Veterinary Assistant - Ophthalmology

Veterinary Assistant – Ophthalmology

Eye Care for Animals

Albuquerque, NM

Part-time: Wednesday-Friday 8am-5pm

Compensation is negotiable based on experience and credentials, with an expected starting range of$16-$17/hour. The final pay will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

About You

You’ll play an important role in pets’ lives by providing end-to-end care for our precious patients. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests, to support services including intake and discharging patients.

The success of your patients’ care matters to you, and your success matters to us.

Experience & Skills Requirements:  

• 6 months+ of animal handling experience
• Veterinary Assistant/Client Service experience highly preferred
• Understand and embrace emotional intelligence
• Communicate effectively and with confidence
• Be resilient and ready to tackle any challenges head on
• Have a sincere desire to help pets and their people

Role Responsibilities

Include but are not limited to:

• Support veterinarians and Vet Techs to ensure quality veterinary care.
• With each hospital function, assist veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
• Assist technicians with tech appointments
• Collect Animals for treatments and assist technicians with laboratory tests 
• Assist with radiographs and ultrasounds
• Walk, feed, water, and give medications to patients as directed by the DVM
• Assist in maintaining relevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
• Use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, organized treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs.

You’ll Grow with Us

Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

• Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills 
• A program designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital

And, with so many locations nationwide, you can find and move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.

Benefits – our care in action

Thrive offers a suite of benefits to support team members’ emotional, physical, professional, and financial wellbeing.

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with employer match
• Mental health resources
• Subsidized backup childcare and elder care
• FREE CE courses
• Pet perks and veterinary service discounts

*Some benefits shown are only for full-time team members who work 30 hours or more per week. Certain Benefits may be subject to waiting periods or length of service requirements.

About Thrive

Thrive Pet Healthcare creates the future of pet well-being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners. Today, its network of 360+ primary, emergency, and specialty hospitals across the U.S. cares for pets of all ages and health needs, while portfolio companies provide tools and technology that help veterinary teams work smarter and deliver better care. Thrive invests in its people—through mentorship, leadership programs, continuing education, and well-being initiatives—so teams can grow and feel supported. For pet owners, convenient solutions such as a mobile app, digital booking, Thrive PlusTM membership, HereFurYou Helpline, an online pharmacy and flexible financial options* make accessing quality care simpler— giving families the peace of mind their pets deserve. Learn more at thrivepetcare.com.

We welcome you to join our story and join where #WeThriveTogether.