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Veterinary Technician Student Externship - Folsom, CA

CompanyVeterinary Emergency Group (VEG)
LocationFolsom
Work ModeOn Site
PostedDecember 17, 2025
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
Students will gain hands-on experience in emergency medicine while working alongside credentialed veterinary technicians. Responsibilities include obtaining patient vitals, processing laboratory samples, and caring for hospitalized patients.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
2794
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
In 2014, VEG was born with a mission to help people and their pets when they need it most. This meant challenging the status quo and fixing everything that was wrong with the ER experience. Since then, we’ve expanded rapidly, with hospitals nationwide open 24/7, 365 days a year, and created a better emergency experience—not only for people and their pets, but also for everyone who works here—our VEGgies! At VEG we find a way to say yes to the career you want in veterinary emergency medicine. This means transforming how ER works, from our open-concept hospitals, where you can handle emergency cases of every kind (even exotics!) to our immersive, customer-focused experience, which helps us give people and their pets the care they deserve. This also means saying yes to creating the best experience possible for our VEGgies. Yes to working in an environment where you can find your place and feel valued for the amazing work you do. Yes to having unparalleled opportunities for learning and mentorship so you can grow where you want to go in your career. And yes to making an impact here in ways you never thought possible.
About the Role
<p><strong>WHO WE ARE</strong></p> <p>VEG is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States. Our mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most. We are revolutionizing emergency medicine with a “customer first” mentality and a true, employee-centric work environment.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>TALENT + CULTURE AT VEG</strong></p> <p>At VEG, we want people and their pets to feel safe, secure, and valued; we want our employees to feel the same way. What we’re aiming to achieve on the customer side is equivalent in nature to what we want for our employees: to have the best experience possible. With the highest NPS score in our industry, we’re ready to ensure that VEG is always the place where the best and brightest in the emergency world not only want to work, but stay and grow. For our customers and their pets, we strive to find a way to say, “yes.” We do the same and more for our teams. In fact, VEG is one of this year’s nominees for INC Magazine’s Best Places to Work!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>ABOUT THE EXTERNSHIP</strong></p> <p>VEG’s Veterinary Technician/Nursing Student Externship Program gives vet tech/nursing students hands-on experience in emergency medicine while working alongside our credentialed, emergency veterinary technicians. Students will focus on honing their emergency skills including obtaining patient vitals, processing laboratory samples, caring for hospitalized patients, triaging emerging cases, and collaborating in a fast-paced environment. If you’re as interested in emergency medicine as we are, we’d love to have you!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Notes: Unless you are already employed by us, this is an unpaid externship. Rabies vaccinations are required for all externs (even if you are already employed by us) since you may be handling pets with an unknown rabies vaccination status. This application is always open to collect interest in an externship but your selected hospital may not always be able to accept students.</strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Flexibility</strong>: YOU Choose the length of your externship to meet your school’s requirements</li> <li><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Location</strong>: YOU choose where you'd like to extern (depending on hospital bandwidth)</li> <li><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Mentorship</strong>: YOU will be supported by a credentialed veterinary technician&nbsp;</li> <li><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Focus</strong>: YOU will be fully-immersed in what emergency medicine truly entails</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>REQUIREMENTS</strong></p> <ul> <li>Currently enrolled in an AVMA CVTEA accredited veterinary technology or veterinary nursing program (or one actively seeking accreditation) and will be in a class that requires externship hours and/or skills.&nbsp;<strong>This application is not for veterinary students or veterinary assistant students - only veterinary technology or veterinary nursing students</strong>.</li> <li>Your externship must need to begin within 6 months of application.</li> <li>You must be vaccinated for rabies unless your school's rabies mitigation policy allows unvaccinated students to handle unvaccinated animals.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>
Key Skills
Emergency MedicinePatient CareLaboratory ProcessingTriageCollaborationVeterinary TechnologyVeterinary NursingRabies Vaccination
Categories
HealthcareEducation