Specialty Surgery Manager

HorseShoe Beverage Company; Winter Haven (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterinary Healthcare Associates (VHA) is seeking an experienced, highly credentialed veterinary professional to lead our Specialty Surgery team and oversee the coordination and operational excellence of our surgical suites. This is a unique leadership opportunity within a multidisciplinary specialty hospital.

Our collaborative medical team includes board-certified surgeons, a staff anesthesiologist, and specialists across Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, and Neurology, providing an

Qualifications

• 5+ years of advanced veterinary clinical experience.
• Significant experience in specialty surgery, anesthesia, perioperative care, or advanced surgical nursing/technical practice.
• Previous veterinary leadership, supervisory, or management experience strongly preferred.
• Expertise in surgical instrumentation, aseptic technique, sterile processing, anesthesia, patient monitoring, and postoperative care.
• Experience coordinating surgical suites or complex surgical workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing clinical teams.
• CVT, LVT, RVT, or equivalent credential strongly preferred; advanced credentials valued (VTS).

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Surgery technicians, assistants, and support team members.
• Coordinate surgical caseload, staffing, and workflow with surgeons, anesthesiologist, and specialty teams.
• Oversee daily surgical suite operations, scheduling, utilization, readiness, and room turnover.
• Maintain standards for surgical preparation, aseptic technique, sterile processing, instrumentation, and infection prevention.
• Oversee surgical equipment, instrumentation, supplies, inventory, and preventive maintenance.
• Develop and improve surgical workflows, SOPs, safety protocols, and quality-control processes.
• Partner with Education to advance technical competencies and professional development.
• Conduct employee rounding, one-on-ones, performance evaluations, and development planning.
• Monitor operational performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, safety, and team experience.
• Foster a culture of clinical excellence, accountability, collaboration, and respect.

Skills

Veterinary leadership

Specialty surgery

Anesthesia

Surgical instrumentation

Aseptic technique

Staff mentoring

Team collaboration

Credentialed technicians

Education

2 Year Degree

Job description

• Location 3025 Dundee Road,Winter Haven, FL, 33884,United States
• Base Pay $60,000.00 - $75,000.00 / Year
• Job Category VHA, Administrative, Specialty
• Employee Type FT Exempt
• Required Degree 2 Year Degree
• Manage Others Yes

Contact information

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• Email [e-mail]

Description

Veterinary Healthcare Associates (VHA) is seeking an experienced, highly credentialed veterinary professional to lead our Specialty Surgery team and oversee the coordination and operational excellence of our surgical suites.

This is a unique leadership opportunity within a multidisciplinary specialty and emergency hospital. Our collaborative medical team includes two board-certified surgeons, a staff anesthesiologist, and specialists in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, and Neurology, providing an exceptional environment for advanced medicine, complex case management, and continued professional growth.

We are looking for a leader with deep surgical knowledge who can develop an exceptional clinical team while ensuring our surgical suites, systems, equipment, and workflows consistently support the highest standards of patient care.

What You'll Do

Lead, coach, and develop Surgery technicians, assistants, and support team members.

Partner closely with our surgeons, anesthesiologist, and specialty teams to coordinate surgical caseload, staffing, and workflow.

Oversee daily surgical suite operations, scheduling, utilization, readiness, and room turnover.

Maintain exceptional standards for surgical preparation, aseptic technique, sterile processing, instrumentation, and infection prevention.

Oversee surgical equipment, instrumentation, supplies, inventory, and preventative maintenance.

Coordinate resources and preparation for scheduled, urgent, and complex surgical procedures.

Develop and continuously improve surgical workflows, SOPs, safety protocols, and quality‑control processes.

Partner with VHA's Education team to advance technical competencies, training, and professional development.

Conduct employee rounding, one-on-ones, performance evaluations, and development planning.

Monitor operational performance and identify opportunities to improve surgical efficiency, capacity, patient safety, and team experience.

Foster a culture of clinical excellence, accountability, collaboration, learning, and respect.

Requirements

5+ years of advanced veterinary clinical experience, preferably in specialty or referral medicine.

Significant experience in specialty surgery, anesthesia, perioperative care, or advanced surgical nursing/technical practice.

Previous veterinary leadership, supervisory, or management experience strongly preferred.

Expertise in surgical instrumentation, aseptic technique, sterile processing, anesthesia, patient monitoring, and postoperative care.

Experience coordinating surgical suites or complex surgical workflows.

Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop high‑performing clinical teams.

Exceptional organization, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.

CVT, LVT, RVT, or equivalent credential strongly preferred.

Advanced credentials are highly valued, particularly VTS (Surgery), VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia), VTS (Emergency & Critical Care), or other specialty credentials relevant to advanced surgical medicine.

Summary

VHA is a privately owned, multidisciplinary veterinary hospital and teaching environment committed to advancing veterinary medicine while developing the people who make exceptional care possible.

Our Surgery Manager will work alongside two board-certified surgeons, a staff anesthesiologist, and specialists across Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, and Neurology, with access to advanced diagnostics and a collaborative ER/ICU and specialty team.

For an experienced specialty professional, this is an opportunity to do more than manage a department. You will help shape the continued growth of our Surgery service, develop exceptional veterinary professionals, and elevate the systems supporting advanced surgical care.

If you have built your career in specialty veterinary medicine and are ready to bring your clinical expertise and leadership to a collaborative, growing specialty hospital, we'd love to meet you.

Veterinary Healthcare Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer.