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Veterinary Technician - Medical Oncology

PetCure Oncology at Arizona Veterinary Oncology

Full-Time

Gilbert, AZ

PetCure Oncology is looking for a Medical Oncology Veterinary Technician to join our team as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.

At PetCure Oncology, 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.

About You

At Arizona Veterinary Oncology, you’ll feel the warmth and openness of a small clinic, while having the opportunity and support of a united network.
To some people, a pet is just that... a pet. But for many families, they are far more. They are an integral part of the family. They are often on level with a brother, a sister, a child. When a loved one has cancer, every day, every second, every moment is cherished. There are no better families to work with than our patient’s families. The love they express for their pets is unrivaled.
Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.
As a Medical Oncology Veterinary Technician, you’ll play an important role in pets’ lives by providing specialized care for our precious patients.

Experience & Skills Requirements:

• * Veterinary technician licensure (CVT, LVT, RVT) - An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology program preferred (not required)
  * 2+ years of direct patient care experience in a veterinary setting
  * Equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
  * Advanced venipuncture skills
  * Advanced knowledge of anesthesia protocols and monitoring
  * Initiative to learn the ends and outs of veterinary oncology

Role Responsibilities:

• Must have and demonstrated excellent communications skills including delivering outstanding customer service, dealing directly with clients and referring veterinarians either face to face or over the telephone on a daily basis. In addition, you must be a kind, empathetic, compassionate person who is able to deal in an appropriate manner with very sensitive issues and concerns of our oncology clientele. You are good at establishing and maintaining a supportive health service relationship with the oncology clientele and able to provide long-term care for their pet.
  * Being an effective, positive and approachable team player in your interaction with other in-house team members including cardiology, internal medicine, radiology, surgery, ophthalmology, emergency, dentistry, dermatology, facility employees, and all other teams is necessary.
  * Have a special desire and interest in helping to develop a strong oncology service for our clients and referring veterinarians. A willingness to learn about oncology from the consultation of a patient, providing chemotherapy, understanding different types of cancers and why a particular therapy is used on a patient and potential side effects of medications, chemotherapy, radiation, and radioactive iodine treatments.
  * Must be highly organized, have initiative to start and finish requests from clients, referring veterinarians, team members, and your oncologist.
  * Must be skilled at patient restraint, placing IV catheters, intubation, anesthesia monitoring, jugular blood draws, taking diagnostic radiographs, and excel at general technician duties.
  * You must be detailed orientated and able to learn various software systems.

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

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’ll Thrive with Us

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 vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
• A program to 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 nation.
• Leadership training for a thriving and long career in the veterinary profession.

About Thrive

Vet-founded and Austin-born, Thrive Pet Healthcare has expanded to over 360 partner hospitals nationwide, united by a mission to shape the future of pet well-being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners.

We bridge general practice, urgent care, specialty, and emergency care, and our locally rooted, nationally connected hospitals benefit from Thrive's extensive resources while maintaining their unique identities.

We believe that supporting our people is the key to helping pets thrive through every stage of life.

Join us where #WeThriveTogether. We provide customizable professional development opportunities, a supportive work environment that values work-life rhythms, and 24/7 mental health support.

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.