Casie Gutierrez

Supervisor & Senior Veterinary Technician

Lovet Pet Care

Surprise, AZ

07.2015 - Current

Delivered WOW service to pets & their owners to drive repeat business.
Resolved conflicts with strategic resolutions regarding fellow employees, clients, and hospital flow with understanding, insight, and problem-solving.
Completed thorough opening, closing, and shift-change functions to maintain operational standards each day. I continued to stay cross-trained as a technician and client relationship specialist.
Trained multiple employees thoroughly, ensuring that each trainee met the company’s requirements.
Successfully completed the company's Leadership in Training program. I continued to apply the knowledge & skills for a year as the one supervisor for an eight-doctor practice.
Prepared surgical equipment and monitored patients pre-op, during surgery, and during recovery.
Intubated patients and connected patients to anesthesia.
Assisted in emergency, dental, orthopedic, and routine surgeries.
Performed dental radiographs, as well as scaled and polished the patient's teeth, and charted observations.
I wrote up discharge instructions and filled prescriptions.
Collected body tissue, feces, or any other bodily fluids for examination and analysis.
Recorded activity and noted any unusual behavior, or medical issues.
Administered medications, sedatives, injections, and immunizations to animals.
Provided emergency first aid to animals as needed.
Restrained animals as needed during veterinary procedures.
Skilled in IVC placement & venipunctures.
Recorded inventory, restocked items, and ordered supplies as needed.
Assisted with euthanasias for patients following consultation with owners, or per veterinary standards.
Accrued many CE hours from attending conferences and from On the Floor at Dove’s website.
Managed and tended to care for multiple hospitalized patients at a time, including but not limited to, surgery patients, Parvo. patients, DKAs, and strays.
Confident in the use of medical terminology.