💼 About This Role

You'll engage in a hands-on externship in emergency medicine alongside credentialed veterinary technicians. You'll gain exposure to patient triage, diagnostics, and inpatient care. This immersive experience helps you explore whether emergency medicine is your future.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Learn from emergency veterinary professionals in real-time mentoring
• Shadow and assist with triage, diagnostics, anesthesia, inpatient care
• Practice skills from your school's proficiency checklist with mentorship
• Experience teamwork and pace of emergency care at VEG

📋 Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology or nursing program
• Enrolled in a course that requires externship hours or skills
• Current rabies vaccination or titer required
• Ability to lift up to 25 kg on own and support up to 40 kg with assistance

✨ Nice to Have

• Empathetic and people-centric approach
• Humility and ownership of work
• Curiosity and desire to learn

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship from credentialed veterinary technician
• 📍 Location flexibility to choose VEG hospital based on availability
• ⏳ Schedule flexibility to choose externship length based on program requirements
• 🔮 Future opportunities for hiring after externship

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

1. 1Application· 5 min
2. 2Be start within 6 months· n/a
3. 3On-site externship· custom

🚩 Heads Up

• Unpaid externship opportunity
• Requires rabies vaccination without mention of accommodation