Veterinary Technician - Internal Medicine

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Veterinary Technician - Internal Medicine

Heart of Texas

Round Rock, TX

Full-time


About You

You are a skilled, detail-oriented veterinary technician who thrives in a fast-paced specialty setting and is committed to delivering exceptional patient and client care. The ideal candidate brings strong technical abilities, sound clinical judgment, and the confidence to support complex internal medicine cases while maintaining a calm, professional presence during high-stress situations.


Job Responsibilities:

• Communicate clearly and compassionately with pet parents throughout the patient care process
• Assist with anesthesia, patient monitoring, and recovery
• Perform venipuncture and support accurate medical calculations
• Apply working knowledge of anesthetics, diagnostic imaging, laboratory techniques, and general patient care
• Remain calm, focused, and professional during stressful or urgent situations

Our Ideal Candidate:

• Thrives in a fast-paced specialty environment
• Handles animals safely and confidently
• Communicates clearly and professionally with clients and team members
• Supports multiple specialty or ER departments as needed
• Offers flexibility for weekends, evenings, and holidays as needed

Required Qualifications:

• At least 3 years of recent experience in veterinary practice
• Patient care experience
• Ability to perform routine veterinary medical procedures
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• High school diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications:

• Internal Medicine experience
• Veterinary Technician license

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

Heart of Texas Veterinary Specialty Center is a 24 hour emergency and specialty referral hospital that invests heavily in our team's growth and development. We pride ourselves on providing the Round Rock area with compassionate and quality emergency, and specialty care including surgery, internal medicine and oncology. We provide an emotionally intelligent work environment and strive to maintain a positive work/life balance.


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 Plus TM 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.