Veterinary Technician

Senior Veterinary Technician — South Austin Veterinary Center

Austin, TX | January 2024 – Present

• Monitored anesthesia and vital signs for over 250 surgical procedures, maintaining zero anesthetic complications through precise drug calculations and real-time patient tracking.
• Supervised a team of 6 veterinary assistants, implementing a weekly training program on laboratory protocols that improved diagnostic sample processing accuracy by 19%.
• Administered intravenous fluid therapy, blood transfusions, and chemotherapy agents to 15+ critically ill veterinary patients daily in the intensive care unit.
• Managed the maintenance and quality control calibration of 5 in-house Idexx diagnostic analyzers, reducing testing downtime by 35% through weekly diagnostic checks.

Licensed Veterinary Technician — Northside Veterinary Clinic

San Antonio, TX | September 2021 – December 2023

• Performed dental scaling, polishing, and charting for 350+ feline and canine patients, identifying pathology that increased scheduled dental treatments by 22%.
• Assisted 4 veterinary surgeons during orthopedic and soft-tissue procedures, preparing sterile surgical fields and handling instruments to reduce surgery durations by 15%.
• Obtained 800+ high-quality digital diagnostic radiographs and dental X-rays annually, utilizing safe positioning techniques that cut repeat exposure rates by 28%.
• Educated 20+ clients daily on diabetic care, post-surgical rehabilitation, and medication administration, which raised clinic client satisfaction ratings to 96%.

Anesthesia monitoring, Surgical assistance, Dental prophylaxis, Venipuncture, Radiology, IV catheterization, Laboratory diagnostics, Emergency triage, AVImark, Cornerstone, Idexx VetLab, Patient restraint, Client communication, Wound care, Pharmacy management

Dental Suite Modernization

Role: Technical Lead

Tools: Cornerstone, Idexx, Excel

Evaluated and installed new digital dental radiography equipment, training 8 staff members and reducing imaging time by 30% while increasing dental billing by 25%.

Electronic Health Records Integration

Role: Implementation Specialist

Tools: AVImark, SmartFlow, Google Workspace

Led the transition of paper ICU flow sheets to SmartFlow digital boards, reducing transcription errors by 95% and saving 1.5 hours of daily technician labor.

• Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) (2021)
• Fear Free Certified Veterinary Professional (2022)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Volunteer technician at Austin Pets Alive shelter (2022-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice