Veterinary Extern - General Practice

Star Valley Veterinary Clinic; Valley Cottage (NY); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend

Job summary

Valley Cottage Animal Hospital offers a veterinary externship giving students hands-on clinical experience under supervision. You’ll work with Associate Veterinarians to gather histories, perform exams, create treatment plans, and assist with surgeries and dentistry. Externs will also practice communication with the team and clients.

Externships typically run from two to eight weeks, depending on schedules, with a provided travel/living stipend of $500 for Valley Cottage Animal Hospital.

Qualifications

• Externship at an NVA hospital offers hands-on clinical experience.
• You will assist with patient histories, exams, treatment plans, diagnostics, dentistry, and surgeries.
• Externals will develop communication with the medical team, staff, and clients.

Responsibilities

• Gather patient histories and perform physical exams.
• Create treatment plans and perform diagnostics and dentistry services.
• Observe or assist and perform surgical procedures; manage patient care.
• Develop communication skills with medical team, staff, and clients.

Job description

Job Type: Veterinary Extern

Description & Requirements

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 at Valley Cottage 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 for Valley Cottage Animal Hospital is $500.