DVM Student Externship - Lefferts Animal Hospital
Listed compensation
$17 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
Your Future as a Veterinarian Starts Here!
At Lefferts Animal Hospital, we’re proud to have served our community for over 50 years, providing exceptional veterinary care with warmth, compassion, and expertise. We treat every pet as a member of our own family and believe in building lasting relationships with our clients. Our team is dedicated to making every visit comfortable and welcoming, so you and your pet always feel at home with us.
Our friendly and knowledgeable veterinary team offers a wide range of services for our patients. These include Wellness & Preventative Care, Dentistry, Routine and Advanced Surgery, Digital X-rays, Nutritional Counseling, Behavior Management, Ultrasound, a fully equipped diagnostic lab, a fully stocked pharmacy, therapeutic laser treatments, acupuncture, blood transfusions, daytime emergency and critical care, and much more.
Richmond Hill, New York, is a vibrant, culturally diverse neighborhood near Queens. This diversity is what makes Richmond Hill so unique, and it’s a wonderful place to live and work.
Not only will you experience many different cultures in one place, but you’ll also discover a collection of businesses that you won’t find anywhere else. Richmond Hill’s history dates back to the late 1600s, making it a fascinating place for anyone interested in American history.
It’s even believed that a Revolutionary War battle was fought at one of the town’s most historic landmarks. But perhaps most notably, Richmond Hill is known for its beautiful parks. The area is filled with recreational spaces, each just as lovely and peaceful as the last.
This makes Richmond Hill a perfect place to call home for anyone looking for a welcoming community and a relaxing escape from the crowds of the big city.
Learn More About Our Hospital Here!
Job Description
We’re Looking For
- 1st through 4th Year Veterinary Students
- Compassionate, Team Player, and Strong Communicator
- Veterinary students looking to enhance their education through real-world experiences
We Offer Our Veterinary Student Externs
- Paid Externship Hours
- 1:1 Mentorship and Guidance
- Future Veterinary Opportunity Preferences
- Future Ownership Opportunities through our Partner Track Program
- DVM Mentor Network
- Flexible Scheduling
- This Externship is paid at $17 per hour
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 17 - hourly
Key Responsibilities
The extern will participate in clinical veterinary services including wellness care, surgery, and diagnostics under the guidance of a mentor. They will assist the veterinary team in providing compassionate care to patients while gaining real-world experience.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 98% have no call, 96% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Veterinary Medicine median $131k (middle half $85k–$144k)18 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | New York index 107.9 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Veterinary Medicine listings in New York | 198 active | 3,147 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 98% no call · 96% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New York healthcare professional listings: 37% state a sign-on bonus (median $88k) · 15% offer loan repayment267 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Veterinary Medicine listings | 996 in the last 30 days | 502 the 30 days before (+98%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Veterinary Medicine pay trend | +3.7% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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