Fear- Vet Extern: Specialty & Emergency Rotations

Northfield Veterinary Center in scenic Northfield, New Jersey, has openings for veterinary student externs at our unique veterinary practice that offers a vast array of educational opportunities. We are a full-service general practice that provides extended emergency and urgent care hours, overnight hospitalization, and specialty referral services in a fear-free certified facility.

Program Overview:

We offer two- to eight-week externships that are based on student need.
First- through fourth-year veterinary students are scheduled during varied shifts based on their interests and goals and will rotate through general practice, emergency, cardiology, and surgery. Our facility also offers complete abdominal ultrasound examinations as a referral service for clients and the community, and services for avian and exotic patients.

Why choose Northfield Veterinary Center?

Northfield’s unique design with multiple services allows us to meet our community’s various needs. You’ll have the opportunity to experience a general practice, emergency and overnight practice, and specialty services for dogs, cats, and exotic pets, and you’ll learn alongside our nine doctors and 40 support staff. Our team is proud to serve as the only area Fear Free Certified facility, and we are looking for like-minded student externs willing to learn and practice low-stress handling and fear-free techniques.

Northfield, New Jersey, is located a short distance from the beach and many nature preserves and parks. We have a small-town vibe, but New York City and Philadelphia are nearby for big-city amenities and entertainment. Come enjoy all that New Jersey has to offer!

Are you ready to join the Northfield family and experience the difference that Fear Free services can make for all patients? Apply now!

Ethos Veterinary Health, part of the NVA Group, is where you come to practice world-class medicine, and help shape what veterinary care becomes next.

Across our network of 140 specialty and emergency hospitals, science moves forward, standards are elevated, and innovation is put into practice every day. You’ll work alongside respected veterinary leaders in academic-caliber hospitals designed for learning, teaching, and discovery.

Here, mentorship is a two-way street. You’ll share your expertise, learn from others, and continue to grow, clinically, professionally, and personally.

At Ethos, you inspire hope, deliver exceptional care, and pursue veterinary medicine at its highest level, together.

Benefits for this role may include health insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement benefits, paid time off (including sick leave and vacation), short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance.

Ethos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ethos does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, competence, merit, and business need.