Veterinary Technician - Lead

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Veterinary Technician - Lead

Full-Time, 12-hour Shifts

Rockville, MD

Metropolitan Animal Emergency and Specialty Center is looking for a Lead Veterinary Technician to join our team as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community. 

At Metropolitan Animal Emergency and Specialty Center, a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner, you will have the support, tools, and resources to elevate your skills. As a hospital deeply rooted in the local community, you will experience the best of both worlds: a genuine local feel with the benefits of Thrive's national resources.  

About You 

As a Lead Veterinary Technician,  you'll play an important role in pets' lives by providing comprehensive care throughout their journey. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests, to surgery assistance , to support services including admitting and discharging patients.  

Experience & Skills Requirements:

• Veterinary technician licensure strongly preferred but not required, LVT/CVT/RVT/LVMT encouraged to apply

• 2-3 years of clinical experience as a veterinary technician or assistant required

• Must have Emergency Veterinary clinical experience

• Strong communication skills required

• An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology program preferred; or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.  

• Must be proficient in phlebotomy; able to obtain, prepare and interpret laboratory samples including but not limited to blood, feces, urine, skin, etc
• Must be confident in IVC placement and maintenance
• Must be proficient in blood smears, cytology preparation and interpretation
• Must be familiar with and confident in common radiographic positioning techniques and image capture
• Must be familiar with CPR; candidates with RECOVER BLS/ALS certification encouraged to apply
• Must have experience and confidence in administering anesthesia and monitoring patients during anesthetic events

Role Responsibilities: 

• 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.  

• Be willing to guide, mentor, and support fellow team members.  

About the Hospital 

Metropolitan Animal Emergency and Specialty Center is the Greater Washington Metropolitan area’s pet care answer 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We combine the passionate care you are accustomed to from your primary care veterinarian with the precision and effectiveness of emergency veterinary care requires. We have been successfully and compassionately operating since 1976. As one of the oldest and best known 24-hour emergency animal hospitals in the country, we are a part of the community and share in its history. Rest assured, we are on stand by for you and your pet, around the clock. Whether it is emergency veterinary services your pet needs or post-incident monitoring and care, the staff at Metropolitan Emergency & Specialty Center has dedicated itself to bringing the wag back to your dog’s tail and the purr back to your cat’s meow. We combine the passionate care you’re accustomed to from your primary care veterinarian with the precision and effectiveness that emergency veterinary care requires in emergency, diagnostic, surgical, and specialized intensive care services.

Serving Twinbrook, Rockville Town Square, Rockshire, Woodley Gardens, Westmore, Lincoln Park, West End Park and New Mark Commons

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 no waiting period to enroll and employer match after one year

• Mental health resources, including 24/7 access to Lyra Health  

• Paid parental leave  

• Purr- ental leave for when you adopt a pet  

• Employer-sponsored childcare and elder care  

• Personalized care for every family-forming journey  

• Pet perks and veterinary service discounts  

• Student loan management tools and assistance  

Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers. 

We listen to your needs and then meet them. Through training and free CE experiences, your career development can flourish. And in our locally rooted, nationally connected community, you’ll be able to make connections, access opportunities and find support with ease.  

Support for you is as vital as the support you provide.  

You’ll Thrive With Us 

At Thrive, you have the opportunity to develop your career in a way that best suits your goals. Take advantage of our comprehensive learning and skill-building programs to enhance your expertise . 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 to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital  

• Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement  

• Move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment – across the nation.  

• Leadership training for a thriving and long career in the veterinary profession.  

Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with an hourly pay rate starting at?$30 -?$40/?hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.? 

About Thrive 

Vet-founded and Austin-born, Thrive Pet Healthcare has expanded to over 360 partner hospitals nationwide, united by a mission to shape the future of pet well-being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners .  

We bridge general practice, urgent care, specialty, and emergency care, and our locally rooted, nationally connected hospitals benefit from Thrive's extensive resources while maintaining their unique identities .   

We believe that supporting our people is the key to helping pets thrive through every stage of life .  

Join us where #WeThriveTogether. We provide customizable professional development opportunities, a supportive work environment that values work-life rhythms, and 24/7 mental health support.  

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we are committed to creating a culture where everyone from any background can be heard, respected, and valued. We pledge to build an inclusive environment nurtured by respectful curiosity to support, encourage, and celebrate the diverse voices of our teams and the communities we serve.