VCA Central Animal HospitalRegistered Veterinary Technician
Oct. 2017 - Feb. 2022Upland, CAGraveyard veterinary technician in a hybrid small animal practice. Skills performed on a daily basis: operate WOOFware veterinary software, triage incoming emergency patients, providing husbandry & medical/nursing care to both boarding & hospitalized patients, Fear Free restraint techniques, perform dental cleanings/extractions/radiographs, induce/intubate/prep patients for their surgical procedures, monitor & notate vitals during anesthetic procedures, maintain surgical suite/packs/instruments, intravenous catheter placement (peripheral and sampling), operate veterinary equipment (endoscope, laser, Cardell monitoring device, Doppler, petMAP blood pressure readings, IV fluid pumps, syringe pumps, etc.), input detailed notes for all treatments provided to patients in their electronic medical record, apply bandages & splints, IV/IM/SQ injections, ultrasound guided cystocentesis for urine samples, blood collection for comprehensive analysis (in house & for laboratories), obtain radiographs, perform ear cleanings, prepare & stain blood smears & ear cytologies, extensive client education, and provide/explain estimates to clients with treatments plans.