Department: Veterinarians
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Compensation: $250,000 - $325,000 / year
Carolina Animal Specialty and Emergency (CASE) is seeking a Board-Certified or Residency-Trained, Board-Eligible Veterinary Surgeon to join our collaborative, multi-specialty team in Hickory, North Carolina. This role is available full-time or part-time and offers the opportunity to practice advanced surgery in a highly equipped, referral-driven hospital with a long-standing reputation for excellence.
Why CASE?
For more than 30 years, CASE has served as a trusted specialty and emergency referral center for the region. Our hospital is built to support complex cases, collaborative medicine, and sustainable careers—backed by exceptional staffing and resources.
This is a rare opportunity for a veterinary surgeon to join a hospital with immediate case demand and proven growth potential. Due to the strength of our referral network and current surgeon capacity, we are currently turning away 3–5 surgical cases each day.
A second surgeon will have the opportunity to step into an already established, high-volume caseload from day one, with strong support from emergency clinicians, specialty partners, and an experienced technical team.
You’ll step into an exciting and diverse surgical caseload supported by specialists, emergency clinicians, and a deeply skilled support team. Our collaborative environment allows you to focus on medicine while knowing your patients receive exceptional care 24/7.
You’ll work alongside a highly engaged team that includes specialists in:
This collaborative approach ensures every patient receives thoughtful, comprehensive care—and every clinician has support. If you are seeking a role where you can practice at a high level, grow quickly, and make an immediate clinical and financial impact, this opportunity is uniquely positioned for success.
We offer a competitive specialty compensation range of $250,000 - $325,000 + benefits package, including:
Named a "Best Place to Live" by U.S. News & World Report, Hickory offers an excellent quality of life with access to the Blue Ridge Mountains, outdoor recreation, and a welcoming community—without the congestion or cost of larger metro areas. It’s an ideal place to build a long-term specialty career while maintaining balance outside the hospital.
Our Vision
Innovetive Petcare owns and operates veterinary practices across the country. Our clinics benefit from our tools, resources, and a great support team dedicated to helping veterinary practices prosper and grow.
Innovetive Petcare runs a great business so our veterinarians can focus on providing exceptional patient care. We want our veterinarians and staff to enjoy a better life, with more work-life balance, a strong supportive community, and ongoing training and career development.
Our Team
At Innovetive Petcare, it all begins with a great team. From the veterinarians, veterinary technicians, practice managers and administrative staff at our clinics, to the great support team in our home office, our team is passionate about animal health.
Happy employees, happy clients
When we become your partner, we invest in your people. We believe in the power of company culture and do whatever we can to ensure a fulfilling career with work-life balance. Along with a generous benefits package, we offer continuous development and education opportunities for your employees to learn, grow and develop.
