Summer Veterinary Assistant Internship

New Pittsburg Veterinary Clinic is a totally dairy three-person practice in Wooster, Ohio.

This person will be assigned to a veterinarian on daily basis providing complete exposure to all facets of dairy production, medicine, emergency services and receive a wage.

Position: Veterinary Assistant

Duties: Inventory stocking of trucks, on farm inventory, treatment recording, treatment administration (injections, IV, IM, SQ, oral fluids, bolus), physical exams, surgical prep, cleaning of practice vehicle, specimen collection (blood, feces, milk), lab submissions. Lab procedures: milk cultures, sensitivities, data collection, forage particle separation, BCS, etc.

Hours/ Schedule: 7:30am – 4:00pm Mon.-Fri., 8:00am – 12:00pm Sat. during summer months Time off for other activities is available.

Compensation: $8.00/ hour and time and ½ for overtime. Expect a 50-hour week.

Housing provided

Selection Criteria

Priority consideration is given to an Ohio State University veterinary student who is AABP member between their 2nd and 3rd year
The candidate who is best prepared by prior dairy experience and indicates the greatest commitment to clinical dairy practice will be selected
Please submit a resume and letter of intent, which will include dairy/ agriculture/ food animal experiences, references, and future goals after graduation.

Submission deadline is March 1, 2007

Selection notification is March 15, 2007