Veterinary Technician - Emergency

Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician

Pet Specialists of Austin

Austin, TX

Schedule: Three 12-hour overnight shifts per week, including one weekend night.

Pay: $23–$26 per hour, based on experience, credentials, skills, qualifications, and location. Shift differential available for overnight and weekend shifts.

Emergency Veterinary Technician Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing care for emergency and critical-care patients in a fast-paced, 24-hour specialty hospital.
• Support triage, patient assessment, inpatient monitoring, treatments, and outpatient procedures under veterinarian direction.
• Perform venipuncture, IV catheter placement, medication administration, laboratory testing, radiology support, and specimen collection.
• Assist with emergency procedures, anesthesia, surgery, and CPR while maintaining accurate medical records.
• Communicate clearly and compassionately with pet owners and collaborate closely with veterinarians and the emergency care team.

What You’ll Bring:

• Strong emergency and critical-care nursing skills with sound clinical judgment
• A calm, organized approach to urgent and high-acuity cases
• Clear communication, compassionate client service, and a collaborative team mindset

Qualifications:

• At least 3 years of recent veterinary technician experience required
• Veterinary emergency, specialty, or critical-care experience strongly preferred
• Proficiency in routine veterinary procedures and confidence supporting hospitalized and urgent-care patients
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and client-service skills
• High school diploma or GED
• Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) preferred

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 the Hospital

Pet Specialists of Austin is a 24-hour emergency and specialty referral hospitalthat invests heavily in team growth and development. Opened in 2021, our hospital provides the Austinarea with compassionate, high-quality emergency and specialty care, including neurology,surgery, internal medicine, and oncology. We foster an emotionally intelligent work environment and support a positive work-life balance.

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. 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, digital booking, Thrive PlusTM membership, HereFurYou Helpline, an online pharmacy and flexible financial options* make accessing quality care simpler— giving families the peace of mind their pets deserve. 

Thrive Pet Healthcare has been recognized by Top Workplaces with Culture Excellence Awards for Purpose & Values and Work-Life Flexibility. The Purpose & Values award reflects organizations that consistently live what they stand for, brought to life at Thrive through our commitment to shaping the future of pet wellbeing and our core values. These values guide how we work and how we care for pets, clients, and one another. The Work-Life Flexibility award recognizes our focus on making meaningful work sustainable, supporting our teams in balancing professional impact with life outside of work.

We welcome you to join our story and join where #WeThriveTogether. Learn more at thrivepetcare.com.