Veterinary Nurse Supervisor, Emergency & Critical Care, 3rd Shift, SACS: College of Veterinary Medicine - UTIA

University of Tennessee•Knoxville, TN

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The College of Veterinary Medicine invites applicants to apply for the 3rd shift position of Veterinary Nurse Supervisor, Emergency & Critical Care. The Emergency & Critical Care (ECC) Supervisor provides clinical leadership, hands-on advanced nursing care, and operational oversight for the ICU and ER veterinary nursing teams in a fast-paced, high-acuity academic hospital environment. This is a working supervisory role that supports the teaching hospital missions of patient care, education, and service. The ECC Supervisor is responsible for supervising, training, scheduling, and mentoring veterinary technicians/nurses and assistants while ensuring consistent, high-quality patient care through adherence to established medical protocols, efficient workflow, and evidence-based standards. This role collaborates closely with faculty clinicians, residents, interns, and hospital leadership to promote excellence, mentorship, and continuous improvement within the ECC service. The Veterinary Medical Center is operational 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, and 365 days per year. Occasional weekend or holiday work may be required of this position. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service. UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service. UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone. The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.

Responsibilities

Provides clinical leadership
Hands-on advanced nursing care
Operational oversight for the ICU and ER veterinary nursing teams
Supervising, training, scheduling, and mentoring veterinary technicians/nurses and assistants
Ensuring consistent, high-quality patient care through adherence to established medical protocols, efficient workflow, and evidence-based standards
Collaborates closely with faculty clinicians, residents, interns, and hospital leadership to promote excellence, mentorship, and continuous improvement within the ECC service.