Rotating Veterinary Internship - Chicago, IL - 2026 Class

Description

Position at Thrive Pet Healthcare

Thrive Pet Specialty Hoffman Estates offers a clinically oriented Small Animal Rotating Internship. Our brand new facility opened in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in October of 2023, staffed with a team focused on a productive collaborative culture between all of our specialties.

Our location just outside of Chicago provides a diverse caseload from the entire Chicagoland area.
Our interns will have primary case responsibilities along with working with different specialists and our staff ER doctors with increasing primary case responsibility as the year progresses. The emphasis will be on developing well rounded doctors with finely tuned diagnostic and treatment abilities who are well suited for future emergency, urgent care and general practice positions, as well as specialty residency or internship.

Our interns will rotate primarily through Emergency and Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Oncology and Surgery. The intern will spend about 50% of the time on the emergency service and interns are paired on overnight ER shifts with a senior clinician. Other elective rotations or amount of time spent on other specialties can be customized based on interns goals. Case rounds occur twice daily in hospital led by the ECC team and other specialties. There will also be weekly didactic rounds including journal club, topic rounds, or wet labs. The weekly schedule will generally include 4 longer shifts when on emergency and on ECC. Most other rotations will be 5 shifts / week.

We have full in house laboratory capabilities, 1.5 tesla MRI, 64 slice CT, 5 surgical suites including one orthopedic suite with C-arm capabilities, intensive care ventilator and high flow capabilities available in hospital.

We Expect the Intern to have had experience with the following by the end of the training program:

• Appropriate diagnostic and treatment plan for common diseases such as DKA, CKD, AKI, pneumonia, gastrointesintal diseases
  Appropriate interpretation of basic and more advanced bloodwork
  Procedural competency - abdomino- thoraco- and pericardio-centesis, chest tubes, NG tubes, nasal O2 lines
  Surgical competency with assistance in proecures such as enterotomy, gastrotomy, splenectomy, pyometra, GDV
  Perioperative treatment of critical cases
  Advanced monitoring with telemetry, capnography, direct and indirect blood pressure
  Exposure to ICU ventilation
  Anesthesia competency

Thrive Pet Healthcare Perks:
Additional support and perks result from the fact that the Thrive Hoffman Estates is part of Thrive Pet Healthcare. Thrive is a growing company with almost 400 hospitals in 38 states - general practices, emergency hospitals, specialty and mixed animal hospitals. That spells opportunity for you!

Like you, for Thrive ‘care’ isn’t just a word. It’s present in everything we do, driven by a dedication to the animals and families we help. We believe you shouldn’t have to sacrifice your well-being, goals, or individuality to do this. We take actions to empower you to provide the best care for pets, the people who love them, and yourself — through progressive career & learning options, benefits, and support. You will be surrounded by those who understand you, your work, and what you’re experiencing day-in and day-out. Throughout our hospitals across the country and with our university partners, Thrive is committed to supporting the education of veterinarians through externships, internships, and residencies that further what we can do for Animals and for one another.

You can learn more about all our Medical Excellence & Education programs at - https://careers.thrivepetcare.com/us/en/home#medical-exc

Thrive Hoffman Estates, as part of Thrive Pet Healthcare, supports our house officers with a comprehensive benefits package including:

-Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
-Continuing Education Opportunities
-PTO
-Professional Liability Coverage
-Thrive U for unlimited, no-cost CE
-Eligibility for Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
-Eligibility to Participate in 401(k) retirement savings plan
-Paid Parental Leave & Purr-ental Leave
-Pet Care Discounts and More

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we celebrate and embrace the uniqueness and diversity of all our team members, pet parents, and pets. We strive to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where all team members belong and feel empowered.