Veterinary Extern - General Practice

Star Valley Veterinary Clinic; North Bay; On-site; CAD 18,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel stipend

Living expense stipend

Job summary

Cassells Animal Hospital offers veterinary externship opportunities, providing hands-on clinical experience in a small animal practice. You will work closely with a supervising veterinarian to gain exposure to history taking, exams, treatment planning, diagnostics, dentistry, and surgical observation or participation.

Externships typically range from two to eight weeks; 4th-year veterinary students are encouraged to apply and may receive a travel and living expense stipend.

Qualifications

• Veterinary students in their 4th year or clinical year are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Gather patient histories and perform physical exams.
• Create treatment plans and order/interpret diagnostics.
• Provide dentistry services as needed and assist or perform surgical procedures.
• Monitor medical management and patient progress.
• Develop and practice communication with the medical team, support staff, and clients.

Skills

Clinical skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Vet student 4th year

Job description

An externship experience at an NVA hospital will give students the unique opportunity to understand the day-to-day operations of the practice, and to gain valuable hands-on clinical experience. Although every NVA hospital is unique, we all have some things in common: an environment that is supportive, committed to excellent medicine, and provides exceptional service to animals and the people who love them. At Cassells Animal Hospital , we are a small animal practice that fosters a supportive and enjoyable work environment. You will have the opportunity to flex a variety of skill sets outside of annual visits and routine surgeries as there is no emergency clinic close by. Our team is fun-loving (we enjoy a good "dad joke") and work well together in stressful situations to provide the best medicine.

Students will work closely with the supervising veterinarian to gain experience in gathering patient histories, performing physical exams, creation of treatment plans, diagnostics, dentistry services, observing/assisting or performing surgical procedures, and medical management of patients. In addition to practicing their clinical skills, student externs will have the opportunity to practice their communication skills with the medical team, support staff, and clients.

Most externship experiences range from two to eight weeks depending on student and hospital schedules. Veterinary students in their 4th or clinical year are encourage to apply.

Veterinary students who are in the clinical portion of their education are eligible for a travel/living expense stipend.