North Lake Tahoe, California. There are so many reasons to love North Lake Tahoe, and our Associates' position at the Agate Bay Animal Hospital is just one of them!
Our hospital is owned and managed by Dr. Bree Montana, who helped create the innovative Vets4Vets@VINFoundation veterinary mentorship and support programs.

The Agate Bay Animal Hospital has created a culture in our hospital which is based around work:life harmony, with personal and professional growth being central values. The Agate Bay Animal Hospital offers a competitive base salary (between 90K to 120K depending upon experience), a signing bonus, and opportunity for production pay. Additionally, The Agate Bay Animal Hospital provides vacation pay, medical insurance, Simple IRA with 3% employer match, uniform allowance, continuing education allowance, professional dues, and state licensing. Moving expenses and temporary, on site housing is negotiable.

The Agate Bay Animal Hospital has many of the features you would expect in a primary care practice plus a few that are harder to find, including: digital x-ray, digital dental x-ray, a full in-house laboratory, class IV laser, a surgery suite, and a brand new Piloter Vet Smart ultrasound, .

The Agate Bay Animal Hospital offers a flexible 4-5 day (your choice!) work week with minimum 2 days off in a row each week. Every team members (including Associates') schedule is capped at a maximum of Forty Hours per week ensuring that everyone is set up to perform at their full potential. Most importantly, The Agate Bay Animal Hospital is designed to encourage all team members to thrive via flexible scheduling and support of outside interests and hobbies.

The Agate Bay Animal Hospital sees a wide variety of medical, dental, and surgical small animal cases, including a fair percentage of 2nd or 3rd opinion cases. The Agate Bay Animal Hospital is well equipped to offer state of the art diagnostics and therapeutics to their patients. Each veterinarian is assigned an experienced and dedicated RVT, along with RVT's in training (the majority of whom also hold Bachelor's degrees) and technician's assistants, allowing for efficient and effective medical practice in a highly collaborative environment. Team members are encouraged to develop special interests, and are supported with equipment and training to support those interests.

Agate Bay Animal Hospital associates DO NOT see after-hours emergencies, as specialty support hospitals, including 24/7 intensive care, are available to the client base year round.

The Agate Bay Animal Hospital is privately owned, and partnership potential is available to the right candidate who is interested and would like to grow in that direction. The Agate Bay Animal Hospital welcomes new graduates to apply. This team-centered hospital is the perfect setting for new veterinarians seeking mentor-ship and guidance. Significant opportunity is available to the experienced veterinarian who is interested in orthopedic surgery.

Qualities The Agate Bay Animal Hospital is seeking in an Associate include; smart and caring approach to patient and client care, interest in life-long learning, willingness to change and grow through new learning and experiences, ability to dive in and enjoy camaraderie and team spirit, a great sense of humor.

Must hold, or be willing to obtain a current license to practice Veterinary Medicine in California.