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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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