Veterinary Technician - Emergency

Thrive Pet Healthcare; Largo (FL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) with employer match

Mental health resources

Parental leave

Pet benefits

Job summary

Tampa Bay Veterinary Specialists, part of Thrive Pet Healthcare, seeks an Emergency Veterinary Technician in Largo, FL. Join a supportive team and provide high-quality emergency care in a busy hospital setting.

You’ll triage, assist with exams, anesthesia, and nursing care, while communicating with clients about admissions and estimates. A collaborative, client‑focused environment awaits you at Thrive Pet Healthcare.

Qualifications

• Recent experience in emergency or specialty setting preferred (1 year).
• Basic nursing skills for emergency/ICU care and anesthesia support.

Responsibilities

• Triage incoming emergency patients.
• Provide nursing care to emergency and ICU patients.
• Assist doctors with exams, diagnostics, and procedures.
• Provide anesthesia and monitoring for procedures and surgery.
• Perform in-house diagnostics (radiographs, bloodwork, urinalysis).
• Communicate with clients for admits, discharges, estimates, and updates.

Skills

Venipuncture

Anesthesia

Nursing care

Teamwork

Communication

Multi-tasking

Positive attitude

Job description

About You

You’ll play an important role in pets’ lives by providing end-to-end care for our precious patients. Your life-changing work will range from the hands‑on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests, to support services including admitting and discharging patients.

Description

Veterinary Technician – Emergency

Full-Time with rotating weekends

Tampa Bay Veterinary Specialists

Largo, Florida

About You

You’ll play an important role in pets’ lives by providing end-to-end care for our precious patients. Your life-changing work will range from the hands‑on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests, to support services including admitting and discharging patients.

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

Your Experience & Skills

• Prefer one year of recent experience in an emergency or specialty setting
• Basic tech skills required include venipuncture, anesthesia, nursing care
• Commitment to working within a team environment
• Positive, will-do attitude!
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills
• Proven ability to multi‑task in a busy work setting
• Professional demeanor and outgoing personality

Tampa Bay Veterinary Specialists is looking for an Emergency Veterinary Technician to join us as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.

At Tampa Bay Veterinary Specialists, you’ll feel the warmth and culture of a small hospital. As a hospital deeply rooted in the local community, you will experience the best of both worlds: a genuine local culture with the benefits of Thrive's national resources.

About The Hospital

Tampa Bay Veterinary Specialists is the longest standing Emergency and Specialty hospital in the Bay area. We practice high-quality medicine in a work environment that fosters teamwork and collaboration. Our specialty and ER services work together to achieve the best patient outcomes while our client service representatives focus on extraordinary client experiences. We offer surgery, endoscopy, radiology, ultrasound, and more.

At Tampa Bay Veterinary Specialists, we promote a positive work/life balance. We invest heavily in our team’s long‑term health and happiness.

You’re Willing And Able To

• Triage incoming emergency patients
• Provide nursing care to emergency and ICU patients
• Assist ER Doctors with exams, diagnostics, and procedures
• Provide anesthesia and monitoring for procedures and surgery
• Perform in‑house diagnostics to include radiographs, bloodwork, urinalysis, and other testing
• Communicate with clients for admits, discharges, estimates, and patient updates

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 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 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.

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