Veterinarian

Practice exceptional medicine with more room for life | Three- or four-day and lifestyle scheduling options with reduced Saturday rotations | Full-time (40-hour) compensation structure: $120K–$180K + production | Signing, retention and relocation packages up to $125K 

Position Overview

Join PetVet Care Centers as a Veterinarian (DVM or VMD) supporting Companion Animal Hospital. You’ll practice alongside an experienced team of veterinarians, technicians, and support staff, in close partnership with the Care Center / Hospital Manager and Regional Director. It's the local heart of a care center with its own identity, team, and culture—backed by the support and resources of a national network. 

Companion Animal Hospital has been a community staple in Groton since 1982 and AAHA-accredited for more than 30 years. It is a progressive, full-service small animal hospital with a strong focus on avian and exotic pet care, delivering individualized, gold-standard medicine to patients with feathers, scales, or fur. 

You care for pets. We care for you. 

Why You’ll Love Working Here 

• A dedicated exotic ward supporting wellness, grooming, reproductive management, dentistry, and surgery for common exotic species 
• Specialized housing for exotic patients, including incubators and oxygen cages 
• A recently renovated facility with low-light laser therapy, digital radiology, IDEXX consults, an in-house IDEXX laboratory, and Cornerstone software 
• A live-in technician supporting evening and weekend treatments 
• A coastal Connecticut community offering beaches, parks, hiking, sailing, breweries, shops, and New England history 

Flexibility Options & Work-Life Harmony 

For Doctors interested in a different way to structure their role, Companion Animal offers flexible scheduling options, including: 

• Reduced Saturday rotations 
• Three- or four-day workweeks, including a rotating 3/4/3 schedule 
• Lifestyle scheduling that creates more room for family needs, CE, academic interests, or other commitments 

If flexibility is important to you, we’ll work together to explore a schedule that aligns with how you want to work. 

Compensation for other schedule options will be commensurate with hours worked. Full benefit packages are available for schedules of 30+ hours per week. Select benefit packages are available for part-time team members. 

What We Offer

We care deeply about supporting our team members - professionally and personally. Benefits include: 

• Full-time (40-hour) compensation structure: $120,000-$180,000+ 
• Production bonus with no negative accrual option available 
• Signing, retention, and relocation packages up to $125,000 
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 
• Paid parental leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement 
• 401(k) with discretionary contribution 
• Team member pet discounts 
• Emotional wellbeing support, including Calm app access and 24/7 EAP 
• CE stipends and career development resources 
• Grant Circle, a relief fund for team members facing personal hardship 
• Local care center / hospital culture backed by national resources  

Ready to take the next step? Apply today. For questions or a confidential career conversation, contact Leslie Lynette, RVT, CVPM, at  for additional information about our data practices.