DVM Student Externship - [West Orange Veterinary Hospital - Stoneybrook]
Listed compensation
$15 per hour
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Company Description
West Orange Veterinary Hospital is seeking a rock-star to join our awesome veterinary practice. We focus on high quality medicine, surgery, and dentistry where client communication and education are keys to our success. Clearly a sense of humor is a necessity as well as a general good attitude to compliment your amazing Veterinary skills.
West Orange Veterinary Hospital is a well-established, progressive, high quality, small animal practice with 3 locations in Winter Garden, FL. We offer many services to provide the best comprehensive care to our patients including Urgent Care, Preventative Care, Surgery, Dentistry, In-House Diagnostics, Digital full body and dental radiology, Ultrasonography, Cold Laser Therapy, and Rehabilitation services.
We are located in a booming area of Central Florida where you can enjoy your days off within an hour of our beautiful sunny beaches and all of your favorite theme parks. Check our website to see our awesome staff of doctors and get to know our local area. We are a team-focused practice who treats their hard-working employees like family.
This externship is paid at $15 per hour
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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
We Offer Our Veterinary Student Externs
- Flexible Scheduling
- Paid Externship Hours
- Future Employment Opportunity Preferences
- DVM Mentor Network
- 1:1 Mentorship and Guidance
Qualifications
- Must be an Active Veterinary Student from an AVMA Accredited Institution.
- Additional Information
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
The extern will participate in high-quality veterinary medicine, surgery, and dentistry while engaging in client communication and education. They will gain real-world experience through a structured mentorship program at a multi-location practice.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 98% have no call, 98% require no weekends.
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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- Includes call
Living in Winter Garden
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $451k
- Typical market rent
- $2,374/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 101.4
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.