Associate Veterinarian

Blue River PetCare; Shoreline (WA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Relocation assistance

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with match

CE stipend & PTO

Job summary

Cats Exclusive Veterinary Center in Shoreline, WA, specializes in feline medicine with a focus on reducing stress for cats and owners. This is a full-time, on-site role in a feline-exclusive environment offering advanced diagnostics and a collaborative team.

The ideal candidate is a WA-licensed DVM with passion for cats, strong client communication, and a dedication to high-quality feline care. Experience is valued, but enthusiasm to grow as a feline practitioner is key.

Qualifications

• Licensed (or eligible) DVM in Washington.
• Feline medicine experience is a plus.
• Collaborative, curious, and committed to high-quality medicine.
• Enthusiasm for becoming an exceptional feline practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Practice high-quality medicine exclusively with feline patients.
• Manage preventive care to complex medical and surgical cases.
• Collaborate with veterinarians who specialize in feline medicine.
• Build long-term relationships with devoted cat owners.

Skills

Feline medicine

Cat-friendly handling

Collaborative

Client communication

Education

DVM license in WA

Job description

Love cats enough to make them your entire caseload? Cats Exclusive Veterinary Center in Shoreline, just north of Seattle, is one of the country’s original feline-only practices — offering advanced medicine in a calm, feline-exclusive environment designed to minimize stress and support the unique needs of cats.

About Us

• Feline-exclusive practice established in 1981

• Experienced, collaborative team focused solely on feline medicine

• Advanced diagnostics, digital radiology, dentistry, surgery, and in-house laboratory

• Complex internal medicine, geriatric, behavioral, and nutritional cases

• Cat-focused environment with on-site boarding and feline retail center

• Team approach with doctors regularly collaborating on challenging cases

Requirements

What You’ll Do

• Practice high-quality medicine exclusively with feline patients

• Manage everything from preventive care to complex medical and surgical cases

• Collaborate with veterinarians who have dedicated their careers to feline medicine

• Build long-term relationships with devoted cat owners

Ideal Candidate

• Licensed (or eligible) DVM in Washington

• Passionate about feline medicine and cat-friendly handling

• Collaborative, curious, and committed to high-quality medicine

• Feline experience is a plus, but enthusiasm for becoming an exceptional feline practitioner is key

Compensation and Benefits

What We Offer

• Signing bonus and relocation assistance

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance + 401(k) with match

• CE stipend, PTO, and professional development opportunities

• License, DEA, AVMA PLIT, and professional dues support