Licensed Veterinary Technician - Internal Medicine

Job Description

Job Description

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Licensed Veterinary Technician – Internal Medicine

Thrive Pet Healthcare Specialists

2426 Ceegee St., San Antonio, TX 78217

Full-time: Monday-Thursday 8am-6pm, with the possibility of staying later based on hospital needs. 

Join our team and earn a $5,000 sign-on bonus! We're seeking dedicated Licensed Veterinary Technicians who are passionate about exceptional patient care and excited to grow with us.

About You

You’re a licensed veterinary technician who thrives in a fast-paced Internal Medicine environment and takes pride in delivering exceptional patient care. In this role, you’ll support complex cases through hands-on nursing care, diagnostics, anesthesia support, patient monitoring, and outpatient treatments while working closely with veterinarians and the broader hospital team.

You communicate clearly with pet parents, stay calm under pressure, and bring strong attention to detail to every case. Your success in supporting Internal Medicine patients through each stage of care matters to you—and your growth and success matter to us.

Role Responsibilities (include but are not limited to) :

• Provide quality pet and client care in an Internal Medicine setting
• Communicate clearly and compassionately with pet parents
• Assist with anesthesia, patient monitoring, and recovery
• Perform venipuncture and support outpatient treatments
• Apply medical math accurately in daily patient care
• Use working knowledge of anesthetics, diagnostic imaging, laboratory techniques, and general patient care
• Remain calm and effective during stressful situations

Our Ideal Candidate:

• Has knowledge of basic veterinary practices
• Experience in specialty veterinary medicine-preferably Internal Medicine
• Able to appropriately handle animals
• Able to assist in veterinary medical procedures
• Recent experience in a veterinary practice
• Willing to work weekends, evenings, and holidays

  Job Requirements:

• At least 3 years recent experience in veterinary practice 
• Ability to perform routine veterinary medical procedures 
• Patient care experience required
• Excellent interpersonal communications skills
• High school diploma or GED
• Veterinary Technician license is required

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

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

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

In 2024, our long-standing San Antonio ER expanded into a modern 24-hour emergency and specialty facility. We’re Fear Free® certified and equipped with advanced technology (CT, MRI, ultrasound, linear accelerator) plus a pharmacy—supported by a friendly, collaborative team with extensive specialty and emergency experience.

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.