Why This Role Stands Out
Gain invaluable hands-on experience in a fast-paced emergency veterinary setting, honing critical skills in high-pressure situations while providing life-saving care to pets. This externship is ideal for dedicated veterinary students eager to deepen their clinical expertise and contribute to a mission of immediate, expert animal care. Apply to make a real difference in the lives of pets and their owners.
Quick Overview
Job Description
Emergency Pet Care is an after-hours emergency veterinary hospital serving Trussville, Birmingham, and the surrounding communities. We exist for one purpose: to provide immediate, expert care when pets are facing life-threatening emergencies.
Our hospital is open nights, weekends, and holidays, because emergencies don’t follow a 9–5 schedule. We’re equipped with advanced diagnostic and treatment capabilities, and we maintain a consistent team of veterinarians and licensed technicians who are committed to delivering excellent medicine in high-pressure moments.
Whether managing venomous snake bites, surgical emergencies, heatstroke, or critical trauma, our focus is always on providing responsive, compassionate care backed by medical expertise and modern tools.
What We Offer
As an emergency-only facility, Emergency Pet Care offers a clinical environment built specifically for urgent cases. We are not a general practice and do not provide routine wellness care—our focus is emergency triage, diagnostics, stabilization, and treatment.
Equipment & Capabilities Include:
- Digital radiography
- In-house blood analyzers (CBC, chem, clotting panels)
- Oxygen therapy and critical care monitoring
- Emergency surgical suite
- Endoscopy
- Blood transfusion protocols
- Radiology and specialty consult access
Our cases range from heatstroke and trauma to GDV, respiratory distress, toxicities, and advanced wound care. We are also equipped to handle local challenges such as copperhead and rattlesnake envenomations.
Our hospital operates during the hours general practices are closed:
- Friday–Monday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday–Thursday: 6 PM – 7 AM
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We’re looking for:
- 1st through 4th Year Veterinary Students
- Compassionate, Team Player and Strong Communicator
- Veterinary students looking to enhance their education through real world experiences
We offer our Veterinary Student Externs:
- Paid Externship Hours
- 1:1 Mentorship and Guidance
- Future Veterinarian Opportunity Preferences
- Future Ownership Opportunities through Partner Track Program
- DVM Mentor Network
- Flexible Scheduling
- Must be an Active Veterinary Student from an AVMA Accredited Institution.
WE ARE A DRUG-FREE, SMOKE-FREE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
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