Director of Nursing

Bond Vet•New York, NY

6d•$120,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Bond Vet is seeking a Director of Nursing to help lead nursing standards, training, and career development across its practices. The role supports the organization’s mission to improve veterinary care and follows the merger of Bond Vet and Small Door Veterinary, which created a combined organization spanning more than 55 clinics across Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest markets. The Director sets and maintains nursing standards, including protocols, skill benchmarks, quality audits, and accountability processes. They lead the Clinical Nurse Trainer program, supporting onboarding, practice openings, integrations, and practices that need additional support. They also own the nursing career ladder and talent pipeline, including externship and credentialing pathways, in partnership with Talent and People. Practice Managers lead nursing teams; the Director leads through standards, training, and career pathways. The position is hybrid, with approximately 75% of time spent in the field across practices and up to 50% travel. NYC is preferred, though candidates in any market where the company operates may be considered.

Requirements

Credentialed veterinary nurse or technician (LVT, CVT, or RVT) in good standing.
At least 7 years of veterinary nursing experience.
At least 3 years leading nursing across multiple practices or at a regional, program, or director level.
Operations experience creating, executing, and scaling programs, and leading through influence.
Experience designing career ladders, competency frameworks, or skills-based promotion processes.
A track record in nursing training, recruitment, and retention.
Strong command of clinical nursing standards across general practice, including surgery and anesthesia.
Financial literacy to connect nursing decisions to labor costs, productivity, and practice performance.

Nice To Haves

Experience standardizing nursing care across practices or markets, including through openings or integrations.
Experience designing competency-based anesthesia training.
VTS certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

Refine and expand nursing standards and protocols with the CMO and clinical quality leadership, ensuring they are current, evidence-based, and aligned with AAHA standards.
Own nursing quality audits and skills benchmarks, and equip Practice Managers to evaluate nursing performance against the standard.
Address identified gaps through action plans with Practice Managers, targeted trainer support, and escalation to regional operations and medical leadership.
Lead nursing convergence for new clinic openings and integrating practices.
Own the Clinical Nurse Trainer program, including its scope, selection and promotion criteria, training, and metrics.
Create the Clinical Nurse Trainer program’s operating structure, including training-shift scheduling, shift agendas, and accountability reporting.
Deploy trainers to support new-hire onboarding when a home location cannot provide support, practice openings, integrations, and practices below standard.
Update and own a single Small Door nursing career ladder, including titles and levels from assistant to nursing leadership, state-by-state scope of practice for assistants, and a skills-verified promotion process.
Own level definitions and the clinical skills screen used in recruiting, and build relationships with schools and externship programs in partnership with Talent and People.
Expand credentialing pathways for assistants and in-house advanced-skills training where regulations allow.
Use fair and transparent promotion processes to support retention.