Come to Silverthorne for both work and play! Our practice is located in the rocky mountains, at an elevation of 8,800 ft. Within minutes of our hospital there are 4 ski resorts and many hiking trails. We have excellent fishing, hiking, mountain biking, road biking and Lake Dillon is right around the corner. We are in a prime location for both water sports and winter sports. Do you want to live in an exciting location that offers an amazing quality of life for an active person? If so we are hiring for an associate veterinary position at our modern companion animal practice. Our practice has all the equipment and amenities a small animal veterinarian could need. We are NOT a corporate owned hospital.

Our new hospital location opened spring 2025 and is 8,200 sq ft. The new building has everything a veterinarian would want or need to practice high quality medicine. Each associate is assigned to work 4 days a week, with one of those days being a dedicated procedure day. We have 4-5 full time associates, almost every day there is overlap where multiple vets are working together.

This position listed is for a general practice position that involves a mix of wellness and emergency/urgent care appointments. We do see a higher volume of urgent care appointments and emergencies than most general practices, due to our non-urban location.

The position includes a signing bonus, paid time off, wellness benefit (allowance for gym membership or ski pass), employer health care plan, at cost veterinary care for employee animals, discounted vet care for friends/family of employees, uniform/scrub allowance, AVMA membership, liability insurance, generous CE allowance and matching 401K. Well behaved pets can also come to work with our employees!

We would like a candidate to be proficient in both surgery and medicine.  Excellent communication skills are necessary. New graduates are welcome to apply.

About Silverthorne Veterinary Hospital

Silverthorne Veterinary Hospital opened in 2017. We are a large modern hospital that sees approximately 85% dogs, 15% cats. Due to our location as a mountain ski town with a high average income our clients allow for us to practice excellent medicine. Most of our veterinary technicians are certified (CVTs). Our hospital has a digital radiograph system, in house blood testing including coag times, two digital dental x-rays, 3 ultrasounds, tonometry and a surgical suite with a ligasure and cautery unit. We have access to several specialists who come to our hospital as needed including a board certified surgeon, radiologist and cardiologist. We are located in Summit county which has excellent skiiing, hiking, camping, mountain/road biking, boating and fishing. Our hospital is a 20 minute drive from 4 ski resorts and is next to both a bike path and the Blue River, which has excellent trout fishing. On your lunch break you can take a walk down the river or fish! The large Dillon Reservoir is less than a mile away. Our location is excellent for an active person with a love of the outdoors. We are also a 1 hour drive west of Denver, allowing for an easy drive to the international airport, sports arenas or concert venues such as Red Rocks.

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