Veterinarian – General Practice – Morris, Illinois
📍Pine Bluff Animal Hospital: 7995 E Pine Bluff Rd, Morris, IL 60450

Pine Bluff Animal Hospital is seeking a full-time Veterinarian to join our team and provide comprehensive medical, surgical, and dental care.

• Salary: $140,000–$170,000 total earning potential (ProSal), plus monthly production bonuses (no negative accrual)
• Sign-on Bonus: Up to $50,000* plus relocation assistance available
• Schedule: Full-time, 4 days per week. Hospital hours are Monday–Friday 8:00am–5:30pm, and Saturday 8:00am–12:00pm (closed Sundays). No after-hours or on-call responsibilities.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Includes health, dental, and vision insurance; 3.5% employer 401(k) match; generous PTO; CE allowance; uniform allowance; paid licensing; AVMA-PLIT insurance; membership dues; and pet care discounts.
• Continuing Education: Unlimited CE opportunities and ongoing professional development support tailored to your interests.
• Established, Well-Respected Hospital: With a strong reputation and deep community involvement, our long-standing and growing practice offers the ideal environment to build your caseload and develop lasting client relationships.

About Our Hospital: Since 1975, Pine Bluff Animal Hospital has been a trusted provider of veterinary care in Morris, Coal City, and the surrounding Illinois communities. As an AAHA-accredited, full-service hospital, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional care for dogs, cats, and exotic pets of all ages and breeds. Our modern facility is equipped with advanced technology, allowing us to provide a comprehensive range of services, including wellness exams, vaccinations, dental care, diagnostics, laser therapy, and both routine and advanced surgical procedures—from spays and neuters to orthopedic surgery and laparoscopic-assisted gastropexy.

We have developed strong partnerships with Great Dane breeders, handlers, and rescue groups. Dr. Brian Schmidt is highly skilled in minimally invasive laparoscopic-assisted gastropexy, helping protect at-risk breeds from life-threatening conditions.

Pine Bluff Animal Hospital is also a certified PennHIP provider, offering a specialized, non-invasive radiographic technique to evaluate hip joint laxity in dogs as young as four months old. Our facility features an IDEXX in-house lab, digital radiography, ultrasound, and electrocardiogram (EKG) capabilities—ensuring timely, accurate diagnostics and treatment for every patient.

As a trusted referral center, Pine Bluff Animal Hospital performs both orthopedic and soft-tissue surgeries for our own patients as well as for other veterinary clinics throughout the region.

Our mission is to provide high-quality care in a compassionate manner that is rewarding to our clients, their pets, and our entire staff. “We love what we do… We love who we do it for!”

Requirements:

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or VMD degree from an accredited institution
• Valid veterinary license in the state of Illinois
• 3+ years of clinical experience preferred

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We are dedicated to establishing a culture that celebrates all forms of diversity and allows us to be an inclusive service provider in this community.

We're making an investment in the next generation of veterinary doctors!

As part of the professional veterinary curriculum, colleges encourage off-campus educational experiences in practices outside of the teaching hospital. Practical experience in a well-run and contemporary practice can be a valuable component of your veterinary education, preparing you to deliver better care after graduation. Our program is dedicated to contributing to your practice-readiness and to help you hit the ground running after graduation.

Our program structure:

Our externships are flexible—they can range from two to eight weeks during the year, according to your college curriculum – but are typically two or three weeks in length. Your schedule will include days, evenings and weekends. 

Our externship rotations are designed to allow students, under veterinary supervision, to practice the problem-solving, technical and communication skills that they have acquired during their clinical preparation. Externs are given the opportunity to work alongside our veterinary team and are encouraged to participate in all aspects of patient care. A stipend of $250 per week will be provided.

What you'll be doing:

Externs experience the typical caseload of a small animal practice. Under the supervision of your mentor doctor you will gather histories, perform physical examinations, develop diagnostic and therapeutic plans, scrub in to surgery, assist in the management of medical cases, provide wellness care, develop your client communication skills, polish your technical skills and produce appropriate medical records (SOAPs) within the time limits of daily practice.

Who we're looking for:

Extern students are expected to be enthusiastic and effective participants in our patient care activities, upholding the professional and ethical standards of our practice. Students participating in the externship program are suggested to review the Veterinary Practice Act in regard to the scope of duties that may be performed, and to be familiar with the type and degree of veterinary supervision that is required. These should be followed carefully in order to protect both yourself and our practice.

As a veterinary student extern, we expect you to dress and behave in a professional manner and to meet the expectations that we have of all team members as outlined in our employee handbook.

Requirements:

• Be enrolled in an accredited DVM program.
• You are authorized to work in the United States.
• You must carry professional liability insurance. AVMA PLIT liability insurance is free for all student members of the AVMA. You may apply for this coverage on their website. Please check to make sure your coverage is current and submit a certificate of coverage with your application.

About us:

As sponsors of the Veterinary Externship Program, we see ourselves to be part of your educational team, providing instruction, mentoring and evaluation of the students who participate. You will be assigned a mentor and work on the learning objectives as defined by your college program or to meet your specific goals. At the end of the externship your mentor will provide a written evaluation of your performance as required by your college program.

We look forward to working with you!