Licensed Veterinary Technician, Inpatient

Virginia Veterinary Centers in Short Pump, VA is hiring a full- time LVT to join our Inpatient team!

We’re looking for a Licensed Veterinary Technician with several years of experience in emergency veterinary medicine who thrives on the complexity and challenge of ER cases but is seeking a more balanced and steady-paced environment. This role is perfect for someone who values high-quality patient care without the intensity and volume typical of a traditional ER setting. If you’re passionate about providing thoughtful, focused care while still working with diverse and medically complex cases, we’d love to meet you.

Why choose VVC? VVC recognizes the struggles of veterinary professionals. We have an onsite Veterinary Wellbeing Specialist to help guide our team members to a better and healthier professional career. The culture of our hospital is one of our top priorities, we spend a lot of time training new employees, and our management is present. Work life balance is a key component to our team members. Most team members are off 2 weekends a month.

We are committed to the professional development of our team members and provide opportunities for advancement. Experience is always a plus, but we are also willing to train and mentor new graduates. We recognize the importance of work/life balance and strive to provide a schedule conducive to maintaining a healthy work/life balance for all our employees. Students in their 3rd semester are welcome to apply (some scheduling limitations apply when working as a student LVT).

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide high‑quality nursing care and monitoring for hospitalized patients, ensuring comfort, safety, and medical stability throughout their stay.
• Support recovery and post‑operative care for patients following surgical, imaging, and procedural interventions.
• Administer prescribed treatments, including medications, IV fluids, nutritional support, wound care, and physical therapy exercises as directed.
• Place and manage indwelling catheters, including central lines, PICC lines, peripheral catheters, and urinary catheters.
• Collecting diagnostic samples, imaging, and non-laboratory diagnostics (BP, EKG, SPO2) for analysis while understanding normal parameter markers to help facilitate in next steps of diagnostic preparation and communication to Veterinarian.
• Assist with patient preparation and positioning for imaging (CT, MRI, ultrasound) or procedures as needed.
• Obtaining and performing orders from Veterinarians for inpatient treatments and hospitalizations while understanding all the steps associated with hospitalization including IV Catheter placement, fluid therapy, creating electronic treatment sheets, calculating, and administering required medications, and calculating and administering fluid bolus requirements .
• Assist in placement and maintenance of intravenous catheters, nasogastric tubes, central lines, JP drains, thoracic tubes, and esophageal feeding tubes .
• Assist Veterinarians in all aspects during surgical procedures from developing anesthetic protocol, administration of pre-medications and induction agents, intubation, surgical prep, maintenance and monitoring of general anesthesia, assist in surgical procedure as needed, recovery care of patients post anesthetic episodes, proper medical documentation of anesthesia monitoring, and understanding side effects of anesthetic agents being administered .
• Able to perform blood typing, crossmatches, set up for transfusions, and understanding clinical signs of transfusion related reactions .
• Understanding and able to perform proper medical record documentation in accordance with hospital policy and the board of veterinary medical standards .
• Assisting Veterinary Assistants in completion of End of Shift checklists to properly prepare for your relieving teams’ success on shift, including restocking, logging controlled substances, cleaning kennels, vacuuming, and mopping .
• Collaborate with specialty services (Neurology, Surgery, Anesthesia, Radiology, Internal Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology) to carry out care plans and facilitate ongoing diagnostics.
• Prepare patients for discharge, including review of at‑home care instructions and medication plans.
• Assist with patient transfers to and from ER or other specialty services in a timely, organized, and medically appropriate manner.
• Participate in medical rounds and hand‑offs with ER and specialty teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Alert the DVM to any changes in patient status, including but not limited to pain levels, vital sign fluctuations, and unexpected clinical findings.

Compensation:

• Compensation is based on experience and skill set, ranging from $28 - 32/hr.

Schedule:

• 4/ 10- hour shifts per week OR 5/ 8- hour shifts per week.
• 8am - 6pm OR 8am - 4pm

Benefits:

• Generous paid time off
• CE allowance
• Yearly scrub allowance
• Personal pet discount
• Paid License Renewals
• Quarterly Bonus Opportunity
• Relocation Assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance
• 401(k)
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee Referral program

We are excited to announce Ethos Veterinary Health as our new name. Ethos is the new, industry-leading community of legacy Ethos Veterinary Health, Compassion-First Pet Hospitals, SAGE Veterinary Centers, and legacy NVA Specialty and Emergency hospitals. This powerful new community brings together a dynamic network of ~145 hospitals, an unmatched team of experts, cutting-edge technology, and an unwavering commitment to the advancement of the animal health profession and better patient outcomes.
Our commitments to the industry, the profession, our teammates, and our patients, will not change, and in fact will be stronger than ever, as we forge new ground as this new dynamic community.
Ethos Veterinary Health offers a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, a 401k with employer match, and paid time off (including sick time) for all eligible employees. The team can provide more information about compensation and benefits for your specific location during the process. For positions based in Colorado, Ethos Veterinary Health provides eligible employees with paid sick and safe leave and public health emergency leave in accordance with the requirements of Colorado's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.
Ethos Veterinary Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.