Join Our Medical Team
Make Compassion Your Career
We’re looking for skilled and compassionate veterinary professionals to join one of the largest and most innovative animal welfare organizations in the country. Whether you’re treating injured wildlife, providing lifesaving shelter medicine or supporting families through accessible veterinary care, you’ll be part of a team that’s reimagining what’s possible for veterinary medicine and community health.
We offer competitive compensation, benefits and the opportunity to collaborate with nationally recognized leaders in veterinary medicine. Most importantly, you’ll help save lives and keep animals and people together every single day.
Amazing Work Environment
San Diego Humane Society’s Veterinary Services spans three dynamic areas of care:
- Shelter Medicine: Across our campus hospitals, including the Pilar & Chuck Bahde Center for Shelter Medicine, we care for thousands of shelter pets and serve as a national teaching hospital for future veterinarians.
- Community Veterinary Program: We provide low-cost veterinary care to pets through a clinic at our San Diego Campus as well as quarterly mobile clinics —helping families access the support they need to stay together.
- Project Wildlife: Through our Pilar & Chuck Bahde Wildlife Center and Ramona Wildlife Center, we admit more than 10,000 injured, orphaned or ill wild animals each year and provide innovative medicine to rescue, rehabilitate and release native species.
Why Work With Us?
Here’s what makes working on our medical teams extraordinary:
- A commitment to Staying at Zero euthanasia of healthy or treatable shelter animals in San Diego County
- A world-class shelter medicine facility where you can help shape the future of the field
- Opportunities to mentor veterinary students and interns, contributing to a national teaching model
- A community-centered approach that combines access, compassion and impact
- A chance to treat wildlife species and return them to their native habitats
- Administrative infrastructure that lets you focus primarily on clinical work and patient care
Learn More About Us
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Grand Opening
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First patients
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Lifesaving Surgery
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Double Surgery
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Recent Cases Treated by Our Veterinary Medical team
Princess
At 3-months old, Princess received lifesaving heart surgery, thanks to San Diego Humane Society's medical team.
Rico & Queen
These puppies were treated for parvo and given a second chance at San Diego Humane Society.
Scooter
After being shot with a BB gun, San Diego Humane Society's veterinarians removed the pellet from Scooter's spine, giving him a chance to walk once again.
Elf
Elf arrived with trauma to his abdomen and a fractured pelvis - we believe from being dropped by a bird of prey. The medical team mended this sweet bunny's injuries and he now brings joy to people in need as a therapy bunny.
Western Gull
This Western Gull received lifesaving medical care after a fishing hook became lodged in his eye. Once fully recovered, he was released back into his natural habitat.
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