Thrive Pet Healthcare
Veterinary Technician-Emergency
Thrive Pet Healthcare, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87101
Veterinary Technician – Emergency
Full‑time: day and overnight shifts available.
4000 Montgomery Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109. Shift differential available for overnight shifts.
About the Role Thrive Albuquerque is looking for a Veterinary Technician to join our team as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community. At Thrive Albuquerque, 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 Vet Tech, 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.
Responsibilities
Patient Care: direct care of hospitalized patients from emergency, surgery, and internal medicine departments including medication administration, fluid monitoring, and vital parameter monitoring.
Client Interaction: triage incoming emergencies, discharge of outpatient and hospitalized patients, and in‑hospital patient updates.
Anesthesia: monitoring of emergency surgeries and procedures, recovery from anesthesia, and calculating anesthetic drug doses.
Technical Skills: placement of intravenous catheters, medical math, radiography, troubleshooting fluid pumps, obtaining blood samples, and placement of urinary catheters.
Interdepartmental Communication/Teamwork: opportunity to cross‑train within multiple departments, case rounds with specialty doctors and technicians, and regular staff meetings.
Support Veterinarians: ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients.
Maintain Medical Records: assist in maintaining relevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
Sanitation and Safety: use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, and organized treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs.
Mentor Team Members: guidance, mentorship, and support for fellow team members.
Experience & Skills Requirements
At least 2 years of recent experience at a veterinary practice.
Veterinary technician licensure preferred, not required.
Works well with a team.
Experience with animal restraint.
Excellent customer service.
Strong communication skills.
About the Hospital We are a state‑of‑the‑art facility at the base of the Sandia Mountains, providing emergency care for sick and injured pets, as well as specialty care by skilled doctors. Serving the greater Albuquerque area.
Benefits – Our Care In Action
Competitive pay
401(k) with employer match
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
Discretionary funds and FREE CE courses
Pet perks and veterinary service discounts
Student loan management tools and assistance
Career Development
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
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.
About Thrive Vet‑founded and Austin‑born, Thrive Pet Healthcare has expanded to over 380 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.
Commitment to Inclusion 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.
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4000 Montgomery Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109. Shift differential available for overnight shifts.
About the Role Thrive Albuquerque is looking for a Veterinary Technician to join our team as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community. At Thrive Albuquerque, 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 Vet Tech, 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.
Responsibilities
Patient Care: direct care of hospitalized patients from emergency, surgery, and internal medicine departments including medication administration, fluid monitoring, and vital parameter monitoring.
Client Interaction: triage incoming emergencies, discharge of outpatient and hospitalized patients, and in‑hospital patient updates.
Anesthesia: monitoring of emergency surgeries and procedures, recovery from anesthesia, and calculating anesthetic drug doses.
Technical Skills: placement of intravenous catheters, medical math, radiography, troubleshooting fluid pumps, obtaining blood samples, and placement of urinary catheters.
Interdepartmental Communication/Teamwork: opportunity to cross‑train within multiple departments, case rounds with specialty doctors and technicians, and regular staff meetings.
Support Veterinarians: ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients.
Maintain Medical Records: assist in maintaining relevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
Sanitation and Safety: use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, and organized treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs.
Mentor Team Members: guidance, mentorship, and support for fellow team members.
Experience & Skills Requirements
At least 2 years of recent experience at a veterinary practice.
Veterinary technician licensure preferred, not required.
Works well with a team.
Experience with animal restraint.
Excellent customer service.
Strong communication skills.
About the Hospital We are a state‑of‑the‑art facility at the base of the Sandia Mountains, providing emergency care for sick and injured pets, as well as specialty care by skilled doctors. Serving the greater Albuquerque area.
Benefits – Our Care In Action
Competitive pay
401(k) with employer match
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
Discretionary funds and FREE CE courses
Pet perks and veterinary service discounts
Student loan management tools and assistance
Career Development
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
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.
About Thrive Vet‑founded and Austin‑born, Thrive Pet Healthcare has expanded to over 380 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.
Commitment to Inclusion 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.
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