trains, and places extraordinary working dogs that transform lives. Our dogs find meaningful careers as Guide Dogs, Service Dogs, Skilled Companions, and Public Servants.

• Unique Client Relationships: Our clients trust us and enjoy visiting our clinic. You’ll find a supportive and appreciative community here, knowing we’re on the same team.
• Affordable, Quality Care: With wellness services covered and affordable sick care, you can focus on providing the best medicine without compromising care for cost.

Your expertise ensures these exceptional animals receive the best possible care throughout their breeding, rearing, and training. You'll even help provide guidance to working teams in the following years.

• State-of-the-Art Facility: Work in our modern, all-digital veterinary center equipped with the latest technology.
• Supportive Team Culture:Collaborate with a dedicated team that values mutual support and respect, reducing the stress and ethical dilemmas veterinarians often face.

• Structured
  
  Schedule:
  
  Enjoy four 10-hour shifts per week, ensuring three days off.
• Manageable On-Call Rotation: Participate in a light on-call rotation that respects your time off and provides additional compensation for emergency consultations.

• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy 100% coverage for dental and vision insurance, low medical coverage rates, $15,000 life insurance, and a 5% retirement plan match.
• Work-Life Enhancements: Access our on-campus Fitness Center/Gym, generous PTO policies (12-20 days per year), 11 paid holidays (including your birthday), and free chef-prepared lunches daily.

If you’re ready to leverage your veterinary skills in a role that supports both your professional and personal aspirations, we invite you to apply to Dogs Inc. Your work here changes lives, including your own.

Please include a cover letter with your application, detailing your interest in contributing to our mission and becoming part of a team that values your well-being and professional growth.

The Dogs Inc Veterinarian plays an integral role in supporting the health and well-being of all program dogs, contributing both hands-on clinical expertise and collaborative insight to the organization’s medical strategy. Working under the guidance of the Senior Director of Medicine, this role combines compassionate, high-quality veterinary care with proactive communication, innovation, and partnership across departments.

The Veterinarian is expected to balance clinical precision with team collaboration—ensuring every medical decision advances Dogs Inc’s mission to create and nurture extraordinary partnerships between people and dogs.

• Deliver exceptional veterinary care, including diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for all program dogs and eligible external clients.
• Perform a full range of surgical procedures and manage pre- and post-operative care to the highest standards.
• Provide timely response and intervention for medical emergencies, including after-hours coverage or coordination of alternate support.
• Conduct wellness exams, vaccination programs, and preventive health screenings.
• Collaborate with the Puppy Academy, Genetics & Reproduction, and Training departments to develop and implement protocols that ensure optimal health outcomes.
• Support whelping, neonatal care, and early puppy development as needed.
• Maintain accurate medical records, ensuring data integrity for both internal and research purposes.

• Partner with the Senior Director of Medicine to ensure consistent, evidence-based approaches to animal care.
• Consult with trainers, kennel staff, and…