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Caring Hands Animal Hospital - Tenleytown
Washington, District of Columbia

Veterinarian

Veterinarian Top 25% in Veterinary MedicineNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$125K - $150K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on_site
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

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. Collaborate with staff to deliver high-quality patient care within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Medical CareSurgical CareSmall Animal MedicinePatient Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Veterinarian at Caring Hands Animal Hospital - Tenleytown 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 2,966 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

Of the 40 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 70% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

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).

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Annual compensation range

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Sign-on bonus
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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

7.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Veterinary Medicine

  • No call
  • On-site

Living in Washington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$642k
Typical market rent
$2,517/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Caring Hands Animal Hospital - Tenleytown

Veterinary Services
Centreville, Virginia
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
401(k)
CE Allowance
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays