Began late January as an assistant to 3 doctors at a small animal practice (mostly dogs &, cats, but also including exotic/ pocket pets, birds, & rabbits), animal restraint for exams, vaccinations, digital radiography, and ultrasounds (experienced with difficult cats), basic grooming (nail trim & sanitary trim), IV catheter placement, anesthesia induction, pre-operative aseptic preparation and post-op recovery. monitoring and maintenance during surgical procedures (neutering, soft tissue, & orthopedics - for cats and dogs only), controlled substance access and administration upon doctor's instruction, perform dental prophylaxis (scale & polish), venipuncture, and run in-house blood panels, run urinalysis, read fecal float & direct smear for parasites, read microscopic ear swab tests, administer medications to patients (PO, IV, IM, and SQ), monitor hospitalized animal condition, refill prescription medications, sterilize surgical instruments, sanitize hospital, care for hospitalized patients, experienced at endotracheal tube insertion (dog and cat only), follow vaccination schedules determined by vets, client education (parasite prevention, prescription diet, vaccinations, etc).

Assistant to 6 doctors (4 vets per shift; small animal practice - mostly dogs &, cats, but also including exotic/ pocket pets, birds, ferrets, rabbits, & reptiles), animal restraint for exams, vaccinations, digital radiography, and ultrasounds (very experienced with difficult cats), basic grooming (sanitary trim, bathing, brushing, feline lioncuts, medical shaving), IV catheter placement, anesthesia induction, pre-operative aseptic preparation and post-op recovery. monitoring and maintenance during surgical procedures (neutering, soft tissue, orthopedics, etc - for cats and dogs only), controlled substance access and administration upon doctor's instruction, perform dental prophylaxis (scale & polish), venipuncture, and run in-house blood panels, run urinalysis, read fecal float & direct smear for parasites, read microscopic ear swab tests, administer medications to patients (PO, IV, IM, and SQ), monitor hospitalized animal condition, refill prescription medications, equipment maintenance, clean and autoclave surgical instruments, sanitize hospital, care for boarding and hospitalized patients, experienced at endotracheal tube insertion (dog and cat only), follow vaccination schedules determined by vets, schedule appointments, cashier, administrative, and clerical duties, greet clients and client education (parasite prevention, prescription diet, vaccinations, etc). File patient charts, answer phones, respond to emails and texts. Train new receptionists and veterinary assistants.

Assistant to 5 doctors (2 vets per shift; 4 are board certified feline specialists, 1 is also a certified veterinary acupuncturist), medical inventory and supply ordering for pharmacy and clinic, animal restraint for exams, vaccinations, digital radiography, and ultrasounds (experienced with aggressive patients), grooming (lioncuts, sanitary trim, etc.), perform brief physical exams (triage / TPR), anesthesia induction, monitoring, and maintenance during surgical procedures, pre-op prep and post-op recovery, IV catheter placement, controlled substance access, perform dental prophylaxis, venipuncture, and run in-house blood panels, view urinalysis and sediment tests, set up sterile urinary broth cultures, set up & read fecal float & direct smear for parasites, setup & read microscopic ear swab tests, administer medications to patients (PO, IV, IM, and SQ), monitor animal condition (boarding, hospitalized, & post-surgical), refill and compound prescription medications, equipment calibration, controls, and maintenance, clean and autoclave surgical instruments, sanitize hospital, care for kenneled and hospitalized patients, manually monitor blood pressure (with Doppler), intermediate at endotracheal tube insertion with doctor's supervision, follow the American Association of Feline Practitioners’ senior cat guidelines and vaccination schedules (determined by our feline specialists), supervise and train vet tech student interns and newly hired vet techs/assistants, client education, answer phones, carry on-call after hours technician cell phone for client’s medical questions (all techs rotate).

Swine model anesthetist for surgical skills education program (partnered with 1 other vet tech), assist with new local surgical techniques program for medical doctors seeking to further knowledge as surgeons with DaVinci robots (laparoscopic surgery) and other new equipment, perform as lab area co-supervisor, husbandry, administrative, and veterinary staff, controlled substance access and security clearance, expert endotracheal tube insertion on swine, IV placement (ear), anesthesia induction and maintenance for daily acute non-sterile surgical procedures, IV and IM injections, daily veterinary medical care of swine for surgical laboratory, some relief veterinary medical care in main research vivarium of mice, rats, birds, rabbits, dogs, and swine, monitor animal welfare and follow IACUC and USDA guidelines

Assistant to 4 doctors (2 per shift), animal restraint for exams, vaccinations, radiography, and ultrasounds, perform brief physical exams, process radiographs, prepare and assist during surgeries, post-op recovery, controlled substance access, perform dental prophylaxis, draw and run blood panels, run urinalysis tests (free catch), read fecal tests, microscopic ear swab tests, and stained blood differentials, administer medications to patients (IV, IM, SQ, and PO), monitor animal condition (hospitalized/post-surgical), fill prescription medications, equipment calibration and maintenance, clean and autoclave surgical instruments, sanitize hospital, care for kenneled pets, extensive computerized patient record logging, adhere to wellness plan protocols, bathe patients, inventory and supply ordering for clinic, supervise, train, and direct pet nurse assistants, IV catheter placement on dogs and cats, client education, beginner endotracheal tube insertion on dogs with vet instruction, cashier, administrative, and clerical duties, client education (at 2 clinic locations)

Animal restraint for exams, vaccinations, and x-rays, prepare and assist during surgeries, post-op recovery, perform brief physical exams, perform dental prophylaxis, draw and run in-house blood panels, read fecal float tests & heartworm tests, administer medications and SQ fluids to patients under doctor’s direction, refill prescription medications, monitor animal condition (hospitalized/post-surgical), sanitize clinic and kennel, autoclave surgical instruments, bathe patients, and care for kenneled pets

Assistant to crew of 15 doctors and 6 certified veterinary technicians (1 of each per shift), clerk, cashier, and administrative duties, client service, animal restraint for exams and treatment, prepare and assist during surgeries (several C-sections), process radiographs, monitor animals and maintenance (hospitalized/post-surgical), administer oral medications and SQ fluids to patients under doctor’s direction, sanitize clinic, bathe patients, sanitize and autoclave instruments

**Also Feb 2003 to May 2003**Administrative assistant duties, answer phones, run errands, retrieve mail, grade papers, type documents, and assist professors.

**June 1997 to Feb 2000 and Jun 2000 to Aug 2000**Cashier / carhop / waitress duties, prepare drinks and ice cream, take orders, bag food and deliver car side, answer phone, train new carhops, customer service, wash dishes, prepare ice cream and slush mix.

Perform planned experiments by instruction of psychologist (behavioral studies), observe and record data (keep logs), feed and daily care of rats, sanitize and maintain laboratory, controlled drug administration to rats under doctor's instruction

Cashier duties, prepare drinks, prepare and cook pizzas, take orders, cut pizzas, wrap / package food orders, answer phones, customer service, wash dishes and clean store.