Job Description

Veterinary Internal Medicine Specialist (DACVIM)

Build the Region's Next Premier Internal Medicine Service

Animal Emergency Clinic – Inland Empire | Grand Terrace, California

Help Shape the Future of Specialty Medicine in Southern California

Animal Emergency Clinic – Inland Empire is seeking a board-certified or residency-trained Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialist to establish and grow our Internal Medicine service. Open to Part-Time or Full-Time.

This is a unique opportunity to join one of the Inland Empire's most respected emergency hospitals and help expand access to specialty care for a rapidly growing region. If you're looking for the excitement of building a service while practicing alongside an experienced emergency team, we'd love to meet you.

Why This Opportunity?

For more than 50 years, Animal Emergency Clinic has been a trusted resource for emergency veterinary care throughout the Inland Empire. Our hospital has built strong relationships with referring veterinarians and pet owners by delivering compassionate, high-quality emergency medicine around the clock.

Now, we're investing in the future by expanding specialty services—creating an exciting opportunity for an Internal Medicine specialist to help define what that future looks like.

Build a Service That Makes an Immediate Impact

As our founding Internal Medicine specialist, you'll have the opportunity to:

Establish and grow the Internal Medicine department
Develop lasting relationships with referring veterinarians throughout the Inland Empire
Collaborate closely with an experienced emergency medicine team
Help shape clinical protocols and the future direction of specialty services
Build the type of practice that aligns with your professional interests and goals

Rather than inheriting an existing service, you'll have the autonomy to create one—with the support of an established hospital and the resources of Ethos Veterinary Health behind you.

Practice Advanced Medicine

Our hospital is equipped to support complex medical cases with:

24/7 Emergency and Critical Care
Modern surgical facilities
Digital radiography
In-house laboratory
Ultrasound
Therapeutic laser
Intensive Care Unit
Highly trained technicians and experienced support staff

Our emergency service provides a strong foundation of advanced medical cases and referral opportunities, creating an excellent environment for a growing Internal Medicine practice.

Why Ethos Veterinary Health?

As part of Ethos Veterinary Health, you'll enjoy the entrepreneurial opportunity of building a service while benefiting from the strength of one of the nation's leading specialty and emergency veterinary networks.

You'll have access to:

Collaboration with specialists across the Ethos network
Leadership and career development opportunities
Continuing education and professional growth resources
Investment in advanced medicine and hospital expansion
A physician-centered culture built on collaboration, innovation, and clinical excellence

What We're Looking For

DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) or residency-trained and board-eligible
Passion for collaborative specialty medicine
Interest in developing and growing a referral-based Internal Medicine service
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
Commitment to delivering exceptional patient and client care

Why the Inland Empire?

The Inland Empire offers an outstanding quality of life with a lower cost of living than many coastal Southern California communities while keeping you within easy driving distance of Los Angeles, Orange County, Palm Springs, Big Bear, and Southern California's beaches.

Whether you enjoy hiking, skiing, mountain biking, or weekend trips to the coast, you'll have access to everything Southern California has to offer—without sacrificing space, affordability, or opportunity.

Benefits

We believe outstanding specialists deserve exceptional support. We offer:

Competitive compensation with production opportunities (base salary ranging from $200,000-$250,000)
Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Generous CE allowance and paid CE
Professional dues and licensing reimbursement
Leadership development and mentorship opportunities
A collaborative team committed to your long-term success

Help Us Expand Specialty Care in the Inland Empire

This is a rare opportunity to establish an Internal Medicine service at a respected emergency hospital with a long-standing reputation, a loyal referral base, and a clear vision for growth.

If you're excited about building something meaningful while practicing exceptional medicine, we'd love to start the conversation. Contact Jake Osborn at jake.osborn@nva.com.

Ethos Veterinary Health, part of the NVA Group, is where you come to practice world-class medicine, and help shape what veterinary care becomes next.

Across our network of 140 specialty and emergency hospitals, science moves forward, standards are elevated, and innovation is put into practice every day. You’ll work alongside respected veterinary leaders in academic-caliber hospitals designed for learning, teaching, and discovery.

Here, mentorship is a two-way street. You’ll share your expertise, learn from others, and continue to grow, clinically, professionally, and personally.

At Ethos, you inspire hope, deliver exceptional care, and pursue veterinary medicine at its highest level, together.

Benefits for this role may include health insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement benefits, paid time off (including sick leave and vacation), short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance.

Ethos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ethos does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, competence, merit, and business need.

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Location:

Grand Terrace, California, United States

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