Audrey Schalla-Pich
New Richmond,WI
Summary
Caring, certified veterinary technician with over 20 years of extensive experience assisting veterinarians with procedures and tasks. Polished in administering injections, treatments, taking x-rays, and recording and updating records. Compassionate and responsible professional with a sound knowledge of veterinary medical procedures and animal care techniques.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Veterinary Technician/Managing Tech
New Richmond Veterinary Clinic
New Richmond, Wisconsin
08.2023 - Current
- Manage the staff.
- I've been making the staff schedule. I've been making sure that the clinic has coverage when the staff is sick or on vacation.
- I've been handling any client and staff concerns.
- I've been holding staff meetings.
- I'm in charge of ordering, receiving, and logging inventory.
- I've been handling representatives regarding products.
- I've been properly maintaining the clinic's equipment, from lab and dental to phones and computers.
- Fixed any IT/computer issues that arose.
- Educate clients on proper pet nutrition, health maintenance and preventive medicine.
- I obtain lab samples, perform lab tests in the clinic, and properly package samples to be sent out.
- I fill prescriptions for patients.
- I support our veterinarians to drive quality care, advocate for pets, and educate clients.
- I obtain relevant health history and information from clients to maintain medical charts.
- Place IV catheters, administer anesthesia, intubate, and monitor anesthesia for surgeries.
- Perform dental prophy, and dental radiographs.
- Perform diagnostic tests, and analyze laboratory results.
- Position and take radiographs.
- Prepare and administer medications, immunizations, and microchips.
- Help our veterinarians during medical and surgical procedures.
- Restrain animals for examinations, or treatments.
- Sanitize, restock, and organize where needed.
- Run technician appointments for nail trims, vaccines, anal gland expressions, and surgery rechecks.
Lead Certified Veterinary Technician /Practice Manager
Kinnic Veterinary Service
River Falls, WI
02.2008 - 07.2023
- Managed the staff.
- I made the staff schedule. I made sure that the clinic had coverage when the staff was sick or on vacation.
- Handled any client and staff concerns.
- Held staff meetings.
- Was responsible for recruiting and selecting new staff.
- In charge of maintaining and checking the drug log monthly.
- In charge of ordering, receiving, and logging inventory.
- Trained and mentored new staff on animal care procedures, facility policies, and practices.
- I dealt with representatives regarding products.
- Properly maintained clinic equipment, from lab and dental to phones and computers.
- Fixed any IT/computer issues that arose.
- Educated clients on proper pet nutrition, health maintenance and preventive medicine
- Obtained lab samples. Performed lab tests in the clinic and properly packaged samples to be sent out.
- Filled prescriptions for patients.
- Supported veterinarians to drive quality care, advocate for pets, and educate clients.
- Obtained relevant health history and information from clients to maintain medical charts.
- Placed IV catheters, administered anesthesia, intubated, and monitored anesthesia for surgeries.
- Performed dental prophy and dental radiographs.
- Performed diagnostic tests and analyzed laboratory results.
- Positioning and taking radiographs.
- Prepared and administered medications, immunizations, and microchips.
- Helped veterinarians during medical and surgical procedures.
- Restrained animals for examinations, or treatments.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized where needed.
- Ran technician appointments for nail trims, vaccines, anal gland expressions, and surgery rechecks.
Director of Pet Nursing DPN / CVT
Banfield Pet Hospital
Woodbury , MN
10.2008 - 04.2011
- Managed the staff.
- I made the staff schedule. I made sure that the clinic had coverage when the staff was sick or on vacation.
- Handled any client and staff concerns.
- Held staff meetings.
- Was responsible for recruiting and selecting new staff.
- In charge of maintaining and checking the drug log monthly.
- In charge of ordering, receiving, and logging inventory.
- Trained and mentored new staff on animal care procedures, facility policies, and practices.
- I dealt with representatives regarding products.
- Properly maintained clinic equipment, from lab and dental to phones and computers.
- Fixed any IT/computer issues that arose.
- Educated clients on proper pet nutrition, health maintenance and preventive medicine
- Obtained lab samples. Performed lab tests in the clinic and properly packaged samples to be sent out.
- Filled prescriptions for patients.
- Supported veterinarians to drive quality care, advocate for pets, and educate clients.
- Obtained relevant health history and information from clients to maintain medical charts.
- Placed IV catheters, administered anesthesia, intubated, and monitored anesthesia for surgeries.
- Performed dental prophy and dental radiographs.
- Performed diagnostic tests and analyzed laboratory results.
- Positioning and taking radiographs.
- Prepared and administered medications, immunizations, and microchips.
- Helped veterinarians during medical and surgical procedures.
- Restrained animals for examinations, or treatments.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized where needed.
- Ran technician appointments for nail trims, vaccines, anal gland expressions, and surgery rechecks.
Certified Veterinary Technician
Countryside Veterinary Clinic
New Richmond, WI
09.2000 - 10.2008
- Obtained lab samples. Performed lab tests in the clinic and properly packaged samples to be sent out.
- Filled prescriptions for patients.
- Supported veterinarians to drive quality care, advocate for pets, and educate clients.
- Obtained relevant health history and information from clients to maintain medical charts.
- Placed IV catheters, administered anesthesia, intubated, and monitored anesthesia for surgeries.
- Performed dental prophy and dental radiographs.
- Educated clients on proper pet nutrition, health maintenance and preventive medicine
- Properly maintained clinic equipment.
- Positioning and taking radiographs.
- Prepared and administered medications, immunizations, and microchips.
- Helped veterinarians during medical and surgical procedures.
- Restrained animals for examination or treatment.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized where needed.
- Ran technician appointments for nail trims, vaccines, anal gland expressions, and surgery rechecks.
- Assisted with after-hours emergencies.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Veterinary Technology
Medical Institute of Minnesota
Bloomington09.2000
Skills
- Managing staff
- Detail-oriented
- Organized
- Collecting and testing lab samples
- Anesthesia administration and monitoring
- Dental procedures and radiographs
- Radiography
- Maintaining medical records
- Client education
- Nail Trimming, anal gland expressions, vaccinations
- Animal restraint
Timeline
Certified Veterinary Technician/Managing Tech
New Richmond Veterinary Clinic
08.2023 - Current
Director of Pet Nursing DPN / CVT
Banfield Pet Hospital
10.2008 - 04.2011
Lead Certified Veterinary Technician /Practice Manager
Kinnic Veterinary Service
02.2008 - 07.2023
Certified Veterinary Technician
Countryside Veterinary Clinic
09.2000 - 10.2008
Associate of Applied Science - Veterinary Technology
Medical Institute of Minnesota
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