Veterinary Supervisor, ICU

Ethos Veterinary Health; Bestgate Terrace (MD); On-site; USD 64,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

CE allowance and VetBloom access

Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time

401(k) with employer matching

Uniform allowance

Employee assistance programs

Employee pet discounts

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Chesapeake Veterinary Surgical Specialists, part of Ethos Veterinary Health, seeks a Veterinary ICU Supervisor in Annapolis, MD. The role oversees daily ICU operations, staffing, and patient flow, collaborating with surgeons and departments to ensure high-quality critical care.

The ideal candidate is a Maryland-registered veterinary technician with 3+ years of experience, including supervisory exposure, and strong leadership and communication skills to lead a busy ICU team.

Qualifications

• Maryland RVT preferred.
• Minimum of three years of veterinary technician experience.
• Supervisory/leadership experience preferred.
• Experience in emergency/critical care/surgical nursing preferred.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Composure in high-acuity environments.
• Commitment to staff development and patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily ICU operations based on patient volume and priorities.
• Assign staff based on competency and scope of practice.
• Monitor ICU admissions, transfers and workload.
• Identify safety, equipment, or workflow concerns and elevate as needed.
• Maintain communication among ICU staff and other departments.
• Support compliance with policies and documentation requirements.
• Lead staffing plans and schedule adjustments.
• Foster a positive, professional and collaborative work environment.
• Coordinate training and ensure competency documentation.
• Perform ICU technical duties and assist with monitoring and escalation.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Conflict resolution

Professionalism

Team coordination

Mentoring/ coaching

Education

Maryland Registered Veterinary Technician

Job description

Veterinary ICU Supervisor

$30–42/hour
Full-time opportunity at CVSS- Annapolis, Maryland
4x10s | 7am - 5pm, 8am - 6pm, 9am - 7pm

The ICU Supervisor is responsible for the daily administrative and operational coordination of the Intensive Care Unit. This position oversees workflow, staffing, patient flow, equipment readiness, training, communication, and staff accountability while supporting a safe, professional, respectful, and team-oriented workplace.

The ICU Supervisor works closely with attending veterinarians, the Surgery Supervisor, the Receiving Supervisor, and other departments to support organized patient care.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation of $31–41/hour based on experience and skill set.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• CE allowance and professional development support, including free VetBloom (RACE-approved CE) access.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time.
• Retirement savings options, including 401(k) with employer matching.
• Uniform (scrub) allowance.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Employee pet discounts.
• Life and disability insurance.

Schedule

• Day shift
• Four 10-hour shifts per week
• 7am - 5pm, 8am - 6pm, 9am - 7pm

Responsibilities of an ICU Supervisor:

Department Operations

• Coordinate daily ICU operations according to patient volume, acuity, staffing, and hospital priorities.
• Assign staff based on patient needs, workload, training, validated competency, and legal scope of practice.
• Monitor ICU admissions, transfers, discharges, procedures, patient acuity, and changes in workload.
• Identify staffing, safety, equipment, supply, or workflow concerns and elevate them appropriately.
• Adjust assignments during emergencies, unexpected absences, increased patient volume, or changes in patient acuity.
• Maintain communication among ICU staff, veterinarians, Surgery, Receiving, and other departments.
• Monitor ICU equipment, supplies, treatment areas, and environmental readiness.
• Support compliance with CVSS policies, infection-control standards, safety procedures, and documentation requirements.

Staffing and Accountability

• Monitor attendance, punctuality, scheduling needs, breaks, and department coverage.
• Assist with staffing plans and daily schedule adjustments as assigned.
• Set consistent and professional expectations for ICU employees.
• Utilize coaching, counseling, and the corrective action process when appropriate and with support of the hospital manager.
• Participate in 90-day, annual, and other performance evaluations as assigned.

Leadership and Workplace Culture

• Promote a positive, professional, respectful, and supportive work environment.
• Encourage teamwork, accountability, effective communication, and continuous improvement.
• Address interpersonal concerns professionally and use the appropriate chain of command.
• Model reliability, ethical conduct, professionalism, and compliance with CVSS policies.
• Maintain an appropriately positive and engaging workplace while preserving patient-care standards.

