Job Description

The Role

As an Associate Veterinarian with an avian and exotic focus, you’ll practice at the top of your license across a rich variety of species. You’ll work alongside a collaborative team that includes our Customer Experience Team (CET), Technicians (TT), and Veterinary Assistants (VA)—all trained to support multi-species care at a high level.

You’ll have the mentorship of experienced colleagues, the backing of a Medical Director, and access to our specialist network—including a boarded surgeon, cardiologist, and two traveling internists. You won’t be out on a limb. You’ll be supported.

We Protect Your Time

• Personal assistant checks in/out all your appointments and monitors your task lists all day
• You do doctor things: exams, diagnostics, treatment plans, surgery, dentals—nothing else
• We stay on schedule so you walk out on time, every time
• Monday–Friday only. Your weekends are always yours.
• Four 10-hour days. Always a 3-day weekend, every week
• Hospital closes 2 hrs/week for rounds, training, and team development

Qualifications

Who You Are

• 5+ years of clinical experience, with significant avian and exotic caseload
• ABVP boarded in Avian or Exotic Companion Mammal medicine preferred— or actively working toward it
• Comfortable seeing the full spectrum: birds, reptiles, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, pocket pets, amphibians
• Strong diagnostician who loves the challenge of exotic medicine
• Great communicator with devoted exotic pet owners who have big expectations
• Collaborative and team-oriented— you make everyone around you better
• Passionate about mentorship and growing alongside a team that invests in learning
• Open to general companion animal medicine as part of a balanced mixed caseload

Live in New Hampshire: Your New Backyard

40 min to Boston • 45 min to the beaches • 45 min to ski mountains • No income or sales tax

New Hampshire is consistently ranked among the top 3 best states to live in the U.S., frequently securing the \ #2 spot overall in U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings for 2024 and 2025. It is lauded for its high quality of life, often ranking #1 in safety (crime and corrections), top-tier education, and economic opportunity.

Four seasons of beauty: summer lakes, peak foliage, ski slopes, and flowers in March. New Hampshire isn’t just a great place to work—it’s a great place to live.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience and board certification
• Sign-on bonus + relocation assistance
• Student loan repayment program
• Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, liability, 401(k), EAP, pet discounts
• Paid CE + professional dues
• Support for ABVP board pursuit if you’re on the path
• Advanced equipment: digital rads, dental rads, Class IV laser, ultrasound, full in-house lab
• Specialist network: boarded surgeon, cardiologist, two traveling internists
• A hospital culture built on Conscious Care®—compassion for you, your team, and every patient

Qualifications

• DVM/VMD from an accredited institution
• Active New Hampshire veterinary license (or eligibility to obtain)
• 5+ years of clinical experience, with meaningful avian and exotic caseload
• ABVP board certification in Avian or Exotic Companion Mammal medicine preferred
• DEA license & USDA accreditation preferred, not required

Additional Information

Ready to Practice the Medicine You Love?

You chose exotic medicine because you believe every creature deserves excellent care—the feathered, the scaled, the furred, and everything in between. We built a hospital that believes the same thing.

If you’re looking for a place where your specialty is celebrated, your time is protected, and your career has room to grow—we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today at canobievet.com

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