💼 About This Role

You'll gain hands-on experience in emergency medicine alongside credentialed veterinary technicians. You'll participate in triage, diagnostics, anesthesia, and inpatient care. This program builds a strong foundation for your veterinary technician career.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Pair with emergency credentialed veterinary technician for real-time mentoring
• Shadow and assist with triage, diagnostics, anesthesia, and inpatient care
• Practice skills required by your school's proficiency checklist
• Experience teamwork and pace of emergency care at VEG

📋 Requirements

• Enrolled in an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology or nursing program
• Program requires externship hours or skills
• Able to start program within six months of application
• Current rabies vaccination or titer required

✨ Nice to Have

• Empathetic and people-centric approach
• Sense of humility and ownership over work
• Curious and continuously seeks learning opportunities

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 📅 Flexible externship length based on program requirements
• 📍 Choice of VEG hospital (based on availability)
• 👩‍⚕️ Mentorship from credentialed veterinary technician
• 🔬 Immersion in fast-paced emergency medicine
• 🚀 Future opportunities - preference for former externs

🚩 Heads Up

• Unpaid externship
• Requires rabies vaccination and physical demands (lifting up to 25 kg)
• No salary mentioned