Lead Veterinary Technician Resume Samples

Description :

1. Monitors patients during surgery, inducing and prepping patients for surgery, recovering patients from surgery.
2. Leads the Veterinary team through surgeries and rooms for the day.
3. Orders/ stocks if supplies.
4. Responsible for complete charts, controlled drug inventory, and all monies etc.
5. Trains all new employees, managing clinic when higher up's are out.
6. Responsible for payroll when manager is out.
7. Creates and implements any procedure changes.
8. Controls and defuses any client/employees confrontations.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Veterinary

Description :

1. Performs safety and security checks daily
2. Assists in care and maintenance of pit viper specimens as part of daily routine husbandry
3. Assists Senior Serpentologist with venom extraction and after completion of a satisfactory period of training may extract venom from specimens as a back-up position of the Senior Serpentologist.
4. Assists the Senior Veterinary Technician Specialist with veterinary medical care and laboratory work as needed
5. Assists with maintaining a clean facility by cleaning cages, sweeping, mopping, cleaning surfaces, waste removal and other activities as needed
6. Helps maintain security, inventory, feeding and husbandry records and assist with other doc1,1mentation and record keeping as needed
7. Utilizes manual and/or bar coded specimen/cage data entry and data backup systems

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

Veterinary

Description :

1. Manages a team of 7 veterinary technicians.
2. Provides leadership skills and guidance for team members; create technician work schedule; conduct monthly patient care meetings; inventory of hospital supplies; manage controlled drug log; conflict resolution; OSHA and AAHA standards up to date and compliant.
3. Responsible for Education & Outreach-Counsel /educate owners about medical treatment(s).
4. Educates patient owners about follow up care.
5. Educates volunteers about my current position as a veterinary technician and educate them about the hospitals daily routine.
6. Assists with community events.
7. Assists doctor(s) with surgery; prepares patient(s) for surgery; maintains sterile area(s); hand off instruments; administer emergency drugs as needed; suture removals; drain removals; administer intravenous; intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Bachelor's

Description :

1. Responsible for making sure the technicians are working proficiently and as a team.
2. Makes sure that equipment is in proper operating condition, maintained, that procedures are followed by technicians and that our surgical day runs smooth and orderly.
3. Collects samples for testing and perform laboratory tests.
4. Takes and develops x-rays.
5. Medicates, vaccinates, and treats animals as prescribed by veterinarian.
6. Administers anesthesia and monitor animals under anesthesia.
7. Assists veterinarians in medical and surgical procedures.
8. Assists with proper animal handling and restraint.
9. Provides medical assistance and counseling to patrons.
10. Fills client prescriptions and maintain drug logs as required.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Bachelor's

Description :

1. Responsible for training over ten co-workers how to safely and effectively carry out integral duties as veterinary technicians including anesthesia administration, safety protocols, laboratory techniques, and how to communicate with clients in a respectful and effective manner.
2. Responsible for completing multiple tasks within specific time constraints in a very fast-paced practice, while maintaining exceptional quality of care.
3. Completes tasks the proper way the first time, never cutting corners or skipping steps in protocol.
4. Maintains honesty and implementing the five pillars of responsibility, mutuality, efficiency, quality, and freedom.
5. Makes and sterilizes surgery packs Surgery equipment and instrument maintenance Urinalysis, Snap tests, fungal cultures.
6. Makes and interpretes laboratory slides including skin scrapings, ear swabs, urine sediments and fecal exams.
7. Performs various laboratory procedures (urinalysis, ear cytologys, fecal smears, fecal floatation, and manual differentials).

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Master's

Description :

1. Maintains controlled drug inventory and related log books.
2. Cares for and monitor the condition of animals recovering from surgery.
3. Administers anesthesia to animals, under the direction of a veterinarian, and monitor animals' responses to anesthetics so that dosages can be adjusted.
4. Gives enemas and perform catheterizations, ear flushes, intravenous feedings, or gavages.
5. Supervises or trains veterinary students or other staff members.
6. Provides assistance with animal euthanasia and the disposal of remains.
7. Dresses and sutures wounds and apply splints or other protective devices.
8. Fills prescriptions, measuring medications and labeling containers.
9. Takes and develops diagnostic radiographs, using x-ray equipment.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

Associate's

Description :

1. Promotes to position of Lead Veterinary Technician with duties including the hiring and termination of employees in all area of the hospital, making the schedule for 12 technicians, performance reviews, and training/supervision of all technician employees in a busy 7 doctor practice.
2. Provides medical assistance and counseling to patrons.
3. Fills client prescriptions and maintain drug logs as required.
4. Uses and maintains medical equipment.
5. Performs physical examination of animals.
6. Performs data entry to update animal records.
7. Cleans and maintains work areas.
8. Contributes to and lead initiatives to improve processes and procedures.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Bachelor's

Description :

1. Demonstrates initiative and responsibility for team's work.
2. Insures vet assistant team follows facility protocols set through daily operations according to AAHA standards and regulate clientele flow of the day.
3. Instructs team when needed and lead weekly team meetings.
4. Responsible for exposes and processes radiographs, some calculating of medication dosages, collecting appropriate samples for diagnostic testing, performing a variety of diagnostic tests, dispensing prescriptions, vaccine administration, intravenous catheterization, venipunctures, contributing to medical record documentation, and equipment sterilization.
5. Assists with various types of emergencies while remaining focused under pressure.
6. Works closely with office manager with hospital's inventory -- insuring supplies is readily stocked and available.
7. Responsible for training and guiding new trainees.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Bachelor's

Description :

1. Documented of all client questions, concerns and medical recommendations as simple as a medication regiment or as complicated as multiple surgical solutions as to comply with all local, state and Federal laws and regulations.
2. Responsible for all anesthesia and medical procedures on a daily basis as related to routine and emergency surgical situations Responsible for generating a superior customer/client experience, by tailoring a wellness plan that meets the clients budget to maximize their pet's health, including but not limited to, annual clinic check ups, surgical procedures and monthly Rx maintenance which has a direct impact on the practice's accounts receivables.
3. Responsible for blood work profiles, radiologic interpretations, pathology and surgical documentation Maintenance and education of the clinic and its plethora of high-tech, high-priced equipment Accomplishments Increased sales by recommendation of products and services.
4. Established a safe and effective surgical protocol used by all employees.
5. Established a system of relaying information to clients that was more effective than what was in place.
6. Helped the office transition over to AVIMARK from an alternate software by training employees and helping extensively with the transition.
7. Performed various technical skills (vena puncture, i. V. Catheter placement, radiology and anesthetic procedures, urinary catheter placement).

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

BA

Description :

1. Performed sedation, intubation, anesthetic monitoring, prophylaxis, oral charting, and surgical assistance.
2. Managed the flow of appointments and make sure assistants are following through with all doctor's requests.
3. Trained of new support staff also falls under my care.
4. Took over the management of all controlled substances which was out of order from the previous owner.
5. Got all logbooks up to date as well as performed all hard counts of the drugs.
6. Implemented new dental charts for oral charting as well as creating the new hospitalized patient records.
7. Responsible for weekly vaccine, medication and laboratory supply inventory.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Associate