Description

Veterinary Technician - Emergency Shift Leader

Overnights/Night Shift

Mansfield, TX

Lead Overnight Emergency Care with Confidence and Purpose

Compensation:

Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT/RVT/CVT/VTS): $25.00-$35.00/hr + shift differential

Experienced Veterinary Technician (Unlicensed): $25.00-27.00/hr + shift differential

Why Techs Choose This Role

• Overnight leadership without management overload
• Strong doctor-to-tech ratios overnight
• Advanced emergency medicine with real support
• Thrive-backed resources, training, and career mobility
• Paid differential for overnight shifts

About the Hospital

Thrive Pet Healthcare Specialists of Mansfield provides 24/7 emergency care, including holidays. Our emergency team is equipped to handle critical cases at any hour with advanced diagnostics and treatment capabilities, including:

• In-house bloodwork and digital radiology
• Surgery and anesthesia
• Oxygen therapy and transfusions
• Ultrasound and endoscopy

What You’ll Do (Overnight Shift Leader)

You’ll support excellent patient care while guiding the overnight team, including:

• Leading overnight hospital flow to ensure efficient, compassionate care
• Supporting veterinarians by executing treatment plans
• Delegating tasks to treatment and surgery technicians
• Assisting with emergency procedures, anesthesia, diagnostics, and surgery
• Monitoring anesthesia and providing advanced nursing care
• Admitting and discharging patients; educating clients on home care
• Serving as a calm, steady leadership presence overnight
• Mentoring technicians and supporting skill development
• Partnering with leadership on workflow and patient care improvements

What We’re Looking For

Required Experience & Skills

• Emergency veterinary technician experience (ECC)
• Strong technical skills (including phlebotomy & anesthesia monitoring)
• Comfort leading and supporting teammates overnight
• Ability to multitask and stay composed in critical situations
• Organized, dependable, and self-motivated

Preferred

• Credentialed technicians encouraged to apply
• Prior experience mentoring or acting as a shift lead
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

You’ll Thrive Here If You Are

• A hands-on leader who supports from the floor
• Calm, confident, and dependable under pressure
• Passionate about emergency medicine and team success
• Interested in long-term growth, not just “another overnight job”

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

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your emotional, physical, professional, and financial wellbeing, including:

• 401(k) with employer match
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Mental health support through Lyra Health
• Paid parental leave
• Purr-ental leave for new pet adoptions
• Backup childcare and elder care support
• FREE CE courses
• Pet care discounts and perks
• Student loan support tools

Some benefits are available to full-time team members (30+ hours/week) and may be subject to eligibility requirements.

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, while portfolio companies provide tools and technology that help veterinary teams work smarter and deliver better care. 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, Thrive Plus membership, HereFurYou Helpline, online booking, and flexible financial options make accessing quality care simpler- giving families the peace of mind their pets deserve. Learn more at thrivepetcare.com.

We welcome you to join our story and join where #WeThriveTogether.