DVM Student Externship - [Ox Bottom Animal Hospital]
Listed compensation
$15 per hour
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Company Description
Ox Bottom Animal Hospital is a locally owned, full service companion animal hospital that provides quality veterinary service to Tallahassee, Florida and the surrounding areas. Our friendly staff and experienced doctors specialize in preventative care, dental surgery, soft tissue surgery, internal medicine, dermatology, and behavior issues.
It is our goal to provide the highest quality most up-to-date care for your companion friends so that they can live a carefree, pain free, problem free life.
In addition to treating your pet with the best medical practices that veterinary medicine has to offer, it is of great importance to us that your pets experience the least amount of stress possible when they come to Ox Bottom Animal Hospital. We consider this aspect of veterinary medicine to be so important that we have taken extra steps to become Fear Free Certified, Feline Friendly Certified, and American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) accredited.
Come see us at Ox Bottom Animal Hospital today where we will treat you as part of our family and provide the best pet care available with the least amount of stress for you and your pet.
This externship is paid at $15 per hour
Take a peek of what life is like at Ox Bottom Animal Hospital
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 a clinical learning experience at a full-service animal hospital under the guidance of experienced doctors. Responsibilities include assisting with various veterinary medical procedures and gaining real-world experience in a professional clinical setting.
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, 96% 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 Tallahassee
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $292k
- Typical market rent
- $1,470/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 93.9
- 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 · Tallahassee, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.