Lead Veterinary Technician - Emergency

Thrive Pet Healthcare; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) with employer match

Mental health resources

Paid parental leave

Purr-ental leave for pet adoption

Subsidized backup childcare and elder 

FREE CE courses

Pet perks and veterinary service dis**

Job summary

Metropolitan Animal Emergency & Specialty Center, part of Thrive Pet Healthcare, is seeking an experienced Lead Veterinary Technician for our Rockville, MD emergency team. This full-time role involves triage, stabilization, and guiding the technician team to deliver high-quality care.

You will mentor staff, support complex treatments, and collaborate with doctors to ensure timely interventions and exceptional patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of clinical veterinary experience as a Veterinary Technician (direct patient care).
• Minimum 2+ years of Emergency Veterinary experience.
• CVT/RVT/LVT (active and current) preferred.
• Superior/advanced technical skills in emergency settings.
• 2 years of leadership experience in a veterinary clinic.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Emergency veterinary team and mentor technicians.
• Triage and stabilize critical patients and support complex treatments.
• Assist doctors by integrating clinical signs with disease processes.
• Maintain high-quality patient care and effective communication within the team.

Skills

Leadership experience

Anesthesia skills

Emergency care

Clinical veterinary experience

Medical math (CRIs)

Communication & organization

Education

CVT/RVT/LVT (active) preferred

Job description

Description

Metropolitan Animal Emergency & Specialty Center is looking for an experienced, full-time Lead Veterinary Technician to join our Emergency team as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community in Rockville, MD.

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus available!

About You

You’ll play an important role in pets’ lives by providing skilled emergency care while serving as a trusted leader for the technician team. Your life-changing work will range from triaging and stabilizing critical patients to supporting complex treatments, mentoring team members and helping maintain efficient, high-quality patient care.

The success of your patients’ care matters to you, and your success matters to us.

Your Experience & Skills

Minimum 3+ years of clinical veterinary experience as a Veterinary Technician (direct patient care)

Minimum 2+ years of Emergency Veterinary experience

CVT/RVT/LVT (active and current) preferred

Superior/advanced technical skills

Has 2 years of Leadership experience (in a veterinary clinic setting)

Has strong anesthesia skills (Able to obtain Blood pressure, ECG, Sp02, and ETC02 and integrate clinical signs with disease processes to assist doctors in early and appropriate intervention of patient care)

Has confidence in medical math skills, including calculating Constant Rate Infusions (CRIs)

Possesses a positive work attitude

Self-motivated

Excellent leadership, communication and organization skills

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.

Compensation is negotiable based on experience and credentials, with an expected starting range of$34– $38 / hour. The actual compensation will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

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. 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.

Thrive Pet Healthcare has been recognized by Top Workplaces with Culture Excellence Awards for Purpose & Values and Work-Life Flexibility. The Purpose & Values award reflects organizations that consistently live what they stand for, brought to life at Thrive through our commitment to shaping the future of pet wellbeing and our core values. These values guide how we work and how we care for pets, clients, and one another. The Work-Life Flexibility award recognizes our focus on making meaningful work sustainable, supporting our teams in balancing professional impact with life outside of work.

We welcome you to join our story and join where #WeThriveTogether. Learn more atthrivepetcare.com.