Veterinary Extern - General Practice

Star Valley Veterinary Clinic; Nutley (NJ); On-site; USD 5,100 - 6,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend $500

Job summary

Nutley Animal Hospital in Nutley, NJ offers a student externship to gain hands-on clinical experience under supervision of Associate Veterinarians. You will gather histories, perform exams, and participate in treatment planning, diagnostics, dentistry, and possible surgical procedures.

Externals work with the medical team and clients to practice communication and veterinary care. The program supports students through two to eight weeks with a $500 travel/living stipend.

Responsibilities

• Gather patient histories
• Perform physical exams
• Create treatment plans
• Diagnostics, dentistry services, observing/assisting or performing surgical procedures
• Medical management of patients
• Develop communication 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.

We have been providing high-quality veterinary care for over 50 years. We are located in a quiet suburb in North Jersey right outside of New York City. All 3 of our doctors have been working at the practice since graduating from vet school and 2 of them were interns. We love mentoring new doctor’s/students, teaching them what we already know, and learning new ways from them.

Most externship experiences at Nutley Animal Hospital range from two to eight weeks depending on student and hospital schedules. All Veterinary students (regardless of class year) are encouraged to participate in NVA externships.

Veterinary students who are in the clinical portion of their education are eligible for a travel/living expense stipend. The stipend amount forNutley Animal Hospital is $500.