Veterinarian
Listed compensation
$125K - $150K
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Job Description
Salary: $125,000 - $150,000 per year + production
Sign on Bonus: Generous Sign-On Bonus Packages Available!
Location: 4810 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington, D.C. - Tenleytown
Caring Hands Animal Hospital in Tenleytown is hiring a full-time Veterinarian to provide comprehensive medical, surgical, and dental care to small animals.
What to Expect
A schedule that respects your time. We offer flexible scheduling options tailored to your availability, and you can count on leaving on time with no on-call or late-night expectations!
With an excellent staff to doctor ratio, you’ll have the support—and respect—you need to be excellent for our patients.
All the benefits you deserve—health, dental, vision, retirement—plus: generous CE allowances, 401(k), growth opportunities and all of your licenses and dues covered!
Paid time off. Catch your breath with paid holidays, generous PTO packages- giving you plenty of time to recharge!
Partnership opportunities through Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP), where more than 260 partners co-own practices across 185 locations. VPP offers unmatched support in operations, marketing, and finance, allowing you to focus on your passion for veterinary medicine.
Requirements
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or VMD degree from an accredited institution.
- Valid veterinary license in Washington D.C.
About Caring Hands Animal Hospital
At Caring Hands, compassion and purpose are at the heart of everything we do. We provide transparent, personalized veterinary care, attracting a team of dedicated professionals who uphold our core values every day.
Our team leads with integrity, practices with reliability, and supports one another—and you—with a true Go Team spirit. We are committed to fostering a welcoming environment where both pets and their owners feel valued and understood.
We go above and beyond to meet the unique needs of every patient and client, creating a strong sense of community within and beyond our hospitals. With shared values and a unified mission, we work together to build a better world.
We are dedicated to establishing a culture that celebrates all forms of diversity and allows us to be an inclusive service provider in this community.
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Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive medical, surgical, and dental care to small animals. Deliver transparent and personalized veterinary services while maintaining a high standard of patient care.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
The cost-of-living index for District of Columbia is 109.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$138k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $125k in an average-cost state. 64.3% of District of Columbia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.5 / 10 · top 25% in veterinary medicine | ranked against 3,392 Veterinary Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $125k–$150k | Veterinary Medicine median $138k (middle half $123k–$155k)456 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$125k in purchasing power | District of Columbia index 109.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Veterinary Medicine listings in District of Columbia | 10 active | 3,443 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 68% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | US healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 40% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Veterinary Medicine listings | 1,282 in the last 30 days | 483 the 30 days before (+165%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Veterinary Medicine pay trend | +1.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Veterinarian at Veterinary Practice Partners a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Veterinary Medicine — ranked against 3,392 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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