December 1, 2007 to on-going Just For Paws Veterinary Hospital 9789 W. Coalmine Avenue, Unit B Littleton, CO 80125 720-981-8500 Dr. Michael Georgiades, Dr. Karen Stasiak Veterinary Nurse Perform all aspects of nursing care including; anesthesia monitoring, dental prophylaxis, digital dental radiography, laboratory procedures, critical care nursing & medical emergencies. Additional duties include: working at the front desk scheduling appointments and generating invoices and estimates utilizing Intervet Software I work closely with the Veterinarians and clients by performing preliminary patient exams, taking histories and evaluating emergency cases. It is also my responsibility to explain and present estimates and procedures to our clients. February 2004 to present BoneJour Pet Sitting Littleton, CO & Laguna Niguel, CA 303-717-7879 www.bonejourpetsitting.com Business Owner Responsible for all aspects related to running a small, home based business including; all interactions between myself, clients and their pets, advertising, website design and maintenance, accounting, obtaining new clients and maintaining the high service expectations of all my clients. Handle all aspects of pet care such as medicating pets per owners/Veterinarians instructions, i.e., oral administration of medications, injections and SQ fluids. May 2001 to October 2006 Veterinary Surgical Specialists 2965 Edinger Avenue Tustin, CA 92780 949-936-0055 Dr. Anthony Cambridge, Dr. Diane Craig & Dr. Peter Sebestyen, Becky Rothfuss, Head Technician Veterinary Surgical Nurse This position allowed me to utilize and expand my nursing skills to their fullest potential. As a Nurse at this practice, I worked on a team with three other Nurses and one Surgeon. Each Nurse was responsible for their own patients and followed the patient from initial interview and check in with their owner through surgery/postop and finally, to the discharge appointment and all their follow up visits. I performed all aspects of surgical patient care including; preoperative patient assessment, choice of anesthetic agents, induction and intubation, patient monitoring during anesthesia, i.e., EKG, blood pressure monitoring, fluid monitoring, respiratory monitoring and pulse oximetry. My responsibilities also included short and long-term post operative nursing care, care of non-ambulatory animals, bandage changes, IVC & arterial catheter placement and management, parenteral nutritional support, pain management, physical therapy, client education and post-operative home care instructions. Cases were varied and ranged from elective Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy on young healthy patients to delicate spinal surgery and thoracotomy procedures on critical/moribund patients. Our practice utilized state of the art equipment that included Eklin Digital Radiography, CO2 Laser Surgery, Arthroscope/Laparoscope equipment and Surgivet Monitors. All the surgeons are board certified and most of the Nurses are either Certified or Registered Technicians. November 24, 1997 to March 23, 2001 Elmfield Veterinary Center Denver, CO 80219 Dr. Kirk Cito ~No longer in Business~ Now known as Overland Veterinary Hospital & Pet Lodge Veterinary Technician Supervisor/Manager Performed all aspects of nursing care including; anesthesia monitoring, dental prophylaxis, radiography, laboratory procedures, critical care nursing, medical emergencies and client education. Formulated the pain management program for the hospital and responsible for remaining current on pain management protocols and implementing them into our own hospital protocols. In addition to my regular technical responsibilities, I was also responsible for ordering all the medical and pharmaceutical supplies. I acted as manager to all five of the technical and paramedical staff, including writing the schedule, hiring new employees and performing regular work performance reviews. During my employment with Elmfield, I also wrote and implemented numerous client education and technical procedural protocols. October 10, 2000 to March 25, 2001 Animal ER/Colorado Veterinary Specialists/Radiology Specialists Dr. Ann Schlipf & Dr. Michael Georgiades, Donna Elliott, Hospital Manager 221 W. County Line Road Littleton, CO 81026 720-283-9348 Relief Emergency/Critical Care Technician for the after hours emergency and critical/intensive care center Responsible for assessing and triaging emergency cases both in the office and via client telephone calls. Critical and intensive nursing care of hospitalized patients referred for post-operative care from the veterinary specialist group. I also worked with the post treatment care of hyperthyroid cats treated with I-131 iodine therapy including, feeding, daily assessment of hydration, attitude and general monitoring in a radioactive isolation ward. This included all necessary precautions related to radioactive materials and radioactive waste. Education, Internships & Licenses Bel-Rea School of Animal Technology Denver, CO Degree of Associate of Applied Science 1997 Internship Alameda East Veterinary Hospital Denver, CO June 1997 to September 1997 Registered Veterinary Technician California Certificate no. TEC 6966 Volunteer Information Colorado Humane Society Englewood, CO Greenwood Village Health & Rehab Center Littleton, CO Additional Skills Proficient in various computer software and database programs such as MS Word, Yahoo Site builder, DVMax & Intervet. Experience in website design and maintenance: www.bonejourpetsitting.com and www.darkknightk9.com. Type 60+ words per minute, detail oriented and organized. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Special areas of interest are surgery, anesthesia, dentistry, pain management and client education. References gladly provided upon request |
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