Associate Veterinarian – Full-Service Vetco Care

PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.; Totowa (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. is seeking a hospital veterinarian to join our Vetco Total Care network in Totowa, NJ. You will work in a full‑service veterinary hospital, delivering compassionate medical care for companion animals alongside a skilled support team.

You will perform physical exams, diagnose diseases, conduct surgeries and dental procedures, and collaborate with staff to support pet wellness and client education in a dynamic, pet‑loving culture.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent patient care by performing physical examinations, diagnosing and treating diseases, and providing preventive care according to patient signalment, lifestyle, and environment.
• Utilize a problem-based approach that includes developing a complete problem list for every patient examined, a complete list of differential diagnoses for each problem identified, a complete diagnostic plan, and appropriate treatments based on interpretation of diagnostic test results leading to confirmed or suspected diagnoses.
• Document all patient observations, findings of exams and diagnostics, treatments and medications, client interactions, and tentative and confirmed diagnoses in the medical record in a concise and detail fashion, according to practice convention.
• Perform routine and complex surgical procedures including (but not limited) spays/neuters, abdominal exploratory, and mass removals.
• Perform routine and complex dental procedures including full dental examination, evaluation of dental radiographs, as well as simple and complex extractions and oral surgical procedures.
• Develop treatment

Job description

Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. is seeking a hospital veterinarian to join our Vetco Total Care network in Totowa, NJ. You will work in a full‑service veterinary hospital, delivering compassionate medical care for companion animals alongside a skilled support team.

You will perform physical exams, diagnose diseases, conduct surgeries and dental procedures, and collaborate with staff to support pet wellness and client education in a dynamic, pet‑loving culture.