Nicole V. Womack
Veterinary Technician, Companion animal general practice
Springfield, MO · (417) 555 0172 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/nicolevwomack
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Six years in small animal general practice
INDUSTRIES
Companion animal general practice, boarding and grooming
SPECIALTIES
Surgical nursing, dental prophylaxis, in house laboratory, technician appointments
SYSTEMS
AVImark, Idexx VetLab Station, Cubex inventory, Vetstoria online booking
CREDENTIALS
Registered Veterinary Technician in Missouri
EDUCATION
Associate of Applied Science in veterinary technology, Ozarks Technical Community College
Executive Summary
Six years in small animal general practice and the technician who runs the treatment room when it gets loud. Handles a full surgery and dental day, works the in house laboratory and takes the technician appointments for nail trims, ear cytology and suture removal that free up doctor time.
Signature Achievements
- Created a technician appointment block that absorbed 24 visits a week and gave each doctor an extra hour of surgery time.
- Raised dental procedure volume from four a week to eleven by building an oral health scoring sheet used at every wellness visit.
- Cut anesthetic recovery times by moving the practice to a warmed recovery station with continuous temperature checks.
- Reduced laboratory sample rejections to almost none after retraining the assistants on collection and labeling.
- Kept the controlled substance log balanced through three practice inspections under the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Professional Experience
Veterinary Technician
Ozark Ridge Animal Clinic, Springfield, MO 2021 to present
Three doctor companion animal practice seeing about 45 patients a day with surgery every weekday morning
- Induces, monitors and recovers anesthesia for spay, neuter, mass removal and dental procedures.
- Performs dental prophylaxis with charting and full mouth radiographs under the veterinarian.
- Runs blood chemistry, complete blood counts, urinalysis and cytology in the practice laboratory.
- Sees technician appointments for vaccine boosters, anal gland expression, ear cleaning and bandage changes.
- Explains treatment plans, medication dosing and home care to owners at discharge.
Veterinary Assistant
Table Rock Pet Lodge and Grooming, Branson, MO 2019 to 2021
Boarding facility with 80 runs and a veterinarian on call for medical boarders
- Administered medications to medical boarders on written veterinary orders.
- Monitored feeding, elimination and behavior and escalated changes to the on call veterinarian.
- Restrained animals for grooming and nail care and handled intake health checks.
Licensure and Certification
Registered Veterinary Technician, Missouri Veterinary Medical Board
Passed the Veterinary Technician National Examination, 2021
Member, National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America
Education
Associate of Applied Science in veterinary technology, Ozarks Technical Community College, 2021
Core Skills
Anesthesia monitoring · Dental prophylaxis · Venipuncture · In house laboratory diagnostics · Radiographic positioning · Client education · AVImark · Inventory control · Surgical preparation