Primary Pet Care is Hiring a Licensed Veterinary Technician!

Position Details

Role: Licensed Veterinary Technician

Status: Full-time

Salary: $20 - $28 per hour, based on experience 

Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 8 am - 6 pm, with no weekends!

Experience: At least two years of veterinary technician experience preferred

Benefits Highlights

Financial Rewards that Grow with You: Competitive pay, 401(k) matching, tuition support, and referral bonuses

Wellness & Peace of Mind: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with supplemental options; up to three weeks of paid parental leave; generous PTO; and employee pet discounts

Professional Growth & Recognition: Quarterly team bonuses, continuing education allowance, state veterinary technician license reimbursement, VTNE exam fee reimbursement, professional development opportunities, and uniform allowance

Lifestyle Perks You’ll Appreciate: No weekends, six paid holidays, an Employee Assistance Program, and an employee discount program

Skilled technician? Confident in your abilities? Like staying busy but also believe work should actually be fun? We should probably talk.

Primary Pet Care is looking for a skilled, confident, and fun Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our small-but-mighty team!

We’re a one-doctor practice with a close-knit staff that works hard, laughs often, and takes a lot of pride in providing excellent care to our clients and patients. We offer wellness and sick visits, routine surgery, technician appointments, and urgent care hours twice a week—which means there’s plenty of variety to keep things interesting.

And yes, we’re closed on weekends. Because work-life balance should include having your weekends back!

Why Our Veterinary Technicians Love It Here

• No weekends!
• A small, close-knit team where everyone knows and supports one another
• A doctor who trusts, values, and actually utilizes her technicians
• The opportunity to use the skills you worked hard to learn
• A varied caseload including wellness, sick visits, surgery, technician appointments, dentistry, and urgent care
• Digital radiography and dental radiography
• A brand-new dental machine
• FAST scan ultrasound
• In-house laboratory equipment
• A fully stocked snack area in the break room—because snacks matter
• A team that celebrates the little wins and the big ones
• A workplace where you can work hard, laugh, and enjoy the people around you
• A genuine commitment to maintaining a healthy work-life balance

What Our Veterinary Technicians Do

• Provide skilled, compassionate nursing care to patients
• Assist with wellness, sick, and urgent care appointments
• Perform technician appointments and communicate clearly with clients
• Obtain patient histories and communicate relevant information to the veterinarian
• Safely handle and restrain patients using compassionate, low-stress techniques
• Perform venipuncture, IV catheter placement, sample collection, and laboratory procedures
• Administer medications, vaccines, and treatments as directed
• Perform and assist with digital radiographs
• Assist with dental procedures and dental radiography
• Support surgical procedures, including patient preparation, anesthesia monitoring, and recovery
• Utilize in-house laboratory equipment and assist with diagnostic testing
• Assist with FAST scan ultrasound procedures as appropriate
• Monitor hospitalized and recovering patients and communicate changes or concerns promptly
• Maintain accurate medical records and documentation
• Educate clients about medications, preventive care, treatments, and their pet’s ongoing healthcare needs
• Keep treatment areas, exam rooms, equipment, and supplies clean, organized, and ready for whatever the day brings
• Work closely with the veterinarian and your teammates to keep patient care and hospital flow running smoothly

What You’ll Bring

• Current veterinary technician licensure
• At least two years of veterinary technician experience preferred
• Confidence in your technical and patient care skills
• Strong venipuncture, catheter placement, laboratory, and patient-handling skills
• Experience with anesthesia monitoring and surgical patient care
• Strong client education and communication skills
• The ability to work efficiently in a busy veterinary environment without sacrificing patient care
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
• A collaborative, team-first attitude
• The confidence to work independently while knowing when to ask for help
• A genuine passion for veterinary medicine and excellent patient care
• A sense of humor—we work hard around here, but we definitely don’t believe that means we can’t have fun doing it

Benefits You Can’t Beat

Financial Benefits

• A flexible approach to compensation that reflects your skill set and future performance
• 401(k) matching & Roth Retirement Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (full-time only)
• 529 Savings Plan
• Tuition Support Program (full-time only)
• Referral bonus program

Wellness Benefits

• Health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision (full-time only)
• Supplemental insurance, including accident, critical illness, hospital, short- and long-term disability, legal plan, and employee, spouse, and child-dependent life insurance (full-time only)
• Up to three weeks of full pay for the birth or adoption of a child (full-time employees only; available after one year of service). In states with paid family leave programs, this benefit does not apply.
• Sick Time / Paid Time Off
• Free or discounted lab work for all employee pets
• Pet discounts on services and products
• Pet food discount program

Workplace Benefits

• Quarterly Team Rewards Bonus Program
• State veterinary technician license reimbursement
• VTNE exam fee reimbursement
• Professional development opportunities
• Continuing education allowance
• Uniform allowance

Lifestyle Benefits

• Six paid holidays (full-time only)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discount program

Join Our Team!

We may be a small practice, but we’re mighty—and we think that’s part of what makes Primary Pet Care such a great place to work. If you enjoy staying busy, want to actually use your technician skills, appreciate a team that can laugh together, and wouldn’t mind getting your weekends back, we’d love to meet you.

Apply today and come see what it’s like to be part of the Primary Pet Care team!

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at Primary Pet Care and Vetcor. We’re committed to building an inclusive, equitable workplace where every team member feels comfortable being their authentic self, experiences a true sense of belonging, and is empowered to reach their highest potential.