Veterinary Charge Nurse, Specialty

Ethos Veterinary Health; Gilbert (AZ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Four 10-hour shifts

Mon-Thu or Tue-Fri

24-hour hospital

Leadership development

Job summary

ARISE Veterinary Center in Gilbert, AZ is seeking a Veterinary Specialty Charge Nurse to provide hands-on nursing care while leading the specialty support team. This full-time role combines patient care with leadership, training, and department operations in a 24-hour emergency and specialty hospital.

You will mentor staff, organize daily workflow, and partner with the Specialty Department Head to improve patient outcomes and hospital processes.

Qualifications

• Hands-on veterinary nursing care provided by a lead nurse.
• Leadership, mentoring, and resource to the specialty support team.
• Experience in veterinary specialty medicine and hospital operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the specialty veterinary team and organize daily department workflow.
• Conduct beginning-of-shift huddles and communicate priorities and needs.
• Monitor department operations and ensure tasks are completed properly.
• Identify opportunities to improve patient care, team efficiency, and processes.
• Collaborate with the Specialty Department Head and hospital leadership on solutions.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Veterinary nursing

Communication

Client service

Job description

Veterinary Specialty Charge Nurse

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.

What’s in it for you

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

• Full-time schedule with four 10-hour shifts.

• 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.

• 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.

Specialty Veterinary Leadership

• Serve as a hands-on leader and resource for the specialty veterinary team.

• 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.

Veterinary Technician Training & Development

• 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.

• Mentor and coach team members in veterinary nursing techniques, patient care, hospital procedures, and professional development.

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