Veterinary Assistant

Thrive Pet Healthcare; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 30,307,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) with employer match

Paid parental leave

Mental health resources

Job summary

Westlake Animal Hospital in Austin, TX seeks a Veterinary Technician Assistant to join a busy practice. The role involves assisting veterinarians, technicians, and the care team in routine duties, including animal handling, medications, appointments, radiographs, and surgery preparation.

Immediate start for dependable, compassionate animal lovers. You will work within Thrive Pet Healthcare’s network in a fast-paced environment, supporting high-quality care and client service while contributing

Qualifications

• 1+ year of animal handling experience
• Veterinary Assistant experience highly preferred
• Understand and embrace emotional intelligence
• Communicate effectively and with confidence
• Be resilient and ready to tackle any challenges head on
• Have a sincere desire to help pets and their people

Responsibilities

• Support veterinarians and Vet Techs to ensure quality veterinary care.
• Assist in maximizing productivity and patient flow with each hospital function.
• Help Technicians with tech appointments.
• Collect animals for treatments and assist with laboratory tests.
• Assist with radiographs and ultrasounds.
• Walk, feed, water, and medicate patients as directed by the DVM.
• Assist in setting up surgery and sterilizing equipment.
• Maintain comprehensive medical records with practice systems.

Skills

Animal handling

Veterinary Assistant experience

Emotional intelligence

Effective communication

Resilience

Care for pets and people

Job description

About You

We need dependable, caring, hard-working, animal lovers to start asap. The Veterinary Technician Assistant Position involves all care of animals which includes assisting technicians, walking, feeding, medicating, surgery packs, anesthesia recovery, and monitoring. This position is also responsible for the general cleanliness of the hospital and kennel.

Description

Veterinary Assistant

Westlake Animal Hospital

Austin, TX

Full-time

About You

We need dependable, caring, hard-working, animal lovers to start asap. The Veterinary Technician Assistant Position involves all care of animals which includes assisting technicians, walking, feeding, medicating, surgery packs, anesthesia recovery, and monitoring. This position is also responsible for the general cleanliness of the hospital and kennel.

Experience & Skills Requirements

• 1 + year of animal handling experience
• Veterinary Assistant experience highly preferred
• Understand and embrace emotional intelligence
• Communicate effectively and with confidence
• Be resilient and ready to tackle any challenges head on
• Have a sincere desire to help pets and their people

Role Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Support veterinarians and Vet Techs to ensure quality veterinary care.
• With each hospital function, assist veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
• Help Technicians with tech appointments
• Collect Animals for treatments and assist technicians with laboratory tests
• Assist with radiographs and ultrasounds
• Walk, feed, water, and give medications to patients as directed by the DVM
• Help set up surgery, sterilize surgical equipment, and help with recovery of patients
• Assist in maintaining relevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
• Use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, organized treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs.

You’ll Grow with Us

Skills

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

Benefits

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 assistanceSome 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

We are a busy 7 doctor practice located in the lovely city of Austin, Texas. We nurture not only our clients and their pets, but also our staff. We offer professional and personal growth as well as promote a healthy work/life balance. We strive to make work fun, engaging, and rewarding.

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.