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Western Veterinary Partners
Fallbrook, California

Veterinarian - Fallbrook Animal Hospital

VeterinarianFull-Time

Listed compensation

$130k-$180k

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Job Description

Veterinarian – Fallbrook Animal Hospital | Fallbrook, CA

Full-time or Part-time DVM | Medical Director Opportunity | Surgery & Dentistry | Small Animal GP

Fallbrook Animal Hospital is looking for an experienced veterinarian who values high-quality medicine, meaningful relationships, and being part of a community that truly loves its veterinary team.

A staple in the heart of Fallbrook, our hospital has built a wonderful reputation for personalized service and compassionate care, serving generations of pets and their families. We go above and beyond for our patients and clients, and we're looking for someone who shares our passion for making a difference.

We believe work should be fun, too! From leaving positive notes for teammates to hosting fun contests and team potlucks, we make it a priority to create a workplace where people feel appreciated. We even run fun team contests, like rewarding the person who schedules the most dentals with a massage!

Located right on Main Street, we love participating in community traditions like the Christmas tree lighting and annual Avocado Festival. Our home-like hospital features a full kitchen and spacious backyard, making it easy to enjoy catered lunches, team gatherings, and time together.

Get to Know Us

We're a kind, experienced team with an efficient doctor workflow and a collaborative approach to patient care.

The Team

Growing team: We're currently a two-doctor team looking to welcome a third veterinarian. We typically schedule one doctor per day, with the opportunity to expand to two.

Dedicated clinical support: Our team includes a dental RVT, surgical RVT, and veterinary assistants. Trained RVTs perform dental procedures.

Hospital Manager, Tiffany: Works closely with the team, builds strong client relationships, and is always open to ideas that make the hospital run better. She's collaborative, thoughtful, and great at turning ideas into action while keeping the workplace kind and fun.

Medical Director, Dr. King: Brings a positive outlook to everything she does. She's kind, collaborative, and approachable, enjoys talking through cases and sharing ideas, and genuinely cares about her patients, clients, and team.

  • Facility & Equipment
  • Three exam rooms, including one large room with its own entrance
  • Dedicated surgical suite
  • Ultrasound and digital radiology
  • Full IDEXX in-house laboratory
  • Our Services
  • Small animal GP
  • Fear-Free informed care
  • Wellness, preventive care, and diagnostics
  • Dentistry, Soft tissue surgery and procedures

What We’re Looking For

We're looking for a kind, collaborative veterinarian who enjoys general practice, dentistry, and soft tissue surgery and wants to build lasting relationships with pets, their families, and the Fallbrook community. Interested in leadership? There's room to grow here!

Dr. King is open to supporting a veterinarian interested in becoming a Medical Director. Depending on your experience and goals, we can explore a leadership opportunity from the start or develop a plan to help you grow into the role.

Qualifications

  • DVM or equivalent from an accredited veterinary school
  • Active California veterinary license or ability to obtain one
  • Communication and teamwork skills
  • Interest in community involvement and building lasting client relationships
  • Clinical experience with dentistry and soft tissue surgery

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The essential functions of this role include the following, which must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation:

Examine, handle, and restrain animals of varying size and temperament, and perform medical and surgical procedures requiring fine motor control

Move throughout the hospital and position yourself to reach and treat patients (frequent standing, walking, bending, and reaching)

Lift and move animals, equipment, and supplies up to 40 lbs; heavier patients are moved with team assistance

Work onsite in a clinical setting with exposure to animal bites and scratches, animal dander, zoonotic disease, sharps, radiation, anesthetic gases, cleaning chemicals, biological materials, odors, and variable noise

Location

Known as the Avocado Capital of the World, Fallbrook offers small-town charm, beautiful surroundings, and a great sense of community. From its beloved annual Avocado Festival to its locally owned businesses and welcoming atmosphere, Fallbrook is a wonderful place to build relationships and enjoy life beyond the hospital.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Full-time or part-time schedules available to support work-life balance
  • Base Salary $130,000 - $180,000 plus production of 20%-22% of net production; ProSal with no negative accrual
  • Bonuses
  • PTO and holidays
  • CE allowance + CE PTO days
  • Professional organization dues, state license, DEA, PLIT, AVMA, and VIN membership
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including HSA and FSA options
  • International medical and emergency coverage
  • Student loan options
  • 401(k)
  • Paid parental leave

Next Steps

If you're an experienced veterinarian looking for a supportive team, quality medicine, strong community relationships, and the opportunity to grow into a Medical Director role, Fallbrook Animal Hospital would love to meet you.

Apply today and join a team that values kindness, teamwork, and lifelong relationships with pets and their families!

This is a good-faith estimate based on the role's requirements at the time of posting. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

The Company offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, vacation, sick leave, 401(k), and other benefits depending on role and location. A complete description of benefits available for this position will be provided during the hiring process.

Where required under applicable law, Company provides eligible employees with paid sick leave, health emergency leave, and other legally mandated benefits programs, all in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local law depending on the location of the practice you support.

  • California Pay Range
  • $130,000—$180,000 USD

Western Veterinary Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Western Veterinary Partners is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in the job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact hr@westernvetpartners.com.

Hiring decisions will be based on merit, qualifications and the legitimate needs of the business.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality medical, surgical, and dental care to small animal patients while building meaningful relationships with clients. Collaborate with the veterinary team to maintain efficient workflows and participate in community engagement.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Veterinary medicineClient communicationWellness examsFear-Free careLaboratory analysis

General Practice Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$155k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $140k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active General Practice listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 74% have no call, 36% require no weekends.

General Practice pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 2.8
Better work-life than 50% of Veterinary listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,436 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Fallbrook

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$842k≈ 6.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,055/mo≈ 28% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
33 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Western Veterinary Partners

Veterinary Services
Denver
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Base Salary $130,000 - $180,000
Production Bonus (20%-22% of Net Production)
ProSal with No Negative Accrual
Bonuses
PTO and Holidays
CE Allowance + CE PTO Days
Professional Organization Dues
State License, DEA, PLIT, AVMA, and VIN Membership