Technician Manager

Kate Wotrang

Registered Veterinary Technician

Cold Spring, MN

********@*****.*** - 320-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Overnight Supervisor

Veterinary Specialty Hospital - San Diego, CA - January 2013 to August 2013

Responsibilities

● Actively manage all overnight employees including ICU, ER, Intermediate & General Wards

● Schedule overnight staff using When To Work computer program

● Conduct performance evaluations on direct reports

● Resolve escalated client concerns or questions

● Participate in policy development and hospital wide goals with Operations Manager

Registered Veterinary Technician

California Veterinary Specialists - Carlsbad, CA - July 2009 to January 2013

Experience with clinical trials and study related protocols and documenting

• Communicate with clients in a professional manner during high stress times

• Calculate doses and administer chemotherapy daily and monitor patients short and long term.

• Assist with endoscopy, laparoscopy, and bone marrow procedures.

• Experience with anesthesia and monitoring. Quick thinking in ER situations.

Supervisor of Assistants

Metropolitan Veterinary Referral Services - August 2008 to June 2009

• Created, proposed, and was promoted to the position of Supervisor of Assistants

• Recruit, interview, and train new veterinary assistants

• Developed weekly and monthly duty lists

• Reviewed assistants on a regular basis

Certified Veterinary Technician

Metropolitan Veterinary Referral Services - Minneapolis, MN - January 2007 to June 2009

• Perform anesthesia on and recover critical patients on a daily basis

• Perform crossmatches and blood transfusions and monitor for reactions

• Placement of IV central and peripheral catheters, venipuncture and arterial blood draws.

• Care for animals in very critical conditions in the Intensive Care Unit

Veterinary Assistant

Metropolitan Veteirnary Rerferral Services - Minneapolis, MN - September 2006 to January 2007

• Prepared patients for procedures, cleaned, sterilized instruments and wrapped surgery packs

• Set up for and clean up after procedures including surgery, endoscopy, radiology, laparoscopy

Veterinary Assistant

Westgate Pet Clinic - Minneapolis, MN - October 2005 to September 2006

• Prepared vaccines, medications, instruments, and invoices

• Performed routine laboratory tests such as urinalyses, and fecal tests

• Educated clients on all products, medications, and behavior issues

EDUCATION

Associates of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology

MN School of Business - Plymouth, MN

2007

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish

St. Cloud State University - Saint Cloud, MN

2002

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