Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT)
Highlands Animal Care | Henderson, Nevada
Pay: $24.70–$28.70 per hour
Full-time or part-time | Three- or four-day workweek options
Practice High-Quality Medicine. Use the Skills You Earned.
Highlands Animal Care is seeking a skilled, dependable Licensed Veterinary Technician who wants to practice high-quality medicine, contribute meaningfully to patient care, and work with a collaborative team that respects the veterinary technician profession.
Our privately owned hospital was created by veterinary professionals with more than 35 years of combined experience in general practice, emergency, specialty, and nonprofit medicine. We understand that excellent patient care depends on knowledgeable technicians who are trusted, supported, and encouraged to use the full scope of their education and training.
This is an excellent opportunity for an LVT who takes pride in clinical excellence, demonstrates a strong professional ethic, communicates effectively, and wants to continue developing advanced technical skills in a modern hospital.
What Makes This Position DifferentMeaningful Technician Utilization
Our Licensed Veterinary Technicians are essential members of the medical team—not simply assistants.
Depending on your experience, training, and comfort level, your responsibilities may include:
- Anesthesia induction, monitoring, and recovery
- Dental radiography and comprehensive dental procedures
- Surgical preparation and sterile technique
- IV catheter placement and venipuncture
- Laboratory sample collection and in-house diagnostics
- Radiology and diagnostic-imaging support
- Hospitalized patient care and treatment
- Medication administration
- Pain assessment and patient monitoring
- Emergency stabilization and triage
- Client education and discharge instructions
- Endoscopy, ultrasound, and advanced-procedure support
- Training and mentoring veterinary assistants and developing team members
We want experienced technicians to use their skills, exercise sound clinical judgment, and help elevate the standard of care throughout the hospital.
A Collaborative and Accountable Team Culture
Great medicine requires communication, mutual respect, accountability, and a strong professional ethic.
We value team members who act with integrity, take responsibility for their work, follow through on commitments, and maintain high standards—even during busy or challenging shifts.
You can expect:
- Approachable and collaborative leadership
- A high support-staff-to-doctor ratio
- Clear expectations and open communication
- A workplace where questions and ideas are welcomed
- A strong commitment to patient safety and compassionate care
- A team that values integrity, accountability, initiative, reliability, and professionalism
- A culture where constructive feedback is given and received respectfully
Every position matters, and every team member is expected to contribute to a professional, productive, and supportive workplace.
Scheduling Designed for Sustainability
We believe excellent veterinary professionals should be able to build lasting careers without sacrificing their lives outside of work.
Scheduling opportunities include:
- Three- or four-day workweeks
- Full-time and part-time opportunities
- A currently available Wednesday-through-Saturday schedule
- Flexible scheduling
- Support for school schedules and personal commitments
- Predictable scheduling whenever possible
Professional Growth
Whether you are an experienced LVT or ready to expand into more advanced responsibilities, we want to support your continued development.
Opportunities may include:
- Continuing education support
- License reimbursement
- Support for pursuing a Veterinary Technician Specialty
- Hands-on training in advanced procedures
- Development of anesthesia, dentistry, surgery, imaging, and emergency-care skills
- Opportunities to help train and mentor other team members
We encourage our technicians to continue strengthening their abilities while maintaining the responsibility, sound judgment, and attention to detail expected of licensed professionals.
A Modern Hospital Designed for Advanced Veterinary Medicine
You will work in a new, thoughtfully designed 5,000-square-foot hospital featuring:
- Dedicated surgical and advanced dental suites
- A special-procedures suite
- Digital dental radiography
- Ultrasound
- Endoscopy
- A full IDEXX in-house laboratory
- Open-concept treatment areas
- Six examination rooms
- A private comfort room
- Fully paperless, cloud-based medical records
Transparent Compensation
Hourly pay: $24.70–$28.70
Placement within our transparent compensation scale is based on objective factors, including:
- Veterinary experience
- Education and active licensure
- Advanced technical abilities
- Relevant certifications
- Leadership or training experience
- Demonstrated reliability and professional performance
Candidates with advanced anesthesia, dentistry, surgery, emergency, or specialty-level skills are encouraged to apply.
Benefits
Eligible team members may receive:
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
- 401(k) employer matching
- Paid time off
- Sick time
- Paid parental leave
- Employee pet-care discounts
- License reimbursement
- Continuing education and professional-development assistance
- Retirement plan options
What We’re Looking For
The right candidate will have:
- An active Nevada LVT license in good standing
- A strong professional ethic demonstrated through integrity, accountability, dependability, and attention to detail
- Strong anesthesia and patient-monitoring abilities
- Excellent communication and medical-documentation skills
- A calm, compassionate approach to patients and clients
- A commitment to high-quality medicine and patient safety
- The ability to accept feedback professionally and communicate concerns constructively
- A collaborative mindset with the ability to take ownership of assigned responsibilities
- Consistent follow-through and respect for hospital policies and medical protocols
- Reliable attendance and transportation
- The physical ability to safely lift and handle patients weighing up to 50 pounds
- A genuine desire to learn, contribute, and grow with the hospital
Fear Free experience, advanced dentistry or anesthesia skills, and experience with emergency, specialty, or advanced procedures are highly valued but not required.
Join Highlands Animal Care
This is more than another veterinary hospital position. It is an opportunity to join a privately owned practice focused on exceptional medicine, professional accountability, meaningful technician utilization, and sustainable veterinary careers.
If you are looking for a hospital where your license, education, technical abilities, and professional standards will be respected, we would like to meet you.
Please apply with your résumé and a brief introduction describing the technical skills you most enjoy using and what you are looking for in your next veterinary team.
Work location: In person in Henderson, Nevada
Pay: $24.70 - $28.70 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- License reimbursement
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Education:
License/Certification:
- Veterinary Technician Certification (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Henderson, NV 89012 (Required)
Work Location: In person
