Internal Relief Veterinarian

Canobie Lake Veterinary Hospital•Windham, NH

About The Position

As our Internal Relief Veterinarian, you’ll travel between three sister hospitals in southeastern New Hampshire—covering for doctors on vacation or leave, stepping in seamlessly, and bringing your best every time you walk through the door. Canobie Lake Veterinary Hospital — Windham, NH | 2024 AAHA Practice of the Year All Pets Veterinary Hospital — Nashua, NH Greenland Veterinary Hospital — Greenland, NH All three hospitals are AAHA-accredited, busy, and fully equipped. Each runs on the same culture—Conscious Care®—our owner’s trademarked program built around compassion for self, team, clients, patients, and community. You won’t feel like a stranger walking in. You’ll feel like you belong. Here, you are a doctor. Full stop. You see appointments, perform exams, make diagnostic and treatment plans, and do surgery and dentals (don’t like surgery and dentals, no problem) Client follow-up and administrative detail stay with the permanent team—not you Your task list is lean by design, so your headspace stays on medicine A personal assistant supports your appointments—checking in and checking out clients and monitoring your flow throughout the day We stay on schedule so you walk out on time, every shift You are not expected to cover every vacancy— you have ample room in your schedule for the time off you’ve earned Our hospitals are well-run, team-driven, and deeply collaborative. When you arrive, the staff knows who you are, what you need, and how to support you. You’ll be welcomed—not just tolerated. Each hospital is powered by three integrated teams—the Customer Experience Team (CET), Technicians (TT), and Veterinary Assistants (VA)—all working in sync to make sure every appointment runs smoothly and every patient gets top-notch care. You step in, you do the medicine, and the team handles the rest. You’ve worked hard to become an exceptional doctor. You deserve a role that honors that—one where you can practice great medicine, protect your personal time, and move between three outstanding hospitals knowing you’re backed by a team that wants you to succeed.

Requirements

DVM or equivalent, with an active New Hampshire veterinary license (or eligibility to obtain)
Confident and adaptable— you walk into new environments and hit the ground running
Proficient in general medicine, surgery, and dentistry (surgery and dental optional)
A clear communicator who works well with teams you’ve never met before
Reliable and accountable— you show up, you do the work, and you do it well
A great attitude, because culture matters and kindness travels with you from hospital to hospital

Nice To Haves

Experience with avian and exotic species is a welcome bonus, not a requirement
DEA license preferred, not required
USDA Accreditation preferred, not required

Responsibilities

See appointments
Perform exams
Make diagnostic and treatment plans
Perform surgery and dentals

Benefits

Competitive compensation
5 weeks of PTO annually—real time off, not just a number on paper
30 hours of CE + $2,500 CE allowance
Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, liability, 401(k), EAP, pet discounts
No administrative tail— your after-shift hours are yours
No weekends, ever
Advanced equipment at all three hospitals: digital rads, dental rads, Class IV laser, ultrasound, full in-house lab
Specialist access: boarded surgeon, cardiologist, two traveling internists
The full support of a 28-year owner who understands the demands of a veterinary career and genuinely invests in her team
A path forward: if a permanent role, mentorship, or future partnership ever interests you—the door is open