Small Door Veterinary
Director Of Nursing
New York City. Posted a month ago
The role
The Director of Nursing sets and holds nursing standards, builds the Clinical Nurse Trainer program, and manages the nursing career ladder and talent pipeline. This senior leadership role involves refining protocols, leading training, and developing career paths for nursing staff.
What you will do
- Refine and expand nursing standards and protocols with the CMO and clinical quality leadership.
- Own nursing quality audits and skills benchmarks.
- Close gaps through action plans with Practice Managers and targeted trainer support.
- Lead nursing convergence for new openings and integrating practices.
- Own the Clinical Nurse Trainer program end to end.
- Create the operating structure for the trainer program including scheduling and reporting.
- Deploy trainers for onboarding, practice openings, integrations, and practices below standard.
- Update and own a single Small Door nursing ladder with titles and levels.
- Own level definitions and clinical skills screens used in recruiting.
- Build relationships with schools and externship programs.
Required qualifications
- Credentialed veterinary nurse or technician (LVT, CVT, or RVT) in good standing.
- 7+ years of veterinary nursing experience.
- 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.
Nice to have
- Experience standardizing nursing care across practices or markets, including through openings or integrations.
- Experience designing competency-based anesthesia training.
- VTS certification
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Health, dental + vision insurance
- 401K (plus 4% company match)
- Generous paid-time off
- Parental leave
- Company wide holidays
- Commuter benefits
- Monthly Health & Wellness stipend
- Discounted veterinary care for your loved ones
- Growth opportunities
About the company
Small Door is membership-based veterinary care that merged with Bond Vet in July 2026. The combined organization spans more than 55 clinics across major Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest markets.