Associate Veterinarian Avian & Exotic Species Focus
Alliance Animal Health · Windham, NH, United States · Posted Jul 7, 2026
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The Role
As an Associate Veterinarian with an avian and exotic focus, you’ll practice at the top of your license across a rich variety of species. You’ll work alongside a collaborative team that includes our Customer Experience Team (CET), Technicians (TT), and Veterinary Assistants (VA)—all trained to support multi-species care at a high level.
You’ll have the mentorship of experienced colleagues, the backing of a Medical Director, and access to our specialist network—including a boarded surgeon, cardiologist, and two traveling internists. You won’t be out on a limb. You’ll be supported.
We Protect Your Time
Personal assistant checks in/out all your appointments and monitors your task lists all day
You do doctor things: exams, diagnostics, treatment plans, surgery, dentals—nothing else
We stay on schedule so you walk out on time, every time
Monday–Friday only. Your weekends are always yours.
Four 10-hour days. Always a 3-day weekend, every week
Hospital closes 2 hrs/week for rounds, training, and team development
Who You Are
5+ years of clinical experience, with significant avian and exotic caseload
ABVP boarded in Avian or Exotic Companion Mammal medicine preferred— or actively working toward it
Comfortable seeing the full spectrum: birds, reptiles, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, pocket pets, amphibians
Strong diagnostician who loves the challenge of exotic medicine
Great communicator with devoted exotic pet owners who have big expectations
Collaborative and team-oriented— you make everyone around you better
Passionate about mentorship and growing alongside a team that invests in learning
Open to general companion animal medicine as part of a balanced mixed caseload
Live in New Hampshire: Your New Backyard
40 min to Boston • 45 min to the beaches • 45 min to ski mountains • No income or sales tax
New Hampshire is consistently ranked among the top 3 best states to live in the U.S., frequently securing the #2 spot overall in U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings for 2024 and 2025. It is lauded for its high quality of life, often ranking #1 in safety (crime and corrections), top-tier education, and economic opportunity.
Four seasons of beauty: summer lakes, peak foliage, ski slopes, and flowers in March. New Hampshire isn’t just a great place to work—it’s a great place to live.
What We Offer
Competitive compensation commensurate with experience and board certification
Sign-on bonus + relocation assistance
Student loan repayment program
Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, liability, 401(k), EAP, pet discounts
Paid CE + professional dues
Support for ABVP board pursuit if you’re on the path
Advanced equipment: digital rads, dental rads, Class IV laser, ultrasound, full in-house lab
Specialist network: boarded surgeon, cardiologist, two traveling internists
A hospital culture built on Conscious Care®—compassion for you, your team, and every patient
Qualifications
DVM/VMD from an accredited institution
Active New Hampshire veterinary license (or eligibility to obtain)
5+ years of clinical experience, with meaningful avian and exotic caseload
ABVP board certification in Avian or Exotic Companion Mammal medicine preferred
DEA license & USDA accreditation preferred, not required
Ready to Practice the Medicine You Love?
You chose exotic medicine because you believe every creature deserves excellent care—the feathered, the scaled, the furred, and everything in between. We built a hospital that believes the same thing.
If you’re looking for a place where your specialty is celebrated, your time is protected, and your career has room to grow—we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today at canobievet.com
Drug-free • Smoke-free • Equal Opportunity Employer | Discrimination prohibited by company policy and federal & state law.
For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting/outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job and more, please visit https://allianceanimal.com/additionaljobdescriptiondetails/.
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CANOBIE LAKE VETERINARY HOSPITAL
Windham, NH • 2024 AAHA Practice of the Year • AAHA Accredited 20 Years
Associate Veterinarian - Avian & Exotic Species Focus
Full-Time • 4 Days/Week • Monday–Friday Only • No Weekends
Most practices treat exotic medicine as an afterthought. You’ve spent your career trying to find the one that doesn’t.
At Canobie Lake Veterinary Hospital, avian and exotic medicine isn’t a side service—it’s half of who we are. Fifty percent of our patients are birds, reptiles, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, pocket pets, and amphibians. We have built our team, our culture, and our systems around delivering top-notch care to every species that walks, hops, slithers, or flies through our door.
If you love the complexity of exotic medicine, thrive in a hospital that actually takes it seriously, and want a role that respects your time and your expertise—keep reading.
Who We Are
Canobie Lake Veterinary Hospital is an 20-year AAHA-accredited …