Summer Student Worker

Are you a DVM Student looking for experience over the summer? Blue Pearl Pet Hospital in Levittown, PA is seeking a dedicated Summer Student Patient Care Associate to join their team!

Pay Range: $17.42 - $35.12 / hour. This pay band is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool.

The Summer Student Worker Associate is a student enrolled full‑time in an AVMA accredited Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. Students will be employed as temporary associates for 8–12 weeks between May and September and will be immersed in specialty and emergency medicine to augment the medical knowledge and technical skills acquired in school. The associate will assist doctors, veterinary technicians, and veterinary assistants with all aspects of patient care and client communication.

We are looking for DVM students who are seeking hands‑on summer experience, building clinical skills and industry knowledge, and who are comfortable working in a fast‑paced, team‑oriented environment.

• Possess knowledge of basic veterinary terminology and abbreviations
• Able to appropriately and safely restrain canine and feline patients
• Able to perform a basic physical examination to collect patient vital signs
• Triage patients over the phone and in‑person
• Collect a basic history from a client
• Input patient data into the medical record system; document treatments administered, treatment adjustments per the attending doctor, and communication with the doctor, client, or primary care veterinarian
• Assist clinician and technicians through the exam and diagnostic workup process
• Effectively communicate discharge instructions to a client
• Support clinician and client through the euthanasia process
• Participate in the delivery of basic and advanced life support as directed by the clinician
• Perform phlebotomy
• Place intravenous catheter
• Accurately perform basic medical math
• Administer subcutaneous fluids
• Administer SQ, IM, or IV injections
• Operate basic equipment including fluid pumps, syringe pumps, SpO₂ monitor, ETCO₂ monitor, and indirect blood pressure monitors (Doppler and oscillometric)
• Run basic in‑house diagnostic tests including CBC, chemistry panel, urinalysis, coagulation profiles, blood gases, and process slides for cytologic interpretation
• Obtain diagnostic quality radiographs using proper techniques and personal protective equipment
• Placement of the indwelling urinary catheter (for students with prior veterinary medical experience or advanced curriculum stages)
• Bandage application
• Endotracheal intubation
• Anesthesia monitoring
• Assist clinician in advanced procedures such as endoscopy or surgical assist

• Must be a full‑time student enrolled in an AVMA accredited DVM/VMD program.
• Must be available for a minimum of 8 weeks and a maximum of 12 weeks during May – September.
• No prior emergency or specialty medicine experience is required; however, animal experience is preferred.

We encourage you to grow with us. Our associates are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience. We focus on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in their career.

To transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer an annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own Blue Pearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.

A regional licensed social worker is available to provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast‑paced emergency and specialty care environment.

We promote a family‑like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets.

Blue Pearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you need assistance or accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug‑Free Workplace.