Crystalynn Sosa
Webster
Summary
Experienced and dedicated Veterinary Technician with a strong background in specialty ICU, emergency, critical care, and shelter surgical environments. Committed to advancing animal welfare and veterinary care through compassionate service, client education, and team support to enhance both patient outcomes and staff development.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
ER Veterinary Technician
Sugarland Vet specialists
Sugar Land
12.2023 - Current
- Provide advanced emergency and trauma nursing care in a high-volume, fast-paced ER within a 24/7 specialty referral hospital.
- Triage incoming patients based on severity, initiating life-saving interventions including oxygen therapy, IV catheterization, and resuscitation
- Assist in stabilization and management of critical cases such as GDV, respiratory distress, anaphylaxis, seizures, blocked cats, and polytrauma.
- Perform advanced diagnostics including STAT bloodwork (CBC, chemistry, lactate, ACT, blood gases), radiographs, ECGs, and FAST scans.
- Administer medications via IV, IM, SQ, and oral routes with a strong focus on CRIs, controlled drugs, and emergency protocols.
- Support emergency surgical procedures (e.g., hemoabdomen, C-sections, foreign body removal) through patient prep, anesthetic monitoring, and post-op care.
- Collaborate closely with emergency doctors, criticalists, surgeons, and internists to ensure coordinated, high-quality patient care.
- Maintain accurate, timely medical records, clearly documenting treatments, diagnostics, and patient responses.
- Mentor junior technicians and veterinary assistants, providing training in emergency protocols, triage, and patient handling
- Placement of NG tube, nasal cannula, female and male urinary catheter
- Perform blood transfusion/typing/crossmatching
Lead ICU Technician
Sugarland Vet Specialists
Sugar Land
01.2023 - Current
- Deliver high-level critical nursing to unstable patients in a fast-paced ICU within a multi-specialty referral hospital, collaborating with board-certified criticalists, surgeons, internists, and emergency clinicians.
- Ability to train new veterinary technicians and support staff through both difficult medical cases, emotionally challenging situations and emergency response.
- Work promptly during critical procedures and emergency interventions.
- Monitor vital signs and ECG's to identify early signs of patient deterioration
- Administer a wide range of medications via IV, CRI, and syringe pump, ensuring accurate dosing and timing under critical care protocols
- Monitor vital signs, including ECG, to identify early signs of patient deterioration.
- Document detailed medical records
Travel Veterinary Technician
Relief Technician
Houston
07.2019 - Current
- Provide high-level veterinary nursing support as an independent relief technician, adapting quickly to diverse hospital environments, protocols, and team dynamics.
- Work across general practice, emergency, specialty, and shelter settings, delivering seamless patient care with minimal onboarding.
- Perform a wide range of technical duties including venipuncture, IV catheter placement, radiology, anesthetic induction and monitoring, dental prophylaxis, and surgical prep.
- Skilled in anesthesia management for routine and advanced procedures, including spay/neuter, orthopedic surgery, and emergency abdominal surgeries.
- Confidently monitor and respond to critical patients, interpreting vital signs and performing diagnostics (ECGs, blood gases, in-house labs) in both ER and ICU settings.
- Communicate effectively with veterinarians, staff, and clients to ensure continuity of care, clear case documentation, and positive outcomes for patients.
- Maintain professionalism, punctuality, and preparedness in varied clinical settings, often covering high-volume shifts with little notice.
Lead Surgical Technician
HPA
Houston
01.2017 - 08.2020
- Serve as the lead technician in high-volume spay/neuter and soft tissue surgery
- Oversee surgical flow and daily operations of the surgery suite, ensuring efficiency, sterility, and adherence to humane surgical protocols.
- Perform patient intake exams, pre-anesthetic evaluations, and develop individualized anesthetic plans in collaboration with veterinarians.
- Induce, intubate and monitor anesthesia for large volumes of patients (up to 35 per day), including pediatric, geriatric, and medically compromised animals.
- Provide perioperative nursing care including pain management, fluid therapy, and anesthetic recovery.
- Maintain and troubleshoot anesthesia machines, autoclaves, surgical instruments, and other equipment to ensure functionality and compliance with safety