Veterinary Technician-Emergency

Thrive Pet Healthcare; Fairman (AR); Sur place; USD 25 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Sign-on bonus

Relocation stipend

Résumé du poste

After Hour Animal Hospital in North Little Rock, Arkansas is seeking an Emergency Veterinary Technician to join our Thrive Pet Healthcare team. Full-time or part-time with overnight, weekend, and holiday availability is required to cover urgent care.

You will work with experienced veterinarians to triage, treat, and monitor critical patients, perform diagnostics, place IV catheters, and maintain medical records.

Qualifications

• Licensed veterinary technician preferred.
• Experience as an assistant or technician in a veterinary practice required.
• Able to work overnights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to lift and restrain animals safely.

Responsabilités

• Triage and stabilize emergency patients.
• Assist with emergency exams, treatments, and procedures.
• Monitor hospitalized patients’ vitals and pain.
• Perform diagnostics including lab work and radiographs.
• Place IV catheters and administer fluids/meds.
• Maintain accurate medical records.
• Support clients with empathy.

Connaissances

Licensed Vet Tech

Multitasking

Communication

Overnight/Weekend Availability

Formation

LVT/CVT/RVT certification preferred

Description du poste

Description

Veterinary Technician-Emergency

After Hour Animal Hospital

Full-time or Part-time | Overnight, weekends, holiday availability required

North Little Rock, Arkansas

$1,000 Sign-On bonus for Full-time Team Members

*RELOCATION stipend available for out of state candidate*

About You

You’ll play an important role in pets’ lives by providing end-to-end care for our precious patients. The success of your patients’ care matters to you, and your success matters to us.

After Hour Animal Hospital is looking for an Emergency Veterinary Technician to join us as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.

About The Hospital

After Hour Animal Hospital is seeking a compassionate Emergency Veterinary Technician to join our team. If you thrive in a fast‑paced environment and want to make a real impact during critical moments, this role is for you.

You’ll work alongside experienced emergency veterinarians caring for urgent, trauma, and critical patients while gaining hands‑on experience in emergency medicine.

We are a full-service veterinary emergency facility, stocked, staffed, and equipped for your family pet’s unexpected illness or injury. Our in‑house lab gets blood results fast and compliments our state‑of‑the‑art imaging including digital radiology, limited ultrasound, and endoscopy. We stock emergency drugs such as snake antivenom as well as blood and plasma transfusion products.

Your Experience & Skills

• Certified Veterinary Technician (LVT/CVT/RVT) preferred
• Experienced Veterinary Assistants encouraged to apply
• Experience working as an assistant or technician in a veterinary practice is REQUIRED
• ER, ICU, or emergency experience a plus (not required)
• Strong multitasking and communication skills
• Ability to work overnights, weekends, and holidays
• Ability to lift and restrain animals safely

You’re Willing And Able To

• Triage and stabilize emergency and critical patients
• Assist with emergency exams, treatments, and procedures
• Monitor hospitalized patients (vitals, pain levels, condition changes)
• Perform diagnostics including lab work and radiographs
• Place IV catheters, administer fluids, medications, and oxygen therapy
• Maintain accurate medical records
• Support clients with empathy during high‑stress situations

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.

Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with an hourly pay rate starting at $18-25/ hour. The actual rate offered 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, 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, Thrive Plus membership, HereFurYou Helpline, online booking, 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.