Veterinary Technician

Veterinary Technician

4 Paws Pet Hospital

Albuquerque, NM

Full-time: 4 day, 10 hour shift Monday-Thursday 8am-6pm

Youll 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 intake and discharging patients.

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

Your Experience & Skills

• Veterinary technician licensure preferred, not required.
• 1-2 years of clinical experience
• Must have surgical, anesthesia and dental experience.
• Must be willing to accommodate schedule adjustments as hospital hours and operating days may change in the future.

Role Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients.
• With each hospital function, assist veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
• Assist with surgeries and procedures in accordance with your state's Veterinary Practice Act outlined for credentialed veterinary technicians.
• Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and offer guidance on Thrive Membership options, medications, and additional treatments.
• Assist in maintaining relevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
• Obtain relevant health history and information from clients and maintain medical charts.
• Use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, organized treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs.

Youll 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.

4 Paws Pet Hospital is a general practice offering services such as wellness care, dental care, grooming, and various surgeries. Our compassionate, customer service focused team is dedicated to providing the best care for your pets at every stage of their lives.

Serving the Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Corrales areas

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 peoplethrough mentorship, leadership programs, continuing education, and well-being initiativesso teams can grow and feel supported. For pet owners, convenient solutions such as a mobile app, digital booking, Thrive Plus TM membership, HereFurYou Helpline, an online pharmacy and flexible financial options* make accessing quality care simplergiving families the peace of mind their pets deserve.

We welcome you to join our story and join where #WeThriveTogether.