
Licensed Veterinary Technician, Inpatient
Short Pump, VAFull-time$28–32/hrSeen 6mo agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
Ethos Veterinary Health is hiring a Credentialed Veterinary Technician (CVT, LVT, or RVT) for its Virginia Veterinary Centers in Short Pump, VA. The full-time role offers $28-32 per hour, a $3,000 sign‑on bonus, and comprehensive benefits, requiring emergency specialty experience and strong technical and communication skills in a fast‑paced clinical setting.
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Licensed Veterinary Technician - Inpatient, ER – CVT/RVT/LVT | $28- 32/hr + $3,000 Sign-On Bonus
Location: The Virginia Veterinary Centers, Short Pump, VA
Full-Time | 5x8's or 4x10's | Overnight and Day shift available | $28- 32/hr + $3,000 sign-on bonus
Overnight shift: Monday - Friday 6pm - 2am
Day shift: Tuesday - Friday 8am - 6pm
Are you a skilled, passionate Veterinary Technician looking to elevate your career in a dynamic and supportive environment? The Virginia Veterinary Centers in Short Pump, VA is hiring a Credentialed Veterinary Technician (CVT, LVT, or RVT) who thrives in a fast-paced clinical setting and is dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care.
In this role, your advanced technical expertise will be fully utilized and valued. You will play a critical part in our patient outcomes, executing everything from advanced anesthesia management to precise surgical nursing. If you are a calm, adaptable professional who views veterinary medicine not just as a job, but as a lifelong career of learning and growth, we want you on our team.
Pay & Benefits for Licensed Veterinary Technicians
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$28- 32/hour & up (based on experience and skills)
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$3,000 sign-on bonus
Full-time benefits include:
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Medical, Dental, Vision
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401(k)
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Paid Time Off
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CE Allowance + Free VetBloom (RACE-approved CE) access
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Veterinary Technician scholarship opportunities
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VTNE and/or license reimbursement
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Uniform allowance
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Employee pet discount
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Disability & Life Insurance
Schedule
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Five- eight-hour shifts per week | Overnight shift 6pm - 2am
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Four- ten-hour shifts per week | Day shift 8am - 6pm
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Some holidays as needed
Licensed Veterinary Technician Responsibilities
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Credentialed veterinary technician with strong technical skills (to include placing IV catheters, venipuncture, administering premedication, anesthesia induction & monitoring, patient preparation, surgical nursing, and perioperative nursing care, radiographs, etc.)
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You can easily adapt to the different needs of each patient and are able to remain composed during stressful and emotional situations.
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You are looking for a career and are passionate about learning and growing in the industry and caring for animals.
Qualifications
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Certified, Registered, or Licensed Veterinary Technician (CVT/RVT/LVT)
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Emergency specialty experience required
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Strong technical and communication skills
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Ability to work in a fast-paced veterinary environment
About the Virginia Veterinary Centers
At Virginia Veterinary Centers, we combine highly trained clinicians, a skilled nursing team, and state-of-the-art technology to deliver advanced medical techniques and exceptional patient care. But we know that top-tier medicine starts with a supported team. Here, you’ll work alongside collaborative colleagues who are genuinely dedicated to sharing knowledge and elevating the entire team's skillset. We believe leadership belongs on the floor, not behind a closed door. The Virginia Veterinary Centers leadership team is actively involved, deeply invested in your engagement, and committed to a culture where your voice is heard, your opinions matter, and your professional growth is actively championed.
About Ethos Veterinary Health
Ethos Veterinary Health, part of the NVA Group, is where you come to practice world-class
medicine, and help shape what veterinary care becomes next.
Across our network of 140 specialty and emergency hospitals, science moves forward, standards
are elevated, and innovation is put into practice every day. You’ll work alongside respected
veterinary leaders in academic-caliber hospitals designed for learning, teaching, and discovery.
Here, mentorship is a two-way street. You’ll share your expertise, learn from others, and continue to
grow, clinically, professionally, and personally.
At Ethos, you inspire hope, deliver exceptional care, and pursue veterinary medicine at its highest
level, together.
Join Us
At Ethos, this isn’t just a job, it’s an opportunity to practice medicine at the highest level and help shape the future of veterinary care.
Candidates can confidentially submit their CV to Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner Rachel Fazio at [email protected]
Equal Opportunity Employer
Ethos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ethos does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion,
color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin,
veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on
qualifications, competence, merit, and business need
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,645 open Veterinary Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$28–32/hr
- Virginia median$26–35/hr58 hourly ranges
- US median$23–33/hr1,344 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $30/hr, is 6% below the Virginia median midpoint ($32/hr) — in the middle half of Veterinary Technician hourly ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 63 open Veterinary Technician jobs in Virginia and 1,645 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Banfield Pet Hospital24 open
- Ethos Veterinary Health (this employer)21 open
- VCA Animal Hospitals9 open
- Experience
- Veterinary Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (460 postings).
- Education
- 10 of the 1,645 open Veterinary Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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