💼 About This Role

You'll gain hands-on experience in emergency medicine alongside credentialed veterinary technicians at a leading ER hospital network. You'll engage in triage, diagnostics, and inpatient care while exploring whether emergency medicine is your path. Mentorship from top professionals and real-time learning set this program apart.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Learn from emergency veterinary professionals with real-time mentoring.
• Shadow and assist with triage, outpatient visits, diagnostics, and anesthesia.
• 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.
• Current rabies vaccination or titer required.
• Ability to stand for prolonged hours, kneel, and lift up to 25 kg.
• Willing to work in a fast-paced, noisy environment with odors.

✨ Nice to Have

• Enrolled in a course that requires externship hours or skills.
• Able to start within six months of application.

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 🗓️ Flexible externship length based on program requirements.
• 📍 Choice of VEG hospital location based on availability.
• 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship from a credentialed veterinary technician.
• 🔬 Immersion in fast-paced emergency medicine.
• 🚀 Future opportunities: priority hiring for former externs.

🚩 Heads Up

• Unpaid externship (no salary mentioned).
• Requires rabies vaccination and titer, which can be costly.
• Physical demands may be strenuous (prolonged standing, lifting up to 25 kg).