Nursing Manager - Long Beach, CA

The role

The Nursing Manager leads a veterinary nursing team and manages day-to-day flow. This role involves overseeing scheduling, payroll, hiring, and ensuring exceptional patient care.

What you will do

• Manage day-to-day flow for nursing team
• Oversee scheduling, payroll, productivity, hiring, onboarding and offboarding
• Address patient care issues and team dynamics
• Partner with hospital leadership and shift leads to align on goals and hospital flow
• Use doctor feedback to guide team development
• Lead with VEG values
• Champion a culture of learning with in-house training, mentorship, and development pathways
• Ensure licensure, performance standards, and education programs are upheld
• Drive 1:1s, check-ins, and student mentorship

Required qualifications

• Credentialed as a Veterinary Technician (CVT, RVT, LVT, LVMT) in the state the VEG practice is located
• 5+ years in a clinical veterinary nursing role
• 2+ years of leadership experience
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Must be willing to work in a noisy environment with strong or unpleasant odors
• Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays on a rotating or as needed basis based on hospital needs
• Work well in a fast-paced environment with people from all backgrounds and different personality types

Nice to have

• A.S. or B.S. from an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology program
• emergency-specific experience

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base and 401K match
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• QPR training
• Access to free therapy or counseling
• Equity eligibility after one year of full time, active employment
• Unlimited ER CE + travel stipend
• $2,500/year travel stipend for full-time credentialed VEGgies
• $1,000/year travel stipend for full-time uncredentialed VEGgies
• Clinical student loan repayment
• Paid parental leave: up to 12 weeks at 100% of regular salary
• Inclusive fertility and family-building care
• Flexible work schedules

About the company

VEG was born in 2014 with a mission to help people and their pets when they need it most. They operate hospitals nationwide open 24/7, 365 days a year.