Licensed Veterinary Technician or Experienced Veterinary Assistant

Licensed Veterinary Technician or Experienced Veterinary Assistant

It's 2 a.m., and a cat who couldn't breathe an hour ago is finally resting easy on oxygen, her owner watching with relief through the window. Getting her there took someone who knew exactly what to do the moment she came through the door. At Animal Emergency & Critical Care of Lynchburg, we're Central Virginia's only after-hours emergency hospital, and we're hiring a Licensed Veterinary Technician or an experienced Veterinary Assistant ready to be that someone, steady, skilled, and ready for anything the night brings.

Animal Emergency & Critical Care of Lynchburg provides emergency and critical care to Central Virginia's pets when their regular vet is closed, including inpatient critical care, outpatient medicine and surgery, trauma and abdominal surgery, oxygen and ventilator therapy, and blood and plasma transfusions. We're also a Gold Level Compassion-Satisfaction Accredited Workplace, a distinction that recognizes how we support our own team, not just the patients on our table. If you want to practice real emergency medicine and work somewhere that takes care of you while you do it, this is the place.

What You'll Help Make Possible

• Critical patients who stabilize faster because someone experienced got the catheter, the oxygen, and the fluids going without hesitation
• Surgical and anesthetic cases that go smoothly because monitoring never slips
• Clients getting through the scariest night of their pet's life with someone calm guiding them through it
• Diagnoses that come faster because radiography, ultrasound, and lab work are handled with skill under pressure
• A hospital that can say yes to every emergency that walks through the door, day or night

What We're Looking For

• 3 to 5 years of experience providing patient care in a veterinary setting
• Current Licensed Veterinary Technician credential, or equivalent hands-on experience as a Veterinary Assistant in an emergency or critical care setting
• Comfortable with catheter placement, blood draws, and sample collection

• Experience in emergency or critical care medicine
• Comfortable working nights, weekends, and holidays as part of a rotating schedule

Schedule

• Part-time, rotating shifts
• 6 to 12-hour shifts
• Every weekend as part of the team schedule
• Holidays included in the team rotation

Compensation

Compensation for this role ranges from $16.00 to $30.00/hour, based on experience and role alignment.

What's in it for you?

• Up to a 5% match on your 401(k)
• A generous CE allowance to help fuel your growth
• Uniform allowance to keep you comfortable and clinic-ready
• Discounted care for your personal pets
• Paid Time Off for those working 25+ hours per week
• A robust Employee Assistance Program covering mental health support, financial tools, and everything in between
• Access to Encore Vet Group's exclusive library of training, education, and development resources

Ready to Get Started? If you want to be part of a team that shows up when it matters most, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today.