💼 About This Role

You'll gain hands-on experience in emergency medicine alongside credentialed veterinary technicians. You'll engage in patient triage, diagnostics, and inpatient care. This is your chance to explore whether ER medicine is your future while being mentored by top professionals.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Learn from top emergency veterinary professionals.
• Pair with an emergency credentialed veterinary technician for real-time mentoring.
• Shadow and assist with triage, outpatient visits, 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.
• Current rabies vaccination or titer required.
• Ability to stand for prolonged hours, kneel, and lift up to 25 kg.

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Empathetic and people-centric approach.
• Curious with a desire to learn.

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 📅 Flexible externship length based on program requirements.
• 📍 Choice of VEG hospital location.
• 👩‍⚕️ Mentorship from a credentialed veterinary technician.
• 🔬 Immersive hands-on experience in emergency medicine.
• 🚀 Future hiring opportunities as a former extern.

📨 Hiring Process

Unpaid externship; you choose the length and location based on availability.

🚩 Heads Up

• Unpaid externship despite requiring significant responsibilities.
• Confusing classification: 'student externship' but tasks resemble a paid tech role.