
Bocage Animal Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA is a full-service companion animal hospital. It is our commitment to being dedicated to high-quality and compassionate veterinary care throughout the life of your pet.
Our services and facilities are designed to assist in routine preventive care for young and healthy pets, early detection and treatment of disease as your pet ages, and complete medical and surgical care as necessary during his or her lifetime.
Managing Veterinarian
Bocage Animal HospitalUp to $30,000 Sign-On Bonus
• Supportive, Team-First Culture
Bocage Animal Hospital is seeking an experienced, confident, and compassionate Managing DVM to lead our dedicated team, mentor clinicians and staff, and guide the next chapter of our well-loved practice. This role blends medical leadership with hands-on mentorship to support clinical growth, consistency in care, and team development.
Our practice has a loyal and expanding client base, an experienced support team, and a clear vision for growth. This role fits a veterinarian who values coaching others, building accountability, and strengthening clinical skills across the team.
Who We're Looking For
A Managing Vet who:
Compensation & Highlights
Lead With Purpose. Grow With Us.
If you're an experienced veterinarian ready to lead a loyal community practice, elevate a strong team, and drive the strategic direction of a hospital, we would love to connect. Bocage Animal Hospital is ready for its next chapter, and for the Managing Veterinarian who will help write it.
USD $100,000.00 - USD $120,000.00 /Yr.

Heartland Veterinary Partners is a support organization that is committed to improving the lives of veterinarians. We purchase veterinary practices and provide operational support to relieve administrative burdens such as payroll, recruiting, HR, marketing and accounts payables. If needed, we invest to support growth. The practices maintain their unique branding, culture and clinical autonomy.
At Heartland, we believe that selling a veterinary practice shouldn’t mean losing what makes it remarkable. When we acquire a practice, the doctor comes first. We listen closely to their needs in order to create a one-of-a-kind solution to ease their administrative burdens—all without disrupting their day-to-day operations, the culture they’ve fostered, and the relationships they’ve built. In other words, the name over the door doesn’t go away. The headaches of running a business do.
Partnering veterinarians appreciate an improved work-life balance, less financial worry, and the confidence that their teams will be in good hands. Best of all, they get to focus on why they entered the business in the first place: to care for animals and to be present when their clients need them most. Practice team members enjoy the warm culture of their individual community practices combined with the support and resources that Heartland brings to the table.
Improving the lives of veterinarians means supporting them at all stages of their careers. Whether you're a veterinary student or a new graduate looking for hands-on learning to begin your career or an experienced veterinarian looking to tackle management and leadership opportunities, we keep your goals at the heart of everything we do.
The Heartland Support Center team is hardwired to serve. We follow the philosophy of servant leadership and put the needs of others first with a genuine desire to help. As a result, Heartland’s practices count on team members to be there for them with heart and solution, not a corporate agenda.