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Description
Veterinary Technician
A Pet’s Choice Veterinary Care
Full-time
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 admitting and discharging patients.
The success of your patients’ care matters to you, and your success matters to us.
Role Responsibilities:
- Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients.
- With each hospital function, assist veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain a positive patient flow.
- Assist with surgeries and procedures.
- Receive, handle, and treat patients with skill, compassion, and care including accurately performing laboratory tests.
- Use safe restraining techniques and follow standard protocols.
- Sustain a clean, sterile, organized environment including general areas, treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs.
- Accurately dispense and administer medications under the supervision of a doctor.
- Assist in maintaining relevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems
- Ability to observe the animal's appearance and activity for general physical condition, obvious signs of illness, disease, and discontent.
- Regular attendance and timeliness are essential functions in order to fulfill the requirements of this position.
- Strong communication and client service skills. Ability to work with clients and patients in a professional, friendly, and hospitable manner.
- Work well with all team members and ensure that your actions support the hospital, the doctors, and the practice philosophy.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Experience & Skills Requirements:
- 2 years of veterinary experience – strong veterinary technical skills required
- Familiar with veterinary medicine terminology
- Proficient in the use, care, sterilization, and storage of veterinary instruments, materials, and equipment.
- Familiarity with standard procedures used in various treatments to prepare and provide assistance
- Understanding of client service principles, including assessing needs, meeting quality standards, and evaluating satisfaction.
- Ability to work independently on assigned tasks as well as to accept direction on given assignments.
- Exhibit a positive attitude and a desire for continuous learning
- LVT preferred
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 the Hospital
A Pet's Choice Veterinary Care is a small animal practice located in San Antonio, Texas providing high quality, dedicated care for every patient. Our hospital has a collaborative team and is committed to a positive work environment. We pride ourselves on compassionate care and high standards of medical excellence.
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.
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