Veterinary Technician - Specialty

Veterinary Technician – Specialty

Heart of Texas

Round Rock, TX

Schedule (Full-time): Weekday flexibility and rotating weekends required.

Job Highlights

• Specialty-focused role supporting Internal Medicine and Dentistry/Oral Surgery
• Floating support: help other departments as needed to support patient care and hospital flow
• Anesthesia-heavy position: induction, monitoring, recovery, and advanced nursing care
• Schedule: Full-time; Weekday flexibility and rotating weekends (shift times vary based on coverage)
•  Hands-on advanced procedures: dental radiographs/cleanings, oral surgery support, and specialty diagnostics
• Team environment in a 24-hour emergency & specialty referral hospital
•  Growth support through continuing education and skill development pathways

About You

You are a skilled and adaptable Specialty Veterinary Technician supporting multiple specialty departments, including Internal Medicine and the Dentistry and Oral Surgery departments. You provide high quality, compassionate patient care while confidently moving between specialty departments as needed. You communicate clearly with pet parents and team members, remain calm in high pressure situations, and are eager to continue expanding your technical and specialty skills.

Your Experience & Skills 

Required

• 3+ years recent experience in a veterinary practice as a Veterinary Technician
• Strong anesthesia experience required
• Ability to assist in advanced specialty veterinary medical procedures
• Patient care experience required
• High school diploma or GED required
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills

Preferred

• Internal Medicine and/or Dentistry experience strongly preferred
• Veterinary Technician license (LVT) or VTS preferred

Key Responsibilities:

Include but are not limited to:

Patient Care & Anesthesia

• Safe animal handling, venipuncture, and catheter placement
• Anesthesia induction, monitoring, and recovery
• Medication calculation and administration
• Post-procedure patient monitoring and nursing care

Internal Medicine Support

• Assist with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• Support imaging and laboratory diagnostics
• Monitor and care for hospitalized patients

Dentistry & Oral Surgery Support

• Dental radiographs and professional dental cleanings
• Ultrasonic scaling, polishing, and hand instrumentation
• Assist with oral surgery and advanced dental procedures
• Provide pre- and post-operative dental patient care

Communication & Teamwork

• Communicate clearly with pet parents and specialty teams
• Maintain accurate medical records
• Support a Fear Free, collaborative work environment

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 

Heart of Texas Veterinary Specialty Center is a 24-hour emergency and specialty referral hospital that invests heavily in our team's growth and development. We pride ourselves on providing the Round Rock area with compassionate and quality emergency, and specialty care including surgery, internal medicine, dentistry and oral surgery, and oncology. We provide an emotionally intelligent work environment and strive to maintain a positive work/life balance.        

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.