Veterinary Technician - Lead

Lead Veterinary Technician (General Practice)

Thrive Pet Healthcare – South Lamar

Austin, TX

Schedule: Full-time (4x10s) with a minimum of 2 Saturdays per month

About You

As a Lead Veterinary Technician, you’ll combine hands-on patient care with team leadership in a fast-paced general practice. You’ll support our doctors and clients by delivering high-quality nursing care in exam rooms and surgery, including anesthesia monitoring, guiding the day-to-day patient flow, and helping train and elevate the team.

You take pride in excellent medicine, clear communication, and a supportive team culture—and you’re ready to lead by example.

Your Experience & Skills 

Required

• 3+ years of veterinary technician experience providing direct patient care in a general practice or similar setting
• 1+ year of leadership/lead tech experience (training, coaching, mentoring, or shift leadership)
• Strong communication, conflict resolution, and a positive, solutions-focused mindset
• Team-oriented and willing to cross-train across all areas of a general practice
• Reliable and self-driven with accountability for learning and growth
• Weekend availability (minimum 2 Saturdays per month)

Preferred

• Credentialed technician (CVT/LVT/RVT)

Role Responsibilities (including but not limited to): 

• Maintain a positive work environment that supports teamwork, accountability, and professional growth
• Manage and oversee the Technician team
• Onboard, train, and mentor technicians and new hires on hospital procedures, protocols, and patient care standards (including anesthetic monitoring)
• Provide hands-on patient care while leading the team, including supporting exam room/appointment flow and assisting in surgery
• Follow and enforce Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Create and manage technician work schedules
• Partner with Practice Manager and Medical Director on team meeting agendas and training
• Attend leadership, operational, and team meetings
• Conduct DEA auditing and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Troubleshoot equipment and repair-related issues as needed
• Partner with Practice Manager on inventory management and ordering processes
• Partner with Practice Manager on conducting technician evaluations and provide performance feedback
• Partner with the Practice Manager on business objectives

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. In addition to our health and life insurance, and short- and long- term disability plans, we offer eligible team members:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with employer match
• Mental health resources, including easy access to therapy through Lyra Health
• Paid parental leave
• Purr-ental leave for when you adopt a pet
• Subsidized backup childcare and elder care
• Expert advice, support and network discounts for fertility and family planning
• FREE CE courses
• Pet perks and veterinary service discounts
• Student loan support tools and assistance

*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.