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Veterinary Technician Student Externship
Santa Monica, California, United States
internshipVeterinary Emergency Medicine
💼 About This Role
You'll learn from top emergency veterinary professionals in a hands-on externship program. You'll engage in real patient triage, diagnostics, and inpatient care alongside credentialed technicians. This is your chance to explore emergency medicine and build a strong foundation for your career.
🎯 What You'll Do
- Learn from top emergency veterinary professionals.
- Pair up 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.
📋 Requirements
- Currently enrolled in an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology or nursing program.
- Enrolled in a course that requires externship hours or skills.
- Able to start within six months of application.
- Current rabies vaccination or titer required.
✨ Nice to Have
- Empathetic and people-centric approach.
- Strong sense of ownership over work.
- Curious and eager to learn.
🎁 Benefits & Perks
- 🏖️ Flexibility to choose externship length based on program requirements.
- 📍 Location choice among VEG hospitals (based on availability).
- 👩⚕️ Mentorship from a credentialed veterinary technician.
- 🔬 Immersion in fast-paced emergency medicine.
- 🚀 Future opportunities for hiring after externship.
📨 Hiring Process
Choose your externship length and preferred VEG hospital based on availability; then start within six months of application.
🚩 Heads Up
- Unpaid externship opportunity.
- Requires current rabies vaccination or titer – potential health risk.
- Must work in noisy environment with strong odors.
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