Veterinary Assistant
Listed on 2026-01-26
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Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care
Veterinary, Animal / Pet Care
Overview
Austin, Texas
Westlake Animal Hospital is looking for a Veterinary Assistant to join our team as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community. At Westlake Animal Hospital, 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.
RoleVeterinary Assistant
Full-time
Austin, Texas
Westlake Animal Hospital is looking for a Veterinary Assistant to join our team as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community. At Westlake Animal Hospital, 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.
AboutYou
We need dependable, caring, hard-working animal lovers to start asap. The Veterinary Assistant position involves all care of animals including assisting technicians, walking, feeding, medicating, surgery packs, anesthesia recovery, and monitoring. This position is also responsible for the general cleanliness of the hospital and kennel.
Experience & Skills- 1+ year of animal handling experience
- Veterinary Assistant experience highly preferred
- Understand and embrace emotional intelligence
- Communicate effectively and with confidence
- Be resilient and ready to tackle any challenges head on
- Have a sincere desire to help pets and their people
- Support veterinarians and Vet Techs to ensure quality veterinary care.
- Assist veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
- Help Technicians with tech appointments
- Collect animals for treatments and assist technicians with laboratory tests
- Assist with radiographs and ultrasounds
- Walk, feed, water, and give medications to patients as directed by the DVM
- Help set up surgery, sterilize surgical equipment, and assist with recovery of patients
- Maintain relevant medical records with the support of practice systems
- Use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, organized treatment areas
We are a busy 7-doctor practice located in Austin, Texas. We nurture our clients and their pets, and also support our staff. We offer professional and personal growth and promote a healthy work/life balance. We strive to make work fun, engaging, and rewarding. We are open Monday–Friday from 7am–7pm.
BenefitsThrive offers a suite of benefits to support team members’ emotional, physical, professional, and financial wellbeing. In addition to health and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability plans, eligible team members receive:
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) with employer match
- Mental health resources, including 24/7 access to Lyra Health
- Paid parental leave
- Purr-ental leave for pet adoption
- 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
Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers. We listen to your needs and then meet them. Through training and free CE experiences, your career development can flourish. And in our locally rooted, nationally connected community, you’ll be able to make connections, access opportunities and find support with ease. Support for you is as vital as the support you provide.
You’llThrive With Us
Skills
At Thrive, you have the opportunity to develop your career in a way that best suits your goals. Take advantage of our comprehensive learning and skill-building programs to enhance your expertise. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:
- Our library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
- Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop 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…
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