Campus

OSU-Stillwater

Contact Name & Email

Carey Jo Warner, carey.warner@okstate.edu

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm with occasional on-call shifts, evenings, and weekends. Shift differential pay included for some shifts.

Appointment Length

12 months or less

Hiring Range

$20.00

Hourly

Priority Application Date

While applications will be accepted until a successful candidate has been hired, interested parties are encouraged to submit their materials by 2026-04-30 to ensure full consideration.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Candidates are required to submit an application with letter of interest, a minimum of two letters of recommendation/reference, and college transcripts through the last semester completed.

About this Position

Overview:

The Veterinary Technician Intern Program is a rotating internship for graduate veterinary technicians. This program is designed to provide structured, post-graduate clinical training. Veterinary technician interns would receive advanced, mentored training in a teaching hospital environment that bridges the gap between entry-level education and high-acuity clinical practice. Through exposure to specialty services, complex case management, and interdisciplinary care teams, veterinary technician interns develop higher-level technical skills, clinical judgement, and professional confidence.

Salary and Benefits:

Veterinary technician interns will be paid an hourly rate of $20/hour and eligible for overtime pay and shift differential pay. Eligible for medical insurance, including dental and vision. Annual and sick leave will accrue as per OSU policy and includes up to 13 paid holidays, part of which includes approximately one week of holiday leave in December. All other benefits, such as access to the Colvin Center, Worker’s Comp, etc. are included in the benefits package. Parking permits will need to be purchased by the veterinary technician intern. Access to university CE programs and annual OSU sponsored conferences which include the veterinary specific Summer Seminar and Fall Conference, and general CE in numerous topics through the OSU Talent system.

Expectations:

Interns function as full-time employees with work schedules of 40–50 hours per week, including some evenings, overnights, weekends, and on-call shifts depending on service. Responsibilities include patient care, anesthesia support, diagnostic procedures, record-keeping, and client communication (under supervision). Interns are expected to maintain professional conduct including adhering to hospital policies, dress code, and continuing education participation.

Interns will be assigned a Veterinary Technician Mentor who will provide support and direction to the intern as they move through their rotations. Each intern will be evaluated on a quarterly basis by the internship committee and feedback solicited from faculty and staff from each rotation the intern has worked on in the preceding quarter. Successful candidates will be evaluated on and must show progression and proficiency in several categories including- patient care, nursing skills, technical/procedural skills, anesthesia/sedation competency, efficiency/workflow management, communication skills, professionalism, reliability, teaching, and team contribution. A checklist of required hand on skills will be provided to assist in tracking skills that interns are expected to be proficient in by the end of the program.

Successful interns are expected to show minimum proficiency in each area of evaluation by the end of their program.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's

  Veterinary Technology

  (degree must be conferred on or before agreed upon start date)
  
  
• Certifications, Registrations, and/or Licenses:

  Graduates of AVMA-accredited Veterinary Technology Programs will be considered. The internship is aimed at new graduates, but experienced veterinary technicians may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's
  
  
• Certifications, Registrations, and/or Licenses:

  Credentialing (RVT, LVT, CVT) is strongly encouraged before starting but not required for new graduates.