Registered Veterinary Technician, Supervisor of Clinical Support and Client Services

• Oct 2014 - Present

Registered Veterinary Technician

• Oct 2011 - Sep 2014

I am the primary anesthesia RVT for patients, including exotic species and occassional wildlife. Duties include IV catheter placement, venipuncture, cystocentesis, client education, nursing for hospitalized patients including critical care, drug calculations and dosing, care of the controlled substance log, general patient restraint, taking radiographs, and wearer of many hats. I am the primary anesthesia RVT for patients, including exotic species and occassional wildlife. Duties include IV catheter placement, venipuncture, cystocentesis, client education, nursing for hospitalized patients including critical care, drug calculations and dosing, care of the controlled substance log, general patient restraint, taking radiographs, and wearer of many hats.

Head Technician, Registered Veterinary Technician

• Apr 2003 - Sep 2011

Supervise, train and assist veterinary technicans and assistants in both technicial and client education duties. Assisted the Practice Manager with disciplinary actions, mediating staff conflicts, creation of new job descriptions and & performance reviews, employee reviews and separations. Lead anesthesia nurse on both regular and complex cases, general technician duties such as IV catheter placement, venipucture, cystocentesis, etc. Created client education documents, anesthesia monitoring sheet, and other practice documents. Show less

Registered Veterinary Technician

• Dec 2005 - Apr 2006

Anesthesia nurse on multiple studies. All study anesthesias were 4 to 8 hours in length and were akin to what is seen in critical care cases in an outpatient setting. Maintained anesthesia in fluoroscopy, MRI and CT suites. Assisted post-doc students in writing research budgets and protocols. Submitted protocols to the IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Placement of IV and urinary catheters in pigs and dogs. Assisted in placement of and sampling from arterial lines. Responsible for ordering, inventory, and stocking of supplies. Show less