Licensed Veterinary Technician, Per-Diem

Virginia Veterinary Centers in Short Pump, VA is hiring a Per Diem LVT to join our emergency team!

Compensation: $30-35/hr
Schedule: Per Diem

• Provide high‑quality nursing care and monitoring for hospitalized patients, ensuring comfort, safety, and medical stability throughout their stay.
• 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.
• Assist in placement and maintenance of intravenous catheters, nasogastric tubes, central lines, JP drains, thoracic tubes, and esophageal feeding tubes.
• Understand and follow protocol when administering and documenting controlled substances administered to patients.
• Follow proper OSHA protocols and ensure OSHA‑related trainings are conducted by designated timelines to ensure a safe work environment.
• 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.
• Alert the DVM to any changes in patient status, including but not limited to pain levels, vital sign fluctuations, and unexpected clinical findings.

• One of the first to see and treat a patient!
• Opportunity to use your technical skills in more advanced ways.
• Variety of cases – it's never the same day twice and you’re always learning!
• You’re equipped to stay calm and know how to react quickly during life‑threatening circumstances.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid time off (including sick time) for all eligible employees.

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.