Description

Veterinary Technician - Internal Medicine Lead

Full-time: 4 days a week

Thrive Pet Healthcare Specialists

2426 Ceegee St., San Antonio, TX 78217

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

• Licensed Veterinary Technician (credentialed strongly preferred or equivalent experience)
• Specialty or advanced clinical experience; Internal Medicine strongly preferred
• Prior leadership, supervisory, or lead technician experience
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Ability to remain calm, decisive, and compassionate in high-pressure situations
• Familiarity with Ezyvet & Smartflow systems preferred
• Experience with endoscopic procedures and advanced imaging modalities, including CT and ultrasound
• Schedule flexibility, including flexibility to assist or work in other departments in the hospital if needed

Thrive Pet Healthcare Specialists is looking for a Lead Internal Medicine Vet Tech to join us as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.

At Thrive Pet Healthcare 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

Thrive Pet Healthcare Specialists San Antonio has recently expanded to a beautiful, modern facility designed to provide exceptional veterinary specialty medicine alongside renowned emergency care. Our state-of-the-art equipment includes advanced diagnostic tools such as CT, MRI, ultrasound, and endoscopy, as well as a linear accelerator and a pulmonetic ventilator for critical care. We also offer a dedicated full pharmacy and an in-house blood bank to ensure comprehensive care for our patients. At Thrive, we foster a friendly, fun, and collaborative work environment, making it a great place for both our team and the pets we serve.

Key Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Direct and coordinate the day-to-day schedule, keeping technicians and veterinarians focused, organized, and on task while adapting to patient & client needs
• Lead and support the Internal Medicine technician team through training, mentorship, and example
• Perform advanced Internal Medicine nursing care, anesthesia monitoring, diagnostics, and procedures
• Manage patient assessments, triage, treatments, hospitalization, and follow-up
• Maintain detailed and accurate medical records and communication logs
• Deliver and review estimates, discharges, and treatment plans with clients
• Coordinate with doctors, CSRs, and hospital teams to ensure smooth daily workflow
• Respond calmly and effectively to emergency and critical-care situations
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, safety, and hospital protocols

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 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.