Veterinary Technician – THRIVE Affordable Vet Care – Germantown, MD

Veterinary Technician/Assistant

What makes the Veterinary Technician/Assistant role a great opportunity?

• If you enjoy teaching others, then this is an amazing opportunity to improve the skills of others.
• Guaranteed Full-Time Hours with Benefits

We’re a talented team of passionate people coming together to make outstanding vet care affordable. THRIVE Affordable Vet Care brings quality veterinary care at unprecedented value to all pets. We believe that all pets should have accessible care at an affordable price, and we are expanding nationally to accommodate the needs of our clients and their pets. As a growing national brand, THRIVE supports its veterinarians with a more efficient business operation, a higher staff-to-doctor ratio, and a friendly and organized team that’s second to none. We even have a call center to handle incoming inquiries. The net result is more time for our clinical teams to focus on their true passion: caring for animals. Our care caseload provides the perfect combination of challenge and diversity, with medical care that includes diagnostics, dentistry, radiology and surgery. Our veterinarian teams are often comprised of experienced and recently graduated doctors, which encourages mentorship and learning. We promote a clinic environment centered on a true team approach, where we succeed at a high level together.

Responsibilities:

• Perform venipuncture, IV-catheter, and injection administration
• Set up, position, and take digital radiographs
• Collect, set up, and interpret in-house laboratory and cytology tests
• Monitor anesthesia and assisting in surgical procedures
• Performing dental prophylaxis
• Educate clients on preventive care
• Properly and safely restrain patients, reliably and with compassion to prepare for procedures performed by technicians and/or doctors.

Qualifications:

• 2 or more years of direct patient care experience; CVT / LVT / RVT preferred
• Team player and willingness to cross train in all areas of a general practice
• Self-driven accountability for learning
• Positive attitude
• Conflict resolution skills
• Self-starter
• Weekend availability

Benefits:

• 4-day work week
• Competitive pay
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance packages
• 401K Match
• Generous PTO per year
• Pet discounts for up to five of your own pets at both THRIVE and any Pathway location
• Continuing Education allowance for licensed technicians
• Access to free continuing education and other learning opportunities
• Eight major holidays off
• Embroidered scrubs
• Paid Parental Leave
• A low drama work environment

Find out more about us here: http://www.thrivevet.com.

“THRIVE isn’t just our name, it’s our goal for pets and pet owners.”