Veterinarian

Job Description

Associate Veterinarian

Lake Chatuge Animal Hospital | Young Harris, Georgia

No weekends. No burnout. Just great medicine, a supportive team, and a practice where your ideas are welcome.

Lake Chatuge Animal Hospital is looking for a Veterinarian to join our team in beautiful Young Harris, Georgia. We see dogs, cats, and exotics and are open to expanding our services to include urgent care -making this an exciting opportunity for a veterinarian who wants to help shape the future of the practice.

Why You'll Love It Here

• No weekends! Enjoy a schedule that gives you real time away from the hospital.
• Set surgery days for each doctor, allowing you to plan your week and focus on the cases you enjoy.
• Dogs, cats & exotics - variety keeps every day interesting.
• Opportunity to develop urgent care services if that's an area you're passionate about.
• Positive, expressive & creative culture where team members are encouraged to share ideas and try new things.
• A team that values collaboration, communication, and having fun while practicing excellent medicine .
• Located in the beautiful North Georgia mountains, Young Harris offers an incredible outdoor lifestyle with hiking, lakes, waterfalls, and four-season scenery.

A Well-Equipped Hospital

Lake Chatuge Animal Hospital offers a variety of tools to support high-quality medicine, including:

• 4 exam rooms, including one dedicated feline-only exam room
• Dedicated surgery suite with surgical table
• Treatment area divided into three functional sections with 3 treatment tables
• Digital radiography with AI technology , including digital dental radiography
• Portable ultrasound
• Surgical laser
• Electrocautery
• Hyperbaric oxygen chamber
• IDEXX in-house laboratory

We're also looking toward the future, with plans to continue investing in equipment and improving the hospital-including a potential new surgical table and upgraded ultrasound technology.

The Ideal Veterinarian

We're looking for a veterinarian who is:

• Comfortable seeing dogs and cats , with an interest in exotic animal medicine
• Excited by variety and interested in practicing high-quality medicine
• Collaborative, communicative, and team-oriented
• Creative and willing to bring new ideas to the table
• Interested in surgery, dentistry, urgent care, or other areas of medicine they want to grow
• Experienced or a new graduate-we're happy to support the right person at any stage of their career

Come Practice Veterinary Medicine Your Way

At Lake Chatuge Animal Hospital, you won't be just filling a spot on the schedule. You'll have the opportunity to help shape the practice , contribute ideas, develop services you're passionate about, and work alongside a team that genuinely enjoys working together.

If you're looking for a veterinary career with no weekends, a positive culture, diverse cases, and room to grow, we'd love to meet you!

National Veterinary Associates (NVA) is a leading North American pet health care company with nearly 1,300 locations spanning general practice veterinary hospitals, Ethos emergency and specialty hospitals, and pet resorts and equine veterinary care. With approximately 40,000 team members, we care for pets and support pet families in communities across the United States and Canada. Our purpose is to give pets and the people who love them more quality years together, and our mission is to make care more personal, easy and accessible while advancing medicine and care across every stage of life. Across NVA, we support our teams with the resources, expertise and opportunities they need to deliver exceptional care and help shape the future of veterinary and pet care.

Purpose : Give pets and the people who love them more quality years together

Mission : Transform the pet family experience to be personal, easy and accessible, while advancing medicine and care across every stage of life.


Values : Care Deeply, Do What's Right, One Team, Own It, Shape What's Next


One NVA: Bringing General Practice & Ethos Together

NVA is built to make care personal, easy and accessible, while advancing medicine across every stage of a pet's life.


At National Veterinary Associates, we want to make sure your experience connecting with us is seamless and straightforward. Here's what to expect when interacting with us:

- We'll always reach out via verified LinkedIn profiles or emails ending in @nva.com

- We may also contact you via text message from an identified NVA representative for recruiting-related communication

- All job opportunities and applications are hosted on our official careers site: careers.nva.com

- There is no cost or confidential information required to apply or be considered for a position

If you have any doubts about a communication, feel free to visit our careers page to verify authenticity or email us at View email address on click.appcast.io. Thank you for exploring opportunities at NVA!

NVA offers a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, a 401k with employer match, and paid time off (including sick time) for all eligible employees. The team can provide more information about compensation and benefits for your specific location during the process. For positions based in Colorado, NVA provides eligible employees with paid sick and safe leave and public health emergency leave in accordance with the requirements of Colorado's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

NVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.