Welcome to Veterinary Healthcare Associates, a hidden treasure of vet med waiting to be found! We are non-corporate and changing the paradigm of veterinary medicine —where our approach to veterinary medicine is just as innovative as how we care for our team. Our privately owned practice is located on a 10-acre campus in Winter Haven, FL, with a newly opened 20,000 sq ft multi-specialty and 24/7 emergency hospital, which joins our 10,000 sq ft general practice. But what truly makes us unique is our mission-driven culture, all fueled by the same thing: “Helping people, pets, and planet become healthy, happy, and healed.”

Imagine a workplace where the CEO isn’t hidden behind boardroom doors but stands beside you in the trenches. At our doctor-led, doctor-run facility, we speak your language and understand your needs firsthand. Whether exploring new diagnostic tools, mastering a new skill, or developing new therapies, guidance and collaboration are as close as a text, an email, or a chat across the hall in the hospital.

We are now looking for a residency-trained or board-certified Internist to join our tribe and help build a leading team of specialists to serve our veterinary community.

At a Glance:

• Our Environment:
  • Team-first environment—balancing passion with well-being, ensuring our cups (and hearts) are always full
  • Develop and lead your department as if it were your own enterprise—because here, it is (Hello autonomy and empowerment)
  • Dog Dayz Café on-site healthy and nutritious food
  • Team-exclusive Fitness Center
  • OpenSeed Meditation Pod (for those days you need a few minutes of Zen)
  • 5-acre Bark Park
  • Party Patio for team bonding and gathering
  • On-site housing for externs and new hires as they transition to our community

• Our Equipment:
  • Complete in-house laboratory
  • 5Tesla MRI (GE Signa)
  • 64-slice CT (Canon Aquilion)
  • Separate intensive care unit, feline ICU, isolation, and intermediate care wards
  • I131 Nuclear Medicine suite
  • ER Digital radiology suite and Surgery Digital radiology suite
  • Surgical Center with four surgery suites
  • Sechrist Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber
  • Rehabilitation Center with H2O Oasis Pro underwater treadmill
• Our Specialty Centers:
  • Brand-new 20,000 sq ft Specialty Referral and 24/7 ER Center
  • Internal Medicine Suite with ultrasound, video endoscopy, and bronchoscopy
  • Oncology Center with two infusion rooms and chemo hood
  • Scribe program. Someone by your side so you leave on time.

• Our Passions:
  • Veterinary Metabolic Health Research Laboratory

Our legacy began over 30 years ago, and we are rapidly evolving at the same rate as our community- it’s America’s fastest-growing county, and for good reason. Imagine a place where your love for adventure and a cozy hometown feel coexist with the energetic pulse of city life. Perfectly positioned between Tampa and Orlando, we’re the perfect escape from the hustle without sacrificing the excitement—think theme parks, beaches, and metropolitan buzz just a short drive in both directions. For outdoor adventurers, boaters, paddleboarders, and fishermen, look no further— after all, we're proud to be known as the water ski capital of the world with our 50 lakes!

Ignite the passion that’s driven you from the start, expanding your career, enhancing your lifestyle, and building a legacy for our profession. Take a look where you’ll live.

Your Lifestyle and Community:

• A community perfect for families: top-rated schools, every sport imaginable, plus over 13 miles of nature trails, plenty of bike paths, parks, and lakes.
• Singles or families: Disney, Universal, Busch Gardens, and all other major attractions are a short drive from Tampa or Orlando. Let’s not forget concerts, museums, sports events, and lively nightlife, too!
• For the kids (or the kid at heart): Peppa Pig Theme Park and LEGOLAND are just 10 mins from the practice.
• Lakeside dining—pets included—or evenings spent savoring the local craft at our taprooms and breweries.
• Living comfortably with an affordable cost of living, your dreams of a waterfront home become a reality as you unwind with a glass in hand, capturing a cotton candy sky Florida sunset.
• For the coffee aficionados, the world’s best beans, freshly roasted by our very own Haven Coffee Roasters, crowned 1^st place at The Golden Bean Coffee Roasting Competition World Series.
• Boating, enjoying lake life, reveling in the night scene, cherishing family time, rooting for your favorite team, or lounging on the beach.

Veterinary Healthcare Associates and Winter Haven is the place to call HOME. Here, you can create the lifestyle, professional fulfillment, and legacy you've always envisioned in a place and practice that feels like it was made just for you.

Veterinary medicine is rapidly changing, and we are looking for leaders to take back our profession and not just step outside the box but help redefine it. Are you ready to join a practice that promises to be different and boldly embodies it? VHA leads the change with the first privately owned veterinary metabolic health research laboratory. Do you enjoy teaching, clinical research, and the world of cutting-edge veterinary science? Now you can have it all!

Our legacy began over 30 years ago, and yours can start today.

Check out this video of our Specialty Referral and Emergency Center: https://youtu.be/lZn3YsJUkFY?si=VGuXKyMtegCPg6sh

Apply today and visit our careers website: https://vhaway.com