Veterinary Assistant

Stryker Corporation; Austin (TX); On-site; Confidential; 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…

Job summary

Westlake Animal Hospital in Austin, TX is seeking a Veterinary Assistant to support veterinarians and technicians, care for patients, and assist with exams, treatments, and surgeries.

The role offers growth through Thrive Pet Healthcare programs, including continuing education and leadership workshops. It is a full-time, on-site position with benefits.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of animal handling experience.
• Veterinary Assistant experience 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.
• 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.

Skills

Animal handling

Communication skills

Emotional intelligence

Resilience

Pet care

Job 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

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

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

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.