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Veterinary Technician Student Externship

Pleasant Hill, California, United States
internshipVeterinary Emergency Medicine

💼 About This Role

You'll gain hands-on experience in emergency medicine alongside credentialed veterinary technicians, working in an open-concept hospital with diverse cases including exotics. You'll build a strong foundation and explore whether ER care is your future. This unpaid externship offers flexible scheduling and the chance to become an ER superhero.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Learn from emergency veterinary professionals with real-time mentoring
  • Shadow triage, outpatient visits, diagnostics, anesthesia, and inpatient care
  • Practice skills required by school proficiency checklist
  • Experience teamwork and pace of emergency care

📋 Requirements

  • Enrolled in an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology or nursing program
  • Course requiring externship hours or skills
  • Current rabies vaccination or titer
  • Able to stand, kneel, lift up to 25 kg

✨ Nice to Have

  • Curiosity and eagerness to learn
  • Empathetic and people-centric approach

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 📅 Flexible externship length based on program requirements
  • 🏥 Choose your VEG hospital location
  • 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship from credentialed veterinary technician
  • 💼 Future hiring opportunities for former externs

🚩 Heads Up

  • Unpaid externship
  • Requires rabies vaccination and physical demands
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