Veterinary Extern - General Practice

Star Valley Veterinary Clinic; Flagler Beach (FL); On-site; USD 300 - 500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel stipend

Job summary

Flagler Animal Hospital in Flagler Beach, FL is offering an externship for veterinary students to gain hands-on clinical experience under supervision. Students will work with Associate Veterinarians to learn histories, exams, treatment planning, diagnostics, dentistry, and surgical observation or involvement.

Externships typically run two to eight weeks, with flexible scheduling, full lab support, highly trained technicians, and a short drive to the beach; travel/living expense stipends are

Responsibilities

• Gather patient histories
• Perform physical exams
• Create treatment plans
• Conduct diagnostics
• Provide dentistry services
• Observe/assist or perform surgical procedures
• Manage medical cases of patients
• Develop communication skills with medical team, support staff, and clients

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.

Students will work closely with the supervising Associate Veterinarians 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. Externships at Flagler Animal Hospital are designed for clinical year students.

We offer flexible scheduling, full lab, high trained technicians, and are a short drive to beach.

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