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VCA Animal Hospitals Licensed Veterinary Technician in Colonial Heights, Virginia

Location: 2403 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, VA 23834

VCA Animal Care Associates is hiring a Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our team.

We are currently offering $1000 signing bonus and $1000 longevity bonus for this role!

About Us

We are an AAHA-accredited, 1-doctor practice in Colonial Heights, offering Primary Care, Surgery and Dentistry to canine and feline patients. We provide a supportive team environment with great training and opportunities for professional development, a strong emphasis on work-life balance, and commitment to high-quality patient care.

We are open weekdays 7am - 6pm, with one Friday a month open 8am - 1pm, and every other Saturday 8am - 1pm. We are closed on Sundays.

Check out our website at: https://vcahospitals.com/animal-care-associates

About the Role

As LVT, you will help create and maintain a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our patients and clients. Duties will include:

  • Compassionate patient care

  • Client education and care

  • Venipuncture and catheter placement

  • Radiology and diagnostics

  • Lab sample collection and processing

  • Surgical preparation and assisting

  • Anesthesia monitoring

  • Dentistry

  • Medication preparation and administration

  • Safe and effective patient handling and restraint

  • Medical recordkeeping

Qualifications:

  • Virginia Veterinary Technician License (LVT) or eligible

  • Proficient in veterinary technical skills include duties listed above

Why VCA

VCA Animal Hospitals is a community of over 800 hospitals across the US, including primary care, emergency, and specialty medicine. We offer world class medicine with hometown care. Together we are taking care of the future of veterinary medicine.

This means taking care of our people. We are passionate about supporting our technicians and assistants and are committed to your personal career development. At VCA, you will enjoy an inclusive work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve. Benefits include:

Career Support

  • Access to the people and resources of a large veterinary community

  • Advancement and leadership opportunities

  • Continuing Education allowance for full time credentialed veterinary technicians ($750/yr, $1000/yr for VTSs)

  • Internal CE and development opportunities

  • Free NAVTA membership, access to VetFolio, Plumbs App, and more

  • Tuition assistance including Veterinary Technology Associates, Bachelors completion and more

  • Veterinary Technician license reimbursement

Health & Well Being

  • Medical, dental & vision insurance, a variety of additional coverage options

  • Free mental health care through Lyra Health (up to 12 sessions a year)

  • Access to free counseling through Cigna Life Assistance program

  • Access to Headspace app

  • Fully employer-paid life, long-term and short-term disability insurance

  • Paid vacation, paid sick time, holiday pay

  • Paid parental leave

  • Fertility coverage, gender affirmation services

  • Growing network of onsite social workers

Other Perks

  • Generous hospital discounts for your pets, a variety of other discounts including cellular service, apparel, computer equipment, etc.

  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match

  • Referral bonus opportunities

  • Practice management software with digital innovations for streamlined practice flow and client communication

  • Opportunities to give back through VCA Charities and community partnerships

Interested? Apply! 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

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