Training and Competency

• Identify ICU training needs based on patient acuity, staff performance, equipment, policy changes, and operational requirements.
• Support orientation, onboarding, and training of new ICU employees.
• Assist with maintaining ICU competency checklists and training records.
• Ensure training is documented and competency-based.
• Ensure employees perform only duties for which they are trained, validated, authorized, and legally permitted.
• Coordinate cross-departmental training with the Surgery and Receiving Supervisors when appropriate.
• Complete a minimum of 10 hours of annual continuing education in leadership, management, supervision, or related professional-development topics.

Clinical and Technical Duties

• Perform ICU technical duties consistent with training, validated competency, hospital policy, and applicable law.
• Support patient monitoring, treatment implementation, documentation, and timely escalation of concerns.
• Confirm that staff understand patient-care priorities, assigned responsibilities, monitoring requirements, and escalation expectations.
• Notify the attending veterinarian promptly of significant changes in patient condition, treatment concerns, staffing limitations, or safety risks.
• Support accurate medical-record documentation and effective shift-to-shift handoffs.
• Ensure clinical concerns are referred to the appropriate veterinarian.

Surgery–ICU Transfer Coordination

• The ICU Supervisor shares responsibility with the Surgery Supervisor for safe and timely patient transfers between Surgery and ICU.
• Communicating about patient readiness, ICU capacity, staffing, equipment, and anticipated transfer needs.
• Confirming that the ICU team is prepared to receive the patient.
• Supporting complete handoff communication, including procedure history, anesthesia status, medications, monitoring needs, equipment or drains, pending diagnostics, and care instructions.
• Addressing incomplete handoffs, delays, equipment concerns, or staffing limitations.
• Escalating clinical decisions or changes in treatment to the attending veterinarian

Qualifications

• Maryland Registered Veterinary Technician preferred.
• Minimum of three years of veterinary technician experience.
• Previous supervisory, management, lead, or department-coordination experience preferred.
• Experience in emergency, critical-care, specialty, anesthesia, or surgical nursing preferred.
• Strong communication, organization, conflict-resolution, and leadership skills.
• Ability to remain professional and composed in a high-acuity environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to staff development, patient safety, and continuing education.

Why Join Chesapeake Veterinary Surgical Specialists

At Chesapeake Veterinary Surgical Specialists, part of Ethos Veterinary Health, you'll join a team dedicated exclusively to advanced surgical care. Our ICU technicians play an essential role in delivering exceptional nursing care to post-operative and critical patients while collaborating closely with board-certified surgeons and specialists across multiple disciplines.

Our Annapolis hospital shares a 28,000-square-foot specialty facility with Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Neurology, Rehabilitation, Radiation Oncology, and a 24-hour emergency hospital, providing exposure to complex cases and an outstanding collaborative learning environment.

Location Highlight

Located on Maryland's scenic Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis offers the perfect blend of historic charm, waterfront living, and vibrant culture. With outstanding restaurants, boating, outdoor recreation, and easy access to Baltimore and Washington, D.C., it's an exceptional place to build your specialty veterinary career.

About Ethos Veterinary Health

Ethos Veterinary Health, part of the NVA Group, is where you come to practice world‑class medicine, and help shape what veterinary care becomes next.

Across our network of 140 specialty and emergency hospitals, science moves forward, standards are elevated, and innovation is put into practice every day. You’ll work alongside respected veterinary leaders in academic-caliber hospitals designed for learning, teaching, and discovery.

Here, mentorship is a two‑way street. You’ll share your expertise, learn from others, and continue to grow, clinically, professionally, and personally.

At Ethos, you inspire hope, deliver exceptional care, and pursue veterinary medicine at its highest level, together.

Join Us

At Ethos, this isn’t just a job, it’s an opportunity to practice medicine at the highest level and help shape the future of veterinary care.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ethos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ethos does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, competence, merit, and business need.