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Alliance Animal Health
Emerson, Nebraska

DVM Student Externship - Pender Veterinary Clinic

VeterinarianNo callPart-Time

Listed compensation

$15/hour

The week · per this posting

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Company Description

Pender Veterinary Clinic has been a staple in the community for over fifty years. We are a mixed animal practice devoted to delivering high-quality and comfortable service to animals, no matter how big or small, with locations in Pender and Emerson.

Our compassionate team members provide comprehensive care to our small animal patients including preventative and urgent care, surgery, dentistry, and boarding. We offer a variety of in-house diagnostics from radiology, ultrasound, and laboratory analysis.

The large animal component of our clinic works with Cow/calf and Feedlot to provide pregnancy exams, ultrasounds, herd health, surgeries, and processing (mainly ruminants both large and small). We also provide swine and equine care.

Here at Pender Veterinary Clinic, we pride ourselves on a long-standing reputation for excellence and devotion to our clients. Our facility allows members of both Pender and Emerson communities to look no further than our complete care for all their needs.

Pender and Emerson are located in Northeast Nebraska, just 13 miles apart. Both communities offer lots of small town charm, and are located within thirty minutes of multiple larger communities that offer shopping, restaurants, and entertainment.

Pender and Emerson each offer their own school systems, and have organizations for people in the community. Pender Boasts an active progressive community and was recognized for their growth in the state of Nebraska. Locally owned restaurants, and luxury businesses such as a chiropractor and spa.

Both towns have public access to activity and fitness facilities and an active non profit thrift stores that give back to the community.

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Job Description

We’re Looking For

  • 1st through 4th Year Veterinary Students
  • Compassionate, Team Player and Strong Communicator
  • Students looking to enhance their education through real world experiences

Qualifications

  • Must be an Active Veterinary Student from an AVMA Accredited Institution.
  • Additional Information

We Offer Our Veterinary Student Externs

  • Flexible Scheduling
  • Paid Externship Hours or Stipend Opportunities for Technician Students
  • Future Employment Opportunity Preferences
  • Peer Coaching – DVM’s and other experienced Technicians
  • 1:1 Mentorship and Guidance

We Are a DRUG-Free, Smoke-Free, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Company Policy & Federal & State Laws Forbid Discrimination Because of Age, Color, Race, Religion, Sex, Disability, Sexual Orientation or National Origin

Compensation: up to USD 15 - hourly

Key Responsibilities

Veterinary students will participate in clinical rotations to gain real-world experience in both small and large animal medicine. Responsibilities include assisting with diagnostics, surgeries, and comprehensive patient care under the guidance of experienced veterinarians.

Key Skills

Veterinary medicineSmall animal careLarge animal carePreventative careCommunicationTeamworkCompassion

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 100% have no call, 92% require no weekends.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates DVM Student Externship - Pender Veterinary Clinic at Alliance Animal Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Veterinary Medicine — ranked against 3,003 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.9
Better work-life than 60% of Veterinary Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,003 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Emerson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$258k
Median resident rent
$703/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.5
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Alliance Animal Health

Veterinary Services
Rye Brook, New York
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Scheduling
Paid Externship Hours or Stipend Opportunities
Future Employment Opportunity Preferences
Peer Coaching
1:1 Mentorship and Guidance