Aaliyah Smith
Lake City,PA
Summary
I've been working as a LVT for the past 5 years and have used all my learned skills to help make a difference in medical care provided to animals. I started my journy into this felid just guided by my love of animals and built up an impressive set of skills along the way. I Have worked in two specialty hospitals, a general practice and an ER. I couldn't imagine doing anything else. Working with a team to provide care for all animals is my mission. I've fallen in love with surgery and love seeing a patients stroy from check-in to discharge. I have grown into the technician that receives calls on my day off when staff have questions and take great pride in that.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Veterinary Technician
East End Veterinary Center
Riverhead, NY
01.2020 - 03.2025
- Proficient in venipuncture, IV placement, U-Cath placement for males, with the ability to place in females as well, NGT placement, cystocentesis etc.
- Placing sampling lines in both peripheral and jugular veins, and maintaining them.
- Passing oral-gastric tubes and lavaging.
- Placing nasogastric tubes and suturing them in appropriately, as well as maintaining them.
- Comfortably maintaining and using chest tubes, indwelling urinary catheters, sampling lines, etc.
- Performing blood donations, administering, and monitoring transfusions of blood products.
- Prepping surgical sites using aseptic techniques.
- Monitoring patients for both soft tissue and orthopedic surgeries.
- Working in conjunction with veterinarians to create anesthetic protocols.
- Able to run CT scans on patients.
- Orthopedic radiograph experience.
- knowledge in appropriate surgical gowning to provide assistance in surgeries.
- Restrained and stabilized animals during examination and treatment to prevent injuries.
- Maintained records of treatments given to patients in accordance with hospital policies and protocols.
- Provided nursing care to ill or injured animals under the supervision of a veterinarian.
- Recorded observations and baseline measurements to maintain accurate medical records.
- Operated anesthesia, oxygen and monitoring equipment.
- Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
- Monitored vital signs during surgery and notified veterinarian of changes.
- Tracked and scheduled follow-up appointments for animal treatment.
- Administered and monitored anesthesia for surgeries and operations.
- Assisted veterinarian with surgical procedures by assembling and sterilizing instruments and administering anesthesia.
- Assisted with emergency situations such as trauma cases, difficult births and postoperative care.
- Assisted in euthanasia when necessary; communicated with clients about end-of-life decisions.
- Processed laboratory specimens for analysis using various testing methods, such as fecal flotation, urinalysis, blood smears, and biopsies.
- Supervised training of newly hired professionals to instill awareness of organizational procedures and processes.
- Assisted veterinarian with treatment of wounds, vaccination administration and operations.
- Scrubbed, counted and packed surgical instruments and drapes for autoclave sterilization.
- Follows isolation protocols.
- Working with all departments and treatment teams to provide the best patient care possible.
- Knowledgeable about medical dosing and calculating CRIs.
- Performed both abdominal and thoracic centesis with direct supervision of DVM.
Education
Associate of Science - Veterinary Science
Suffolk Community College
Brentwood, NY05-2017
Skills
- Wound management
- IV catheter placement, sampling line placement
- NGT and OGT placement
- Comfortable with chest tubes and drain maintence
- Critical animal nursing
- Sanitation protocols
- Rehabilitation therapy
- Patient monitoring
- Laboratory testing
- Radiology proficiency
- Diagnostic imaging
- Emergency care
- Surgical assistance
- Anesthesia administration
- Client education
- Animal restraint
- Behavioral assessment
- Medication dispensing
- Vital signs monitoring
- Clinical documentation
- Geriatric care
- Oral medication delivery
- Medication error prevention
- Adverse reaction monitoring
- Medication disposal
- Instrument sterilization procedures
- OR sterilization
- Dental scaling
- Blood transfusions
- Collecting blood samples
- Blood collection for donations
- PPE use
- Problem resolution
- First Aid/CPR (ALS/BLS certified)
- Class IV laser therapy treatment
- Physical rehabilitation knowledge: use of UWTM, NMES, and ultrasound
- Soft tissue and orthopedic surgical knowledge and monitoring
- Bandaging
- CT capability, as well as orthopedic radiograph technique
- Communication with clients
Certification
LVT in the state of New York.
BLS/ALS certified.
Anprolene EtO gas sterilization certified.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Licensed Veterinary Technician
East End Veterinary Center
01.2020 - 03.2025
Associate of Science - Veterinary Science
Suffolk Community College
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