Veterinary Technician
Part-timeFairfax, VAFull-time / Part-time$18–22/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
VCA University Veterinary Clinic is seeking a Veterinary Assistant or Technician to join its full-service hospital in Fairfax, Virginia. The role supports patient care and a positive, low-stress experience for clients and patients. Surgical experience is required. The clinic offers full-time and part-time positions, with a stated pay range of $18–$22 per hour and benefits including insurance, paid time off, and retirement savings.
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Seeking a Veterinary Assistant or Technician
VCA University Veterinary Clinic is seeking a full time Veterinary Assistant to join our full service hospital in Fairfax, VA! We work hard to deliver the best medical care to each patient, and we are excited to welcome a likeminded professional to the team! We have a unique culture in our hospital that values each person’s individual skill and personality, and we truly support your desire to grow medically. There’s something special about you and we are excited to learn more!
Surgical experience is required for this position.
Why join the VCA University team?
We are passionate about supporting our veterinary assistants and technicians and are committed to your continuing education and personal career development. At VCA Animal Hospitals, we are committed to equity, inclusion, and diversity and strive to be a place where a talented mix of people want to come, stay, and do their best work. We support a work environment where you can focus on your career, happiness, and the patients you serve.
Some of the benefits we offer:
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Access to the people and financial resources of a large veterinary community
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Growth & leadership opportunities
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Career development programs
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Veterinary Technology degree tuition support and scholarships
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Veterinary Technician license reimbursement
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Medical, dental & vision insurance
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Generous hospital discounts and product discounts
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Employer-paid life, long- and short-term disability insurance
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Paid vacation and sick time
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Paid parental leave
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401(k)
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Free mental health resources and wellness subscriptions (Headspace)
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Referral bonuses
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Competitive wage
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Opportunities to give back through strong Shelter partnerships and VCA Charities
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Full-time and Part-time positions available
Why We Want You
As a member of the VCA team, you will help create and maintain a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient.
Whether you are a seasoned Veterinary Assistant or a Technician in training, we want you to use the knowledge that you’ve invested your time and talent in. The skills that will be utilized include, but are not limited to:
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Compassionate patient care
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Client education and care
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Pharmacy and medication administration
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Lab sample collection and processing
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Diagnostic imaging
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Surgical preparation and assisting
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Anesthesia monitoring
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Dentistry
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Medical recordkeeping
The pay range for this position is $18-$22/hr.
Ready to grow with a collaborative and supportive team? Apply now- We look forward to hearing from you!
If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.
Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!
The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com
How this job compares
Set against the 949 open Veterinary Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$18–22/hr
- Virginia median$18–24/hr27 hourly ranges
- US median$18–22/hr840 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $20/hr, is 5% below the Virginia median midpoint ($21/hr) — in the middle half of Veterinary Assistant hourly ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 30 open Veterinary Assistant jobs in Virginia and 949 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Banfield Pet Hospital19 open
- Ethos Veterinary Health5 open
- Small Door2 open
- Experience
- Veterinary Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (273 postings).
- Education
- 2 of the 949 open Veterinary Assistant jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 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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