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Veterinary Technician Student Externship
Encinitas, California, United States
internshipinternVeterinary Emergency Medicine
💼 About This Role
You'll engage in a hands-on externship in emergency veterinary medicine alongside credentialed technicians. You'll gain real-time mentoring and practice clinical skills. This unpaid program offers a chance to explore emergency care before committing to a career.
🎯 What You'll Do
- Learn from top emergency veterinary professionals.
- Shadow and assist with triage, diagnostics, and anesthesia.
- Practice skills from your school's proficiency checklist.
- Experience teamwork and pace of emergency care.
📋 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
- Empathetic and people-centric approach.
- Sense of humility and ownership over work.
- Curious and asks insightful questions.
🎁 Benefits & Perks
- 📍 Choose your externship length based on program requirements.
- 📍 Pick your preferred VEG hospital (based on availability).
- 👩⚕️ One-on-one mentorship from a credentialed technician.
- 🎯 Fully immersed in fast-paced emergency medicine.
- 🚀 Future hiring opportunity for former externs.
🚩 Heads Up
- Unpaid externship with no mention of stipend or compensation.
- Requires rabies vaccination and physical demands.
- Only for students, not for future veterinarians.
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