Veterinary Charge Nurse, Specialty

ARISE Veterinary Center | Full-Time | $29-$36/hour

Schedule: Four 10-hour shifts
- Monday-Thursday or Tuesday-Friday
Department: Specialty
Reports to: Specialty Department Head

Join ARISE Veterinary Center , a 24-hour emergency and specialty animal hospital providing advanced care for complex veterinary cases. As a Veterinary Specialty Charge Nurse , you will provide hands-on veterinary nursing care while serving as a leader, mentor, and resource for the specialty support team.

This role combines veterinary patient care, team leadership, staff development, specialty medicine, and hospital operations
. You will help ensure the specialty department runs efficiently, patients receive high-quality care, and team members have the training, support, and direction they need to succeed.

• $29-$36/hour , based on experience and qualifications.

• Full-time schedule with four 10-hour shifts
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• Choose from a Monday-Thursday or Tuesday-Friday schedule.

• Work in a 24-hour emergency and specialty veterinary hospital.

• Partner with highly skilled veterinarians and specialty teams caring for complex cases.

• Play an active role in training, mentoring, and developing veterinary support staff
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• Grow your leadership skills while remaining connected to hands-on veterinary medicine.

• Participate in developing hospital processes, policies, and standard operating procedures.

• Work in a collaborative environment focused on patient care, team development, and continuous improvement.

• Serve as a hands-on leader and resource for the specialty veterinary team
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• Help organize daily department workflow to ensure patients, clients, veterinarians, and support staff are appropriately supported.

• Lead by example in patient care, professionalism, communication, teamwork, and client service.

• Conduct beginning-of-shift huddles and communicate priorities, updates, and operational needs.

• Monitor department operations and help ensure responsibilities and workflows are completed appropriately.

• Identify opportunities to improve patient care, team efficiency, and departmental processes.

• Work collaboratively with the Specialty Department Head and hospital leadership to address challenges and implement solutions.

• Partner with the Training & Development team to ensure new and existing support staff receive effective training.

• Participate in interviewing and selecting veterinary support staff, including Veterinary Technicians, Veterinary Technician Assistants, Client Service team members, Laboratory Technicians, Kennel Assistants, and Doctor's Assistants
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• Mentor and coach team members in veterinary nursing techniques, patient care, hospital procedures, and professional development.