Surgery Manager

Join the Team at Cincinnati Animal CARE

At Cincinnati Animal CARE (CAC), we do work that matters.

Every day, our team protects animals, supports our community, and helps save thousands of lives each year through compassionate care, advocacy, and education.

This work is meaningful, fast-paced, and can be challenging, but for the right person, it’s incredibly rewarding.

We are a team built for impact, made up of people who care deeply, work hard, support one another, and show up every day committed to making a difference.

If you are passionate about animals, thrive in a mission-driven environment, and want your work to have purpose, we’d love to have you join us.

We are looking for a Surgery Manager to join our team and play an important role in supporting CAC’s mission.

In this position, you will:

• Lead Cincinnati Animal Care’s volume surgery program.
• Establish departmental goals, implement new initiatives, and advance Cincinnati Animal Care as a progressive leader in shelter medicine

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys meaningful work, takes pride in helping others, and wants to contribute to a growing organization making a real impact in the community.

• Directly supervise surgery staff, anesthesia staff, surgery assistants, surgery coordinators, and volunteers.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, accountability, and performance evaluations.
• Develop staff through continuing education, cross-training, and leadership opportunities.
• Foster a positive, collaborative, and solutions-oriented team culture.
• Participate in interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and disciplinary processes.
• Develop future leaders within the surgery department.

• Oversee all daily surgical operations and workflow.
• Ensure efficient scheduling of veterinarians, staff, volunteers, and surgery cases.
• Coordinate daily surgery assignments based on patient needs and staffing.
• Maintain smooth patient flow from intake through recovery and discharge.
• Ensure animals receive timely surgical care to meet adoption, transport, medical, and behavioral goals.
• Assist clinically during surgery or anesthesia as operational needs require.

• Maintain the highest standards of anesthesia safety and patient care.
• Ensure compliance with departmental Standard Operating Procedures.
• Monitor anesthesia records and surgical documentation for accuracy.
• Lead quality assurance reviews and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Monitor surgical complication rates and implement corrective actions when necessary.
• Promote Fear Free handling and low-stress patient care throughout the surgical process.

• Evaluate workflow and develop strategies to increase surgical efficiency.
• Lead initiatives to reduce surgical backlog.
• Develop new programs that expand access to lifesaving surgery.
• Collaborate with medical leadership to introduce progressive surgical techniques and best practices.
• Assist in developing departmental policies and SOPs.

• Oversee all surgical inventory, pharmaceuticals, and medical supplies.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels while controlling costs.
• Coordinate servicing and maintenance of anesthesia machines, autoclaves, oxygen systems, and surgical equipment.
• Ensure controlled substance documentation complies with DEA and Ohio regulations.

• Oversee surgery scheduling and surgical records.
• Ensure anesthesia logs, invoices, medical records, and reporting are accurate.
• Complete monthly surgery reports and grant reporting requirements.
• Analyze surgery metrics and provide recommendations to medical leadership.
• Monitor departmental budgets and purchasing.

• Coordinate surgical services with rescue organizations, transport partners, community veterinarians, and TNR programs.
• Maintain strong communication with external veterinary partners.
• Support community access-to-care initiatives and surrender prevention programs.

• Ensure OSHA compliance within the surgery department.
• Maintain AAHA-inspired standards where applicable.
• Ensure proper sterilization and infection prevention…