Licensed Veterinary Technician

Redmond Fall City Animal Hospital; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Thrive Membership benefits

401k with employer contribution

Job summary

Redmond Fall City Animal Hospital, a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner, is hiring a Licensed Veterinary Technician to support veterinarians, perform anesthesia and dentistry, and manage patient care across our Redmond, WA hospital. The role emphasizes fear-free medicine, ongoing education, and mentorship within a supportive team.

Earn a $5,000 sign-on bonus if eligible, with competitive wages and benefits. This on-site position offers opportunities to impact patient outcomes and patient education

Qualifications

• Current Washington State Veterinary Technician license.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Basic nursing skills: vital signs, venipuncture, IV catheter, meds.
• Ability to enter medical notes and maintain records; typing 45 wpm.
• Able to lift 40 lbs.
• Desire to grow and provide compassionate care.

Responsibilities

• Support veterinarians to ensure quality care and educate clients during outpatient visits.
• Assist veterinarians and medical team to maximize productivity and maintain patient flow.
• Obtain health history and information from clients; maintain medical charts.
• Maintain comprehensive medical records with practice systems support.
• Perform anesthesia, dentistry, radiographs; provide nursing care for hospitalized patients.
• Prepare patients, medications, and equipment for exams and procedures.
• Collect and prepare lab samples for in-house and reference labs.
• Communicate with clients about pet health concerns and Thrive options.
• Mentor and support fellow team members.

Skills

Licensed WA LVT

Communication skills

Nursing skills

Typing 45 wpm

Lift 40 lbs

Growth mindset

Education

Washington State LVT license

Job description

Description

WE ARE OFFERING A $5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS TO ELIGIBLE REGISTERED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN APPLICANTS.

Redmond Fall City Animal Hospital, a Thrive Pet Healthcare Partner, is hiring a Licensed Veterinary Technician.

At Redmond Fall City Animal Hospital, we offer primary care services for dogs and cats in Redmond, Kirkland, Sammamish, Fall City, Issaquah, Bellevue, and Carnation. We are proud to be AAHA accredited and fear‑free certified.

Redmond Fall City Animal Hospital is a general practice hospital located in Redmond, WA focusing on compassionate, evidence-based medicine. Our hospital maintains a healthy work culture by acting on feedback from clients and employees so that we can be the best place to work and take the best care of our patients. Our clients are dedicated to their pets, and many have been returning to us for over a decade. We practice fear‑free techniques and treating our patients and clients with care and respect.

Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.

As a Licensed Veterinary Technician, you’ll play an important role in pets’ lives by providing end-to-end care for our precious patients. Your life‑changing work will range from the hands‑on care of facilitating outpatient treatments, surgical assistance, and performing laboratory tests to support services including hospitalized patient care and admitting and discharging patients.

A Hospital Recognized for Excellence

Redmond Fall City Animal Hospital is proud to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Best Animal Hospitals, a reflection of our commitment to high‑quality medicine, exceptional client experience, and a supportive, collaborative team culture.

This recognition reinforces what our clients and team members already know — we are a hospital that values excellence, compassion, and continuous improvement in everything we do.

An Opportunity to Make an Impact

We are excited to be entering a new chapter with a new Medical Director, bringing fresh energy, vision, and openness to collaboration. This is an excellent opportunity for Licensed Veterinary Technicians who want to make this role their own, contribute ideas, and have a meaningful impact on how medicine is practiced within the hospital.

We welcome LVTs who are:

• Passionate about high‑quality, fear‑free medicine
• Interested in contributing to medical protocols, workflow improvements, or team development
• Motivated to grow alongside hospital leadership and help shape the future of the practice

If you’re looking for more than "just a job" — and want a voice, influence, and room to grow — you’ll find that here.

Role Responsibilities:

• Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients during outpatient appointments.
• With each hospital function,assistveterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity andmaintainpositive patient flow.
• Obtain pertinent health history and information from clients andmaintainmedical charts.
• Assistinmaintainingrelevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
• Perform anesthesia and sedation induction and monitoring, dentistry including dental radiographs and charting, obtain diagnostic radiographs, and provide nursing care as instructed by the DVM to hospitalized patients.
• Use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, organized treatment areas, surgical suite, exam rooms, and labs.
• Prepare patients, medications and equipment for examinations, surgery, dentistry and sedated procedures.
• Collect and prepare patient lab samples for in‑house and reference lab diagnostic screening.
• Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and offer guidance onThrive Membershipoptions, medications, andadditionaltreatments.
• Be willing to guide, mentor, and support fellow team members.

Experience & Skills Requirements:

• Current Washington State Veterinary Technician license.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Perform basic nursing skills such as taking vital signs, venipuncture, intravenous catheter placement, medication administration, etc.
• Able to enter medical notes and maintain medical records; can type 45 wpm minimally.
• Able to lift 40lbs unassisted.
• Strong desire to practice empathetic, gold standard medicine benefiting our patients through all life stages.
• Positive, kind and provide trustworthy communication to patients, team members and clients.
• Have the desire to constantly grow and advance as a valued team member

Take the Stress Out of Commuting: Through our commuter benefits program, you can use pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible transit and parking expenses, helping stretch your paycheck further. Enjoy flexible enrollment, easy access to funds, and rollover balances that stay with you throughout your Thrive career.

Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.

We listen to your needs and then meet them. Through training and free CE experiences, your career development can flourish. And in our locally rooted, nationally connected community, you’ll be able to make connections, access opportunities and find support with ease. Support for you is as vital as the support you provide.

You’ll Thrive with Us

At Thrive, you have the opportunity to develop your career in a way that best suits your goals. Take advantage of our comprehensive learning and skill‑building programs to enhance your expertise. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

• Ourvast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses -ThriveU
• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
• A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
• Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement
• Move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment – across the nation.
• Leadership training for a thriving andlong careerin the veterinary profession.

Benefits – our care in action

We provide benefits spread comprehensively across your mental, physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits include:

• Paidtime off including 8-weeks of full-pay parental leave, bereavement to grieve both humans and pets, and time offfor new petadoptions
• Top quality medical, dental, and vision insurance plus health savings account and flexible spending account
• Petperks including free exams, discounts on products and services, and more at all Thrive Pet Healthcarelocations
• Generously subsidizedbackup and ongoing care support for children, adults, and pets
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapysessions
• 401k with employer contribution and no waiting period
• Continuing education anddevelopment support throughour libraryoffree CE courses and paid time off to complete. CE allowance of $400 annually.
• Scholarship opportunities andstudent loan support programand so much more!

Compensation is negotiable based on credentials and experience with an hourly pay rate of $31.00-$37.00 / hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.