Veterinarian Criticalist
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
BluePearl Pet Hospital in Fort Myers, FL is seeking a full time boarded or residency trained Veterinarian - Emergency & Critical Care to join our state of the art emergency and specialty hospital.
Our 18,000-square-foot hospital is a 24-hour emergency and specialty hospital that has been leading the area in veterinary medicine since 2011. Our hospital offers a spacious working environment with onsite 64-slice CT and in-building 1.5 T MRI. We have fluoroscopy, arthroscopy, laparoscopy, chemo hood, two ultrasound units, digital cytology, endoscopy, and two radiology suites. Our growing team includes surgery, internal medicine, oncology, and emergency. We have developed an excellent team dynamic within our hospital all striving to provide the best patient care possible.
BluePearl Fort Myers has a group of highly skilled technicians that aid in the development of training and growing our assistants. The whole team strives to provide the best possible care for our patients. We have all developed a strong bond here at the hospital where here you are family.
Fort Myers is nestled along the gulf coast of Florida and its charming downtown features many dog-friendly restaurants, shops, and art galleries. Great venues include the Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall, Hertz Arena, Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, and the Arcade Theatre. Sports fans will appreciate that the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins use this city as the location for their spring training camps and there’s Everblades Hockey too. There are plenty of outdoor activities such as kayaking, boating to spot dolphins, hiking in various nature preserves, and family-friendly beaches. Nearby is Cape Coral with its amazing burrowing owl population and beautiful Sanibel Island which is perfect for seashell collecting and visiting the wildlife refuge. Ft Myers is ranked #41 in best places to live according to US News.
Why BluePearl?
Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
We encourage you to grow with us. Our technicians are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience. We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in his/her career.
In order to transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.
- We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following:
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
- Annual company store allowance.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off, parental leave, and floating holiday plans.
A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment.
We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets.
BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation or affectional preference, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality emergency and critical care to pets within a state-of-the-art 24-hour specialty hospital. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of surgeons and internal medicine specialists to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Requirements
Candidates must be a boarded or residency-trained Veterinarian specializing in Emergency and Critical Care. The role requires the ability to operate advanced diagnostic equipment and work within a fast-paced hospital environment.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Critical Care Career Context
In Florida, the Veterinarian weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$125k (31 salary observations; 313 listings), vs ~$141k nationally (541 salary observations; 3,283 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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