Veterinary Surgery Supervisor

Ethos Veterinary Health • Annapolis, MD

2d • $30 - $42 • Onsite

About The Position

The Surgery Supervisor will provide daily administrative and operational leadership for the Surgery Department. The Supervisor coordinates staffing, patient flow, surgery-room operations, training, equipment, communication, and performance expectations. This position supports safe, efficient, and compassionate patient care while promoting a respectful, professional, and supportive workplace.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of veterinary technician experience required.
• Minimum of 2 years of specialty anesthesia monitoring or comparable critical-care experience.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Maryland RVT preferred but not required.
• Previous supervisory, management, lead, or department-coordination experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily Surgery Department workflow, assignments, schedules, and patient flow.
• Assign cases and duties according to patient needs, staffing, workload, and employee competency.
• Adjust assignments during emergencies, absences, high patient volume, or increased patient acuity.
• Communicate operational concerns, delays, equipment needs, and staffing risks to the Hospital Manager or appropriate hospital leadership.
• Maintain organized, safe, and adequately supplied surgery and recovery areas.
• Support effective shift-to-shift communication and patient handoffs.
• Monitor equipment readiness and report maintenance or safety concerns promptly.
• Promote compliance with CVSS policies, safety procedures, infection-control standards, and documentation requirements.
• 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.
• 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.
• Identify surgery training needs based on patient acuity, staff performance, equipment, policy changes, and operational requirements.
• Support orientation, onboarding, and training of new surgery employees.
• Assist with maintaining surgery 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 ICU and Receiving Supervisors when appropriate.
• Complete a minimum of 10 hours of annual continuing education in leadership, management, supervision, or related professional-development topics.
• Assist with anesthesia monitoring, surgery, patient preparation, recovery, diagnostics, treatments, and emergency response.
• Support patient positioning, restraint, transport, medication administration, fluid therapy, wound care, and postoperative care.
• Ensure accurate documentation of anesthesia, medications, treatments, monitoring, and patient status.
• Reinforce sterile technique, infection control, equipment maintenance, instrument processing, and safety procedures.
• Escalate patient-care concerns, complications, changes in condition, or safety risks to the attending veterinarian.
• Collaborate with the ICU Supervisor to support safe and timely patient transfers.
• Communicate patient readiness, staffing, equipment, timing, and ICU bed availability.
• Provide complete handoff information, including procedure history, anesthesia status, medications, monitoring needs, equipment, and care instructions.
• Communicate changes in patient condition or additional support needs.
• Coordinate transfer-related training and addressing workflow barriers.
• Escalate delays, incomplete handoffs, staffing concerns, or clinical concerns to the appropriate veterinarian or hospital leader.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation of $30–42/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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed