Veterinarian Criticalist
Listed compensation
$171K - $224K
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job Description
BluePearl in Fresno, CA (previously Fresno Pet ER) is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible critical care veterinarian to join our team. We are well-established, busy, progressive, small animal veterinary emergency hospital located in the heart of California. We practice high-quality medicine and emergency surgery for small animals, and are actively expanding into a multi-specialty hospital. The ideal candidate will be energetic, personable, conscientious, and collaborative. We will also consider new graduates that desire to begin their career in a state-of-the-art facility with a great support staff. The hospital owner has almost 25 years experience in Emergency Medicine and will be an excellent mentor to a new graduate.
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.
The annual salary range for this position is $171,000 to $224,000. Additionally, you may be eligible to earn certain production as determined in accordance with company policy.
BluePearl also offers additional ancillary benefits, including, but not limited to, shift differentials and weekend differentials. These ancillary benefits may fluctuate by region and/or hospital. Please discuss specific ancillary benefits with your interviewer.
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 medicine and surgery for small animals within a progressive hospital setting. Collaborate with a support staff to deliver critical care as the facility expands into a multi-specialty hospital.
Requirements
Candidates should be board-certified or board-eligible in critical care, though new graduates are also considered. Ideal candidates are energetic, personable, and conscientious professionals.
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Critical Care Career Context
In California, the Veterinarian weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$162k (96 salary observations; 292 listings), vs ~$146k nationally (446 salary observations; 3,065 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-03-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
Veterinarian pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$198k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $178k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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