VCA Animal Hospitals
VCA Animal Hospitals
Posted 3 months ago
Internship
Fairfax, Virginia
In Person
Smart Summary
Responsibilities
The intern will provide clinical care under the supervision of specialists and seasoned practitioners with a primary focus on emergency medicine. Responsibilities include participating in various on-site and off-site specialty rotations to gain broad clinical experience.
Qualifications
This rotating specialty internship at VCA SouthPaws Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Center offers broad clinical experience with supervision from highly-skilled specialists. Interns will rotate through various specialties such as cardiology, emergency/critical care, and surgery, with opportunities for off-site rotations. A CV and letter of intent are required for application.
Job Description
VCA SouthPaws Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Center currently has openings for a rotating specialty internship position for intern classes starting in June 2026, as well as opportunities for an off-cycle class of interns starting in March 2027.
We are located in Northern Virginia, just outside of Washington DC, and offer a wide variety of on-site referral specialty services along with 24-hour emergency/critical care services.
The internship program is designed to provide a broad clinical experience under the supervision of highly-skilled specialists and seasoned practitioners with a focus on emergency medicine. On-site specialty rotations include cardiology, dermatology, emergency/critical care, internal medicine, oncology, radiology, and surgery. Off-site nearby rotations include general practice, neurology, ophthalmology, and shelter medicine. Additional elective off-site rotations are often available for our interns in dentistry, holistic medicine, behavioral medicine, and zoological medicine.
You can find our most recent VIRMP ad at https://www.virmp.org/Program/Detail/18056.
Please contact VCASouthPawsInternships@gmail.com for more detailed information about our program.
To apply, please click below to submit your CV and letter of intent.
If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.
Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.VCA Animal Hospitals
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