DVM Student Externship - Emergency Pet Care

Emergency-Pet-Care; Trussville (AL); On-site; USD 15,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid externship hours

1:1 mentorship

Future veterianarian opportunities

Job summary

Emergency Pet Care, an after-hours emergency veterinary hospital serving Trussville and surrounding communities, seeks a DVM student extern to gain hands-on exposure in urgent care. Open nights, weekends, and holidays, you will work with a consistent team of veterinarians and licensed technicians, learning diagnostics, stabilization, and critical care under mentorship.

This paid externship offers 1:1 mentorship, guidance toward veterinary career goals, and flexible scheduling while you accrue

Qualifications

• Active AVMA-accredited veterinary student.
• Interest in emergency veterinary medicine.
• Willing to work nights, weekends and holidays.

Skills

Compassionate

Team player

Strong communicator

Education

AVMA student

Job description

DVM Student Externship - Emergency Pet Care

• Intern
• Compensation: up to USD 18 - hourly

Emergency Pet Care is an after-hours emergency veterinary hospital serving Trussville, Birmingham, and the surrounding communities. We exist for one purpose: to provide immediate, expert care when pets are facing life-threatening emergencies.

Our hospital is open nights, weekends, and holidays, because emergencies don’t follow a 9–5 schedule. We’re equipped with advanced diagnostic and treatment capabilities, and we maintain a consistent team of veterinarians and licensed technicians who are committed to delivering excellent medicine in high-pressure moments.

Whether managing venomous snake bites, surgical emergencies, heatstroke, or critical trauma, our focus is always on providing responsive, compassionate care backed by medical expertise and modern tools.

What We Offer

As an emergency-only facility, Emergency Pet Care offers a clinical environment built specifically for urgent cases. We are not a general practice and do not provide routine wellness care—our focus is emergency triage, diagnostics, stabilization, and treatment.

Equipment & Capabilities Include:

• Digital radiography
• In-house blood analyzers (CBC, chem, clotting panels)
• Oxygen therapy and critical care monitoring
• Emergency surgical suite
• Blood transfusion protocols

Radiology and specialty consult access

Our cases range from heatstroke and trauma to GDV, respiratory distress, toxicities, and advanced wound care. We are also equipped to handle local challenges such as copperhead and rattlesnake envenomations.

Our hospital operates during the hours general practices are closed:

• 1st through 4th Year Veterinary Students
• Compassionate, Team Player and Strong Communicator
• Veterinary students looking to enhance their education through real world experiences

We offer our Veterinary Student Externs:

• Paid Externship Hours
• 1:1 Mentorship and Guidance
• Future VeterinarianOpportunity Preferences
• Future Ownership Opportunities through Partner Track Program
• Flexible Scheduling

• Must be an Active Veterinary Student from an AVMA Accredited Institution.

WE ARE A DRUG-FREE, SMOKE-FREE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

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