💼 About This Role

You'll gain hands-on experience in emergency medicine alongside credentialed veterinary technicians at VEG. You'll engage in patient triage, diagnostics, and inpatient care. This externship is designed to help you build a strong foundation in ER veterinary care.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Learn from emergency veterinary professionals.
• Pair with a credentialed veterinary technician for real-time mentoring.
• Shadow and assist with triage, diagnostics, and inpatient care.
• Practice skills required by your school's proficiency checklist.

📋 Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology or nursing program.
• Enrolled in a course that requires externship hours or skills.
• Ability to start within six months of application.
• Current rabies vaccination or titer.

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience in fast-paced environments.
• Empathy and people-centric approach.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn.

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 📅 Flexible externship length based on your program requirements.
• 📍 Choose your location from available VEG hospitals.
• 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship from a credentialed veterinary technician.
• 🏥 Immersive hands-on emergency medicine experience.
• 🚀 Future opportunities for employment after externship.

🚩 Heads Up

• Unpaid externship with no compensation mentioned.
• Requires rabies vaccination/titer which may be costly.
• Location-specific only (Pittsburgh) but may require relocation.