Veterinary Extern - Specialty

Star Valley Veterinary Clinic; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 34,440,000; Full time

Job summary

MissionVet Specialty & Emergency offers veterinary externships in a multifaceted emergency hospital setting, providing students with real-life clinical experience alongside experienced clinicians and board-certified specialists.

Externships are conducted in two-week increments and are available to veterinary students at any year. The program is paid, with hourly wages for up to 40 hours per week, supporting hands-on training and skill development in a busy clinical environment.

Qualifications

• Externship experiences in veterinary medicine are hands-on and observed.
• Equipping students with clinical skills like examinations, anesthesia, and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Gain real-life clinical experience in a multi-specialty and emergency hospital.
• Learn and observe TPRs, examinations, anesthesia, surgical procedures, catheterization, ultrasound, and other diagnostics.
• Externships run in two-week increments and are open to all veterinary students.
• This is a paid externship with hourly pay for up to 40 hours per week.

Job description

Hospital Name: MissionVet Specialty + Emergency

Job Type: Veterinary Extern

Employment Type: Externship

Description & Requirements

Although every Ethos 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.

An externship experience here at MissionVet Specialty & Emergency gives students real-life clinical experience in multi-specialty and emergency hospital, and the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills while working alongside experienced clinicians and board-certified specialists. Hands-on skills that may be practiced or observed include TPR’s, examinations, anesthesia, surgical procedures, catheterization, ultrasound, and other diagnostic procedures as they are available.

Here at MissionVet Specialty & Emergency externship experiences are in two-week increments. All veterinary students (regardless of class year) are encouraged to participate in Ethos externships, though preference may be given to students in their final year(s) of veterinary school.

Veterinary students who are in the clinical portionof their education are eligible for a paid externship. This is an hourly salary up to 40 hours per week.