Veterinary Technician

Thrive Pet Healthcare; New Braunfels (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

CanyonVet New Braunfels, a partner of Thrive Pet Healthcare, seeks a Veterinary Technician to provide comprehensive animal care. Responsibilities include assisting in surgeries, administering medications, and conducting laboratory tests. The position promotes career development through training and support in a collaborative environment, emphasizing compassionate care for pets.

Benefits

Competitive pay

401(k) with employer match

Mental health resources

Paid parental leave

Pet perks and veterinary service discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience as a Veterinary Technician required.
• Effective communication with clients and team members is essential.
• Ability to multitask and be self-motivated in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Obtain patient history and provide client education.
• Administer medications and perform laboratory tests.
• Assist doctors with surgeries and maintain animal records.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Multitasking

Desire to help animals and people

Education

Veterinary technician licensure (preferred)

Job description

Veterinary Technician

Full-time

New Braunfels, TX

CanyonVet New Braunfels is looking for a Veterinary Technician to join our team as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.

At CanyonVet New Braunfels, 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 include but are not limited to:

• Obtain patient history and provide client education
• Maintains animal records
• Assist doctors with appointments and surgeries
• Help with the check in/check out process
• Restraining pets
• Administer medications and vaccinations
• Place IV catheters
• Perform blood draws
• Anesthesia monitoring
• Maintain supplies and equipment
• Completes laboratory tests and diagnostics
• Maintains safe and clean environment
• Performs any other duties as assigned

Experience & Skills Requirements:

• Veterinary technician licensure preferred, not required
• Minimum 1 year experience as a Veterinary Technician
• Must be able to communicate effectively with clients, doctors, management, and hospital personnel
• Is self-motivated
• Able to multitask
• Has a desire to help animals and people
• Must have attention to detail

About the Hospital

CanyonVet is a full-service small animal practice located in New Braunfels, 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-Friday 7:30am-6pm and Saturday 7:30am-12pm

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.