Veterinary Technician with OR and Admin Expertise

Tyler Gehrke

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Tulsa, Oklahoma *4128

918-***-****

**********@*****.***

Objective

Seeking a position where I can utilize my skills and gain further experience while helping the company meet and exceed its goals

Skill Summary

• Ability to handle multiple task and work under pressure

• Problem resolution ability

• Leadership

• Employee training and development

• Customer service

• Processing payments

• Office assistance, filing, faxing, processing daily schedules

• Answering multi-line phones and directing calls

• Microsoft Office-Excel, Power point, Word and basic computer skills Education

Community Care College - 09/2014 – 05/2015 Tulsa, Oklahoma Veterinary Assisting

• Completed 540 industry management hours

• Radiology; x-ray assisting and safety precaution for animal patients

• Surgical Preparation; surgical packs, surgical instruments, and sterilization

• Pharmaceutical knowledge in labeling, filling, and calculations

• Lab knowledge; microscopes, centrifuges, and other clinical machines

• Knowledgeable of OSHA regulations, proper PPE, occupational hazards, and workplace safety

• Clinical and Administrative expertise not limited to: medical terminology, charting for records, and research methodology procedures in animal health care Page 2

Experience

Mobile Veterinary Assistant

08/2020-Present

Brown Surgery Referral- Meeker, Oklahoma

• Drove to and from various veterinary clinics to assist with orthopedic surgeries

• Set up surgery suits for orthopedic surgeries

• Prepared animals for surgery, including clipping, scrubbing, and disinfecting operative sites

• Operated aesthesia machines, oxygen equipment, and monitoring equipment

• Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Radiographs

• Ensured all supplies brought into clinics for surgery, made it back out to vehicle

• Cleaned and sanitized surgery packs

• Re-Stocked vehicle with sanitized tools, and various other supplies Optometric Technician

07/2019- 07/2020

Vision Source- Shawnee, Oklahoma

• Conducted pretesting procedures with patients prior to exam

• Maintained and updated patient records

• Answered multiline phones, scheduled appointments, ensured patient’s insurance coverage through online resources while working in compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)

• Preformed basic patient tests and advanced scans using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Visual field, and fundus photos

• Teach patients contact insertion, removal, and cleaning procedures

• Maintained an organized work area and preformed daily cleaning task in technician area and exam rooms

Lead Veterinary Assistant

01/2018 - 06/2019

Shawnee Animal Hospital - Shawnee, Oklahoma

• Supervise, train, and evaluated employees, delegating work duties to individual staff members.

• Scheduling employees, making sure all shifts are covered

• Responsible for all aspects of controlled drug inventory, including review and preparation of all new and refilled narcotic prescriptions, returns, physical and perpetual inventories, and corresponding record-keeping.

• Taking care of hospitalized patients -small and large- walking, administrating prescribed oral, IV, IM, and subcutaneous medications, IV fluid administration, and making sure they have a nice clean place to stay while hospitalized.

• Assisted at farm calls with animal handling, lameness exams, radiographs, wound care, and equine palpations.

• Managing and maintaining the flow of patients, and clients Page 3

• Obtain relevant information and history from clients and maintain proper and complete medical charts.

• Educating clients on Heartworms, fleas, ticks, intestinal parasites, vaccinations and the importance of preventive care

• Assisted in surgeries, induction of anesthetic, intubation, monitoring breathing, heart rate, temperature, while the patient is under

• Laboratory work: fecal test, urinalysis, inhouse blood work, cytology preparation and viewing

Veterinary Assistant

02/2015 – 10/2017

Catoosa Small Animal Hospital - Catoosa, Oklahoma

• Greeting pet owners, weighting and taking temperature of animals and managing the flow of patients

• Educated clients on flea, tick, and heartworm prevention

• Restrained animals for examination, vaccinations, blood draws, catheterization, intubation, anesthetic induction and x-rays

• Prepped animals for surgery, monitored vitals under anesthesia, preformed dentals and recovered animals after procedure

• Sterilized surgical equipment to ensure quality and safety for all patients

• Preformed laboratory task such as taking and developing x-ray images, as well as testing blood and bodily fluids to diagnose health problems

• Experienced in administering injection, venipuncture, inserting and removing IV catheters and administering fluids to patients

• Administered prescribed medications to in-patients while performing routine checks on the animals

• Filled prescriptions including controlled substances

• Cleaned and maintained kennels, animal holding areas, examination or operating rooms, animal loading and unloading facilities to control the spread of disease

Assistant Manager/Front Desk/Lead Spray Tan Tech/ Bed Tech 01/2014 - 06/2015

Sunsations Tanning Salon - Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Cash drawer count before and after shift

• Processing monthly schedules/shifts

• Social media advertising of daily deals, and specials

• Greeting and assisting customers at the front desk

• Answering phones, retail transactions, cash or card transactions

• Cleaning salon and beds

• Spray tanning customers by appointment

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Volunteer Services:

• Animal Aid of Tulsa

• Tulsa SPCA

• Safari’s Animal Sanctuary

• Meals on Wheels for Pets

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