Wildlife Nursery Intern - Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota

WRC provides qualified internship applicants with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with wildlife. Internships are available in the Songbird Nursery or Mammal Nursery.

See https://wrcmn.org/Wildlife-Internships-at-WRC/12/ for more details and applications.

Duties and responsibilities

-Commitment of 20-30 hours/week
-Work closely with volunteers by providing ongoing training and guidance
-Admit new patients: set up caging, prepare food, organize paperwork, and follow protocols
-Prepare food for and hand-feed young patients, using a variety of techniques
-Maintain caging with appropriate furnishings for a wide variety of species
-Learn to recognize signs of illness and notify supervisors when there are concerns about a patient’s health
-Administer medications (including injections)
-Maintain paperwork
-Keep nursery clean and orderly
-Maintain laundry, clean cages, and follow biosecurity protocols
-Must be able to lift 30lbs, be on feet for 4+ hours, work in a humid environment, and able to work in v-varying weather conditions
-Maintain the wild nature of our patients by following WRC policies and procedures
-Treat everyone including staff, volunteers, other interns with respect
-Interns are not working directly with veterinarians in the treatment room, however, upon completion of >400 hours of internship time, the intern may be considered for the veterinary shadowing program (one 2-3 hour shadow shift per week)
-NOTE for Mammal Nursery interns only: rabies pre-exposure vaccine series and titer are required before beginning your internship. Additionally, shifts will be at Roseville and Grant locations so a vehicle will be necessary