Veterinary Student Externship

About the hospital: Animal Care Center — Princeton is a well-respected companion animal veterinary practice in Princeton, West Virginia. Since the practice opened in 1990, the staff has provided excellent patient care and client communication to their community. Animal Care Center is well-known for orthopedic care and has received global recognition for orthopedic treatments for Italian Greyhounds. The veterinary staff includes experts who provide services that help pets live longer and healthier lives, by addressing their overall health with comprehensive care.

Why consider an externship with Animal Care Center-Princeton?

• Mentorship from multiple strong veterinarians who are excited to welcome a student
• Team has strong clinical skills in the areas of surgery including orthopedics, soft tissue, neurosurgery, and dentistry.
• Internal medicine diagnostics such as endoscopy and video otoscopy.

What we offer externs:

• Stipend to offset the cost of housing and travel
• Opportunities to connect with multiple VetEvolve practices

Why VetEvolve:

• VetEvolve's Support from the Start program is designed to provide new veterinarians with mentorship, hands-on training, and a customized post-grad experience to build a strong foundation. This includes assigned mentors, individualized mentorship plans, and opportunities for specialized training and continued education to help you develop your skills and confidence while fostering a healthy work-life balance.
• Industry leading Veterinarian and support staff retention rates - Hear why our Veterinarians are "Happy Here" on our videos page.
• We invest in our team members’ professional growth and mental wellbeing, and many of our team members hold Compassion Fatigue Professional certifications.
• We live by our core values: Serve, Evolve, and Trust.
• “They allow me the freedom to practice as I see fit…We can make almost all of our main decisions ourselves, at the clinic level. Their up front focus on honesty and improving over time keeps surprising me each time they demonstrate it. Veterinary medicine is not always the prettiest, easiest, happiest, or most satisfying line of work as we all know, but I can't imagine doing it for any other group. VetEvolve has been able to retain a small feel over time, as it grows, which is huge for me.” - VetEvolve network DVM. Reach out to us to hear more from our Veterinarians about how we strive to provide team members environments where they feel “Happy Here”.
• Repeat winner of Virginia’s Best Places to Work (we are based in Virginia).

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in an AVMA accredited Veterinary School (VMD or DVM degree path)

Apply here or contact Ashley Anderson at anderson@vetevolve.com for more information.

About Animal Care Center Princeton

• Spacious custom-built facility. Layout facilitates smooth workflows.
• Collaborative, 2 doctor team seeking a third doctor
• 2 locations - sister hospital located in Pearisburg, Virginia
• Customized scheduling opportunities to meet your needs in order to allow a better work life balance - full and part time opportunities available
• We get great fulfillment from offering quality mentorship from our two veterinarians on staff. If you’re looking for the right place to begin your veterinary career, you’ve found it!
• Loyal, compliant clientele. Excellent community reputation.
• Offering new graduate veterinarians to be apart of our Support From the Start program; a customized tailored mentorship program for veterinarians.
• Collaborative, positive Practice Manager focused on team building and smooth day-to-day operations
• Ultrasound, endoscopy/rhinoscopy unit, laser therapy and laser surgery equipment

About Princeton, West Virginia

• Located less than 1 hour from Blacksburg, Virginia
• Quality schools and a revitalized downtown filled with museums, unique shops, and diverse dining. Recognized as the 'Best Up-and-Coming' town by WV Living Magazine.
• Ideal for outdoor enthusiasts. Take in the beauty of the mountains, large rivers, lakes and waterfalls via nationally renowned trail systems and state parks.
• Library ranked #2 in the state
• Cost of living is significantly lower than the national average. Affordable land with with gorgeous mountain surroundings.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Experienced veterinarian or new graduate seeking quality mentorship
• Open to full or part-time with customized scheduling options 
• Aligned with our core values – Serve, Evolve, Trust

About VetEvolve

• Animal Care Center is part of the VetEvolve hospital network. VetEvolve’s goal is simple - to provide every team member with the resources they need to be “Happy Here.” Happy Here means something different to each individual and will evolve as you progress through your career and/or experience significant life changes. We look forward to learning more about your goals and how we can best support you.
• Strong, people-focused culture centered around our core values - Serve, Evolve, Trust. We use these values to guide our actions and the way we support each other every day.
• “They allow me the freedom to practice as I see fit…We can make almost all of our main decisions ourselves, at the clinic level. Their up front focus on honesty and improving over time keeps surprising me each time they demonstrate it. Veterinary medicine is not always the prettiest, easiest, happiest, or most satisfying line of work as we all know, but I can't imagine doing it for any other group. VetEvolve has been able to retain a small feel over time, as it grows, which is huge for me.” - VetEvolve Veterinarian
• Learn more about why our veterinarians and support teams are Happy Here via our blog and video pages

Compensation & Benefits

• Full-time base salary range: $115-145k. Commensurate with skillset, experience, schedule and your preferred pace.
• Earning potential on monthly, no negative accrual bonus plan: up to $175k
• Additional opportunities to earn: Highly competitive monthly, no negative accrual bonus plan. Bonus plan is not mandatory (for candidates preferring straight salary). Equity opportunity available starting early 2025.
• Relocation stipend
• Bonus in exchange for multi-year commitment negotiable; commensurate with length of commitment, skillset and schedule commitment
• Basic benefits information: Paid vacation & sick leave; health, dental, vision insurance with generous employer contribution; several additional supplemental insurance options; 100% coverage of liability, license defense, professional dues and licensing fees, 401k with generous employer contribution, 100% coverage of short term disability insurance premiums.
• Wellness, Mentorship and Professional Development
  • • Customizable continuing education package tailored to your goals and passions & full week of paid time off for continuing education each year.
    • Support From the Start wet lab-focused mentorship program for new graduates.  Continues through your first year of employment.
    • Additional internal continuing education opportunities including but not limited to webinars, annual veterinarian retreats, local didactic and hands-on CE
    • MentorVet, Vet Specialists On Demand, AbleTo coaching & counseling and several additional mental health and professional development tools.

Apply here or contact Vicki Fong at Fong@vetevolve.com for more information and a confidential, exploratory conversation!