Description
Beacon Emergency Veterinary Hospital is seeking experienced ER veterinarians, strong general practitioners looking to transition into emergency medicine, and motivated new graduates for our rapidly growing Riverview, Florida, location.
Beacon is a privately owned, veterinarian-led 24/7 emergency veterinary group that has quickly grown into one of the Tampa Bay region’s leading independent ER organizations. Unlike corporate consolidators, Beacon was built around the belief that excellent medicine, strong culture, genuine mentorship, and direct access to leadership should coexist.
Opened in 2024, Beacon Riverview has rapidly established itself within one of the fastest-growing communities in the Tampa Bay region. This is an opportunity to join a modern, state-of-the-art emergency hospital with a growing caseload, advanced equipment, strong nursing support, and meaningful opportunities for continued professional growth and leadership development.
At Beacon, we are people-focused and pet-driven. We believe excellent emergency medicine starts with supporting the people behind the pets, including our clients and our team. Our hospitals are designed around collaboration, accessibility to leadership, thoughtful medicine, and building long-term careers for veterinary professionals.
Beacon Riverview offers a rewarding and highly collaborative style of emergency medicine. Our doctors frequently practice thoughtful, practical medicine in situations that require creativity, communication, strong clinical judgment, and teamwork to find the best path forward for pets and their families. The hospital has also developed a strong surgical and procedural caseload, providing excellent opportunities for doctors who enjoy surgery, emergency procedures, critical care, and fast-paced emergency medicine.
As Beacon continues to grow, doctors have the opportunity to help shape hospital culture, medicine, and leadership while still benefiting from the structure, operational systems, and experience of an established and rapidly expanding emergency group.
What the Role Offers
- 12 to 13 shifts per month, qualifying as full-time scheduling
- Production-based compensation with above-industry earning potential
- Direct access to ownership and leadership
- Strong nursing support and collaborative medicine
- Opportunity for growth into Lead Veterinarian and leadership roles
- Established hospital systems with continued opportunity for impact and growth
What You’ll Have at Beacon Riverview
Beacon Riverview is a fully equipped, modern emergency hospital designed to support high-level emergency and critical care medicine, including:
- Blood products, anti-venom, and a fully stocked pharmacy
- Complete in-house laboratory with digital cytology and pathologist read-outs
- Digital radiography with board-certified radiologist reports
- Ultrasound and endoscopy capabilities
- Fully equipped surgical suite with cautery, LigaSure, and TA/GA staplers
- CT imaging with boarded radiologist interpretation
- Collaboration with boarded specialists on advanced cases
- An experienced nursing team trained in advanced critical care
- A growing emergency and surgical caseload within a rapidly expanding community
Growth & Development
Beacon is committed to building long-term careers, not simply filling shifts. We welcome experienced ER doctors, strong general practitioners transitioning into emergency medicine, and motivated new graduates excited to continue growing within a collaborative emergency environment. Doctors at Beacon have opportunities to continue developing skills in surgery, emergency procedures, critical care, ultrasound, leadership, and hospital operations while working alongside a highly supportive team.
Compensation & Benefits
Beacon invests in our doctors the way we expect our doctors to invest in their patients. Benefits include above-industry production-based compensation, health, vision, and dental insurance, 401(k) with employer match, generous PTO and paid parental leave, CE allowance with travel support, licensing and professional membership fees covered, yearly scrub allowance, company-sponsored short-term disability, and clear advancement pathways within a growing emergency group.
Flexible Scheduling & Quality of Life
- 11 to 13 shifts per month with scheduling built collaboratively around sustainability and work-life balance
- Direct access to ownership and hospital leadership
- Monthly one-on-one mentorship meetings with the Medical Director
- A collaborative, veterinarian-led environment where your feedback matters
Professional Growth
- $3,500 annual CE allowance with travel support
- AVMA, DEA, PLIT, and licensing fees covered
- Advanced critical care exposure
- Leadership and advancement opportunities as Beacon continues to grow
- Mentorship in emergency medicine, surgery, ultrasound, and endoscopy is available for doctors interested in continued skill development
Additional Benefits & Lifestyle Perks
- Health, dental, and vision coverage through ADP
- 401(k) with 4% company match
- Paid parental leave
- Company-sponsored short-term disability
- Significant employee pet care discounts
- Access to ADP employee perks, including discounted travel, hotels, entertainment, shopping, electronics, and theme park tickets
Living in Riverview & Tampa Bay
Riverview is one of the fastest-growing communities in the Tampa Bay region, offering easy access to downtown Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Gulf Coast beaches, professional sports, and year-round outdoor living. The area continues to experience rapid residential and commercial growth, creating strong long-term demand for high-quality emergency veterinary care.
The doctors who join Beacon Riverview now will continue helping shape the culture, medicine, and future of a rapidly growing hospital within an expanding emergency group. If you’re looking for a collaborative long-term home where doctors are respected, supported, and empowered to practice excellent medicine, we’d love to connect with you.
Interested? Apply now and let’s start a conversation.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM or equivalent)
- Florida veterinary license in good standing, or ability to obtain
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Commitment to practicing high-quality medicine with compassion and professionalism
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced emergency environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Emergency medicine experience
- Surgical or procedural experience
- Interest in critical care, ultrasound, surgery, or endoscopy
- Comfort working in a collaborative, team-oriented hospital environment
- Interest in leadership, continued professional growth, and helping shape a growing hospital culture
Who We’re Looking For
We are looking for veterinarians who are collaborative, motivated, adaptable, and excited to continue growing within emergency medicine. Whether you are an experienced ER doctor, a strong general practitioner transitioning into emergency medicine, or a motivated new graduate seeking a highly supportive environment, Beacon is committed to providing the support, training, and resources needed to succeed.
Physical Requirements
Frequent standing, walking, bending, lifting, and animal restraint, including animals exceeding 50 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
