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BluePearl Vet
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Veterinarian Surgeon

VeterinarianIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a full-time boarded Veterinarian – Surgeon or an individual who has completed surgery residency training to join our state-of-the-art emergency and specialty hospital.

  • Do you have the eye of a hawk and the heart of a lion?
  • Are you a dedicated Veterinarian who takes great pride in providing animals with the best possible care?
  • Would your peers describe you as respectful, resilient, and a phenomenal teammate?

Work alongside specialist in Internal Medicine and Dermatology, as well as a highly skilled group of Registered Technicians. Regularly scheduled consult and surgical days as well as some on-call time.

Founded in 2005, our hospital opened with an emergency team and a board certified surgeon. We have since added specialists board certified in internal medicine, dermatology and have a residency-completed Criticalist. Our doctors work in partnership with primary care veterinarians to provide advanced diagnostics, treatments and procedures.

Our hospital is proud to offer advanced veterinary care, around the clock. We value a team approach to patient care so all of our doctors share information and consult with one another to ensure that our patients get the benefit of an integrative team of specialists.

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.

Health and well-being resources to assist with stress management, mental health awareness, compassion fatigue, burnout, communication, and conflict management skills.

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

The Veterinarian Surgeon will join a state-of-the-art emergency and specialty hospital, working alongside specialists in Internal Medicine and Dermatology, and participating in regularly scheduled consult and surgical days, along with some on-call time. Responsibilities include providing advanced diagnostics, treatments, and procedures in partnership with primary care veterinarians.

Requirements

Candidates must be a boarded Veterinarian – Surgeon or have completed surgery residency training, demonstrating dedication to providing the best possible care for animals. The ideal candidate should be described by peers as respectful, resilient, and a phenomenal teammate.

Qualifications

Experience
10+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Emergency CareAdvanced ProceduresTeamworkConsultationResilienceRespectfulness

Surgery Career Context

Of the 50 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 78% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Veterinarian pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Below most Surgery (Veterinary) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 50 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Cedar Rapids

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$214k
Typical market rent
$1,291/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.0
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cedar Rapids, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About BluePearl Vet

Veterinary Services
Tampa, Florida
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
Annual company store allowance
Flexible work schedules
Paid time off, parental leave, and floating holiday plans
Health and well-being resources
Annual continuing education allowance
Free continuing education sessions
Access to over 2,000 medical journals