Licensed Veterinary Technician
About The Position
Destination Pet is hiring a Licensed Veterinary Technician for Town & Country Veterinary Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. The technician will work at the top of their license as a clinical driver and leader, helping ensure medical excellence with a patient-first mindset. The hospital follows AAHA utilization guidance and offers transparent pay, structured career growth, and skills-based differentials. Town & Country Veterinary Hospital is a well-established, full-service small-animal general practice with four dedicated DVMs and an experienced support team. It also provides urgent care and evening and weekend emergency care, and has a surgery-heavy caseload. The facility offers medical, surgical, and dental equipment, an in-house laboratory, and ultrasonography. The role is full-time, with flexible scheduling options of four ten-hour shifts or five eight-hour shifts and a predictable weekend rotation. Career development includes paid precepting, skill checkoffs tied to career-ladder milestones, and leadership training. The wage range is $25–$30 per hour, and a $1,500 sign-on bonus is offered. Shift differential pay is available for evening and overnight shifts.
Requirements
- Must hold a valid Texas Licensed Veterinary Technician state license.
Responsibilities
- Perform anesthesia and analgesia duties, including IV catheterization, multimodal pain management, induction, and advanced monitoring and recovery.
- Provide dental care, including full-mouth dental radiography, charting, and periodontal therapy under DVM direction.
- Conduct diagnostics, including radiography and positioning, in-house laboratory analysis, and sample collection.
- Provide nursing and triage, including critical patient monitoring, advanced wound care, and management of catheters and feeding tubes.
- Lead technician appointments and team huddles.
- Mentor assistants and externs.
- Work at the top of the technician license and support medical excellence with a patient-first mindset.
Benefits
- $1,500 sign-on bonus.
- $1,500 annual continuing education allowance and dedicated CE paid time off.
- Three weeks of paid time off.
- Competitive wages with skills-based differentials and leadership stipends.
- Structured career ladder with multiple technician levels and merit-based increases.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) with a 5% company match.
- 24/7 mental health support via telemedicine.
- Fear Free-focused environment, with training and certification supported.
- Paid volunteer time and partnership with an in-house nonprofit that helps low-income families access care.
- Paid precepting, skill checkoffs tied to career-ladder milestones, and leadership training.
- Shift differential pay for evenings and overnights.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
