Medical Director

Ready to practice great medicine, keep your weekends free, and live somewhere with mountains, wine, and history right outside your door? Fork Union Animal Clinic is looking for our next Medical Director / Veterinarian — and we think you'll love it here.

Fork Union Animal Clinic is seeking a Medical Director / Veterinarian to lead our well-established, full-service small animal GP Veterinary practice in beautiful Fork Union, Virginia. Whether you're an experienced veterinarian ready to step into a leadership role or a GP-DVM looking to practice high-quality medicine in a supportive environment, we'd love to meet you. For over 30 years, we've been the trusted go-to for pets across Fluvanna County.

We're a full-service GP/UC small animal hospital offering everything from routine wellness care to surgery and dentistry — and we're growing!

• $130K-$150K salary (commensurate with experience)
• Hospital profit-sharing program
• No weekends
• Excellent work-life balance
• Flexible appointment scheduling
• Established, loyal client base
• Collaborative, experienced veterinary team
• Long-tenured, highly trained support staff

• Modern facility: 4 exam rooms, a dedicated treatment area, isolation area, surgery suite, and a cat-only room
• Ultrasound & therapeutic laser on-site
• Full in-house IDEXX labs
• Flexible appointment scheduling
• Avimark-based digital records
• A tight-knit team of vets and long-tenured support staff who genuinely like working together

Fork Union sits in the heart of Central Virginia — 30 minutes from Charlottesville (home to UVA and the Monticello Wine Trail's 3+ dozen wineries, plus a food scene good enough to land Charlottesville on Food & Wine's list of best small cities for big flavor) and just an hour from Richmond and Shenandoah National Park. Whether it's hiking, paddling, camping, mountain biking, or a lazy afternoon at a vineyard along the Blue Ridge Parkway, your weekends off will actually feel like a getaway.

Come practice medicine you're proud of, with people who have your back, in a place you'll genuinely want to come home to.

National Veterinary Associates (NVA) is a leading North American pet health care company with nearly 1,300 locations spanning general practice veterinary hospitals, Ethos emergency and specialty hospitals, and pet resorts and equine veterinary care. With approximately 40,000 team members, we care for pets and support pet families in communities across the United States and Canada. Our purpose is to give pets and the people who love them more quality years together, and our mission is to make care more personal, easy, and accessible while advancing medicine and care across every stage of life.

Across NVA, we support our teams with the resources, expertise, and opportunities they need to deliver exceptional care and help shape the future of veterinary and pet care.

Purpose:

Give pets and the people who love them more quality years together

Mission:
Transform the pet family experience to be personal, easy, and accessible, while advancing medicine and care across every stage of life.

Values:
Care Deeply, Do What’s Right, One Team, Own It, Shape What’s Next

One NVA:
Bringing General Practice & Ethos Together

NVA is built to make care personal, easy, and accessible, while advancing medicine across every stage of a pet’s life.

NVA offers a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, a 401k with employer match, and paid time off (including sick time) for all eligible employees. The team can provide more information about compensation and benefits for your specific location during the process. For positions based in…