Veterinary Assistant- Emergency

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 positive patient flow.
• Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and offer guidance on Thrive Membership options, medications, and additional treatments.
• Assist in maintaining relevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
• Obtain relevant health history and information from clients and maintain medical charts.
• Use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, organized treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs.

• Veterinary Assistant experience required--ER experience highly preferred
• One year or more of experience in a veterinary hospital
• Be professional and courteous
• Ability to multitask
• Excellent communication and client service skills
• This position requires a love of animals and the ability to warmly welcome and compassionately care for a wide variety of pets
• Flexible availability including overnights, weekends, and holidays

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
• Earn your AVMA-CVTEA Accreditation and become a Vet Tech through our fully accredited distance-learning program for veterinary technicians
• Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement

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.

We provide benefits spread comprehensively across your mental, physical, emotional, and financial well‑being designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits include:

• Competitive compensation-$20-25/hr
• Paid time off including
  8 weeks of full-pay parental leave, bereavement to grieve both humans and pets, and time off for new pet adoptions
• Top‑quality medical, dental, and vision insurance
  plus health savings account and flexible spending account
• Pet perks
  including free exams, discounts on products and services, and more at all Thrive Pet Healthcare locations
• Generously subsidizedbackup and ongoing care supportfor children, adults, and pets
• Mental health benefits
  including coaching and therapy sessions
• 401k with employer contribution
  and no waiting period
• Continuing education anddevelopment supportthrough our library offree CE coursesand paid time off to complete
• Scholarship opportunities
  andstudent loan supportprogram

and so much more!

Compensation is negotiable based on credentials and experience.

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we celebrate and embrace the uniqueness and diversity of all of our team members, pet parents, and pets. We strive to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where all team members belong and feel empowered.