Description

Surgery Veterinary Technician

Location: Austin, Texas

Full-Time: Schedule will be either Monday-Thursday or Tuesday-Friday 7:30am-5:30pm with flexibility for late surgeries. One Saturday per month and on-call duties are required.

Pay depends on experience and qualifications and ranges from $24-$32 per hour. Some on-call procedures are eligible for on-call bonuses.

Join Our Team as a Surgery Veterinary Technician

Pet Specialists of Austin, a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner, is looking for a skilled Surgery Veterinary Technician to join our dedicated team. As part of our hospital, you'll gain access to specialized resources, career development opportunities, and the support of a nationally connected network-while enjoying the close-knit feel of a local practice.

Opened in 2021, Pet Specialists of Austin is a 24-hour emergency and specialty referral hospital committed to investing in the growth and success of its team. We proudly serve the Austin area with high-quality care in emergency and critical care, neurology, surgery, internal medicine, and oncology. Our workplace fosters emotional intelligence, collaboration, and a strong work/life balance, ensuring a positive environment for both patients and team members.

Job Summary

As a Surgery Technician, you will play a vital role in patient care, assisting board certified surgeons with surgical procedures, diagnostics, and recovery. You will ensure a smooth workflow by maintaining sterile environments, monitoring anesthesia, and providing compassionate client communication. Your expertise in anesthesia, operating room protocols and emergency response will directly contribute to high-quality veterinary care.

In addition to surgical support, you will assist service leads and teammates in the successful day-to-day operations of the hospital. Your role will include performing technical and administrative functions while adhering to company-wide protocols and procedures. You will provide top-quality care and customer service to all patients and clients, demonstrating strong technical aptitude and a proactive approach in supporting your team.

We seek an independent yet collaborative worker who values team-based care, maintains patience and compassion, and actively contributes to a positive hospital environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Veterinary Support: Assist veterinarians in delivering high-quality care, advocating for pets, and educating clients.
• Patient Flow & Medical Records: Maintainaccurate medical charts, obtain client history, and ensure efficient patient flow.
• Diagnostics & Procedures: Performblood draws, radiographs, doppler blood pressure checks, and catheter placements.
• Surgical Assistance: Induce, maintain, and recover anesthesia, following surgical suite protocols.
• Patient Admission & Discharge: Greet clients, take history and vitals, and provide clear post-procedure care instructions.
• Treatment & Facility Care: Ensure clean, sterile environments, safe restraining techniques, and proper disposal of medical supplies.
• Client Communication: Explain long-term care plans and provide compassionate support for pet owners.
• Daily Hospital Operations: Support supervisors and teammates with assigned daily, weekly, and monthly tasks while maintaining a clean practice.

Key Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum 1 year experience working with a board-certified surgeon or equivalent experience is required.
• Animal Handling: Advanced skills in safe restraint and patient care
• Anesthesia Expertise: Advanced skills in all aspects of anesthesia protocols, induction, monitoring, ventilator, and recovery.
• Surgical Knowledge: In-depth understanding of operating room protocols
• Emergency Response: Ability to remain calm and focused in high-pressure situations
• Work Flexibility: Willingness to work additional hours as needed
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written skills for client and team interactions
• Physical Requirements: Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds
• Client Care: Strong relationship-building skills with patients and pet owners
• Teamwork & Independence: Works well both collaboratively and autonomously
• Positive Mindset: Maintains a professional and resilient attitude under pressure

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 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

About Thrive:

Thrive Pet Healthcare is one of the first veterinary services offering a comprehensive continuum of care for pets’ primary, specialty, and acute needs. Through a nationwide community of over 360 veterinary providers, and an industry-leading membership program, Thrive Pet Healthcare provides personalized, accessible care through every stage of a pet’s life and health. Founded by veterinarians, the organization provides industry-first benefits for practice staff while elevating privately held veterinary hospitals with innovative service and technology solutions. By focusing on the needs of care providers and professional collaboration, Thrive Pet Healthcare is supporting the well-being of the industry and raising the national bar for veterinary excellence.

Thrive Pet Healthcare is united by our mission to create the future of pet well-being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners. We exist to nurture both pets and people through meaningful relationships and exceptional veterinary care.

Our Support Office teams power that mission by supporting our hospitals through operational excellence, innovative programs, people-centered culture, and forward-thinking business solutions - all while having plenty of fun along the way.

We nurture pets & people through meaningful relationships and exceptional pet care-and we are united by a shared set of values.

• Service - delivering exceptional service
• Empathy - leading with care
• Accountability - achieve meaningful outcomes
• Joy - be a source of light
• Exploration - learn to fuel growth
• Team - connect for success

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.