Veterinary Technician Student Externship, Emergency Medicine

Job overview

The Veterinary Technician Student Externship, Emergency Medicine is an onsite opportunity in Naperville, IL. This is an unpaid externship. Veterinary Emergency Group’s program provides hands-on emergency medicine learning and mentorship alongside credentialed emergency veterinary technicians. The externship gives enrolled veterinary technology or nursing students supervised exposure to emergency care, helping them practice school-required skills and explore a future in veterinary emergency medicine. Participants shadow and assist with triage, outpatient visits, diagnostics, anesthesia, and inpatient care.

What you'll do

• Learn from emergency veterinary professionals
• pair with a credentialed emergency veterinary technician for mentoring and on-floor learning
• shadow and assist with triage, outpatient visits, diagnostics, anesthesia, and inpatient care
• practice skills required by the student's school proficiency checklist.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

veterinary technician student externship

emergency medicine

naperville il

veterinary emergency group

hands-on learning

triage

diagnostics

anesthesia

inpatient care

mentorship

avma-accredited program

unpaid externship

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Flexible externship length based on program requirements, mentorship from a credentialed veterinary technician, and hands-on emergency medicine experience.
• The opportunity is unpaid.

Why this role

Unpaid externship with flexible length based on program requirements, hands-on emergency medicine experience, and mentorship from a credentialed veterinary technician.

About the employer

Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) is hiring for this role. Industry: Veterinary Services. Sector: 54.