High School Veterinary Technician
Resume:
Davida Chalmers
Temple, TX ****1
*************@*****.***
SKILLS
I have acquired TPR training (Temperature Pulse and Respiration) in Veterinary Medicine class as well as giving injections, bathing and grooming, and fecal float to various animals including dogs and cats. l was chosen by my Vet teacher and my Principal to give a small group of eighth graders a tour around Temple High School, I have volunteered to do a haunted house that was hosted by the CTE classes and teachers at my high school, and I volunteered at the FFA petting zoo that my high school hosted for charity where I handled admission fees for the petting zoo.
EXPERIENCE
Belton Veterinary Clinic - Belton, TX - Veterinary Technician
August 2023 - Current
●Helping the patients get better, giving their medications at the right time, maintaining their fluid intake and making sure that it is at the right fluid level.
●Helping the doctor with clients/patients in the exam rooms, getting all information needed about the patient prior to the doctor entering the exam room.
●Running all types of bloodwork in regarding to the patients health as well as sending out lab work as needed.
●Communicating with clients all throughout the day, making phone calls to them and giving them the information from the doctor and letting them know how their pet is doing while hospitalized at the clinic
●Scheduling appointments for clients and their pet(s).
●Going into surgeries and helping the doctors prep the patient for the specific surgery that will be performed.
Family Pet Animal Hospital - Chicago, IL - Veterinary Technician
December 19th, 2022 - July 2023
●Helping the doctor in the exam rooms, taking notes for the doctors while they gather history of the patient from the clients.
●Putting in charges for the doctors, keeping them updated as to which patients have blood work being done so they can give their owners a phone call about the results when they get back to the clinic.
●Drawing blood from patients, doing status checks on them post surgery, placing IV catheters, walking the patients, taking phone calls for the doctors if they are busy as well as making phone calls for them if busy.
●Doing tech appointments, giving vaccines for the doctors, collecting urine if needed, monitoring the patients if they are connected to fluids and making sure they are getting the right amount of fluids at the right time.
Belton Veterinary Clinic - Belton, TX - Veterinary Technician
July 31st, 2018 - November 28th, 2022
●Helping the patients get better, giving their medications at the right time, maintaining their fluid intake and making sure that it is at the right fluid level.
●Helping the doctor with clients/patients in the exam rooms, getting all information needed about the patient prior to the doctor entering the exam room.
●Running all types of bloodwork in regarding to the patients health.
●Communicating with clients all throughout the day, making phone calls to them and giving them the information from the doctor and letting them know how their pet is doing while hospitalized at the clinic.
●Going into surgeries and helping the doctors prep the patient for the specific surgery that will be performed.
Whataburger - Temple, TX - Team Member/Cashier/Cook
August 2016 – August 2018
●Food preparation, customer service, and the day to day tasks involved in the operation.
●Taking and receiving orders, processing payments, and responding appropriately to whatever the customer needs.
●Maintaining the cleanliness of the work area especially the counter to ensure safety in the work area.
●Comprehensive knowledge about all the products and services the company is offering to ensure all inquiries from customers are being answered.
Temple High School, Location - Small Animal Management
August 2014 - June 2015
●Learning about the anatomy of different types of small animals like birds, dogs, cats, iguanas, rats, etc.
●Learning about the proper care of the animals and hands on activity with them as well, how to give them shots in the right place on the animal's body.
Temple High School, Location - Livestock
August 2015 - June 2016
●Dealing with bigger animals such as goats, sheep, pigs, horses, different types of cattle.
●Learning about the different breeds of the animals and a lot more hands on activity with animals like grooming, walking, how to trim hooves, how to exercise the animals properly.
Temple High School - Advanced Animal Science & Vet. Med. Applications
August 2016 - June 2017
●In advanced animal science we studied the internal and external anatomy of various animals in the veterinary field.
●In vet. Med. Applications, we have learned more about being a veterinary assistant/ technician. We’ve learned about the different parasites and where they come from, how to draw up and give vaccines properly, which needles to use, the anatomy of the syringe, restraint holds on the animals, cleaning protocols, communication with clients, practicing blood draws.
●At the end of the year we took a test that determined if we were moving on to the next class which was vet practicum.
Temple High School - Veterinary Practicum
August 2017 - June 2018
●Going to different clinics to get our hours for the end of the year and practicing what we’ve learned in class in an actual clinic.
●Giving shots to the animals after surgery, drawing up vaccines for the animals, intubating the animal after they are down for surgery, trimming nails, expressing anal glands, and restraining the animal for blood draws.
●At the end of the year those in the practicum class take a test to get our Certified Veterinary Assistant Certificate.
EDUCATION
Temple High School, Location - Temple, TX
August 2014 - June 2, 2018
AWARDS
I was awarded for the A & B Honor Roll for every six weeks of school and commended on my Algebra I STAAR Test.
Current GPA is a 4.1 and ranked 121 out of a class size of 456.
I am in the National Honors Society program.
Scored a 98 on the test to get into the Veterinary Practicum class to later on get my CVA Certificate.
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