Description

Veterinary Technician

Full-time

San Antonio, TX

A Pet’s Choice Veterinary Care is looking for a Veterinary Technician to join our team as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.

At A Pet’s Choice, a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner, you will have the support, tools, and resources to elevate your skills. As a hospital deeply rooted in the local community, you will experience the best of both worlds: a genuine local feel with the benefits of Thrive's national resources.

About You

As a Vet Tech, you'll play an important role in pets' lives by providing comprehensive care throughout their journey. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests, to surgery assistance, to support services including admitting and discharging patients.

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:

• 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
• 2 years of veterinary experience - strong veterinary technical skills required
• LVT preferred

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.

We are open Monday - Thursday, 7:30am - 5:30pm and Saturday, 7:30am - 2:30pm

Serving San Antonio, Alamo Heights, Kirby, Converse, The Quarry, Olmos Park

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 24/7 access to Lyra Health
• Paid parental leave
• Purr-ental leave for when you adopt a pet
• Employer-sponsored childcare and elder care
• Personalized care for every family-forming journey
• Discretionary funds and FREE CE courses
• Pet perks and veterinary service discounts
• Student loan management tools and assistance

Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.

We listen to your needs and then meet them. Through training and free CE experiences, your career development can flourish. And in our locally rooted, nationally connected community, you’ll be able to make connections, access opportunities and find support with ease.

Support for you is as vital as the support you provide.

You’ll Thrive With Us

At Thrive, you have the opportunity to develop your career in a way that best suits your goals. Take advantage of our comprehensive learning and skill-building programs to enhance your expertise. 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
• Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement
• Move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment - across the nation.
• Leadership training for a thriving and long career in the veterinary profession.

About Thrive

Vet-founded and Austin-born, Thrive Pet Healthcare has expanded to over 380 partner hospitals nationwide, united by a mission to shape the future of pet well-being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners.

We bridge general practice, urgent care, specialty, and emergency care, and our locally rooted, nationally connected hospitals benefit from Thrive's extensive resources while maintaining their unique identities.

We believe that supporting our people is the key to helping pets thrive through every stage of life.

Join us where #WeThriveTogether. We provide customizable professional development opportunities, a supportive work environment that values work-life rhythms, and 24/7 mental health support.

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we are committed to creating a culture where everyone from any background can be heard, respected, and valued. We pledge to build an inclusive environment nurtured by respectful curiosity to support, encourage, and celebrate the diverse voices of our teams and the communities we serve.