Veterinary Assistant - Seasonal (Summer 2026)

Description

Veterinary Assistant
Central Maui Animal Clinic
Kahului, HI

• Seasonal - Summer

Schedule: Full-time (4 day, 10-hour shifts/week) or part-time (27–29 hours/week); both schedules require 1 weekend shift per week. Temporary Summer 2026 position (June - August)

About You
You’ll play an important role in pets’ lives by providing end-to-end care for our precious patients. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests, to support services including intake and discharging patients.

The success of your patients’ care matters to you, and your success matters to us.

Experience & Skills Requirements:

• 6 months 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

Role responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Support veterinarians and Vet Techs to ensure quality veterinary care.
• With each hospital function, 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
• Assist in maintaining relevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
• Use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, organized treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs.

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
We are a busy 10 doctor practice located in the beautiful Maui, Hawaii. We nurture not only our clients and their pets, but also our staff. We offer professional and personal growth as well as promote a healthy work/life balance. We strive to make work fun, engaging, and rewarding.

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, 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. Learn more at thrivepetcare.com.

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

Compensation is negotiable based on credentials and experience with an hourly pay rate starting at $22-25/ hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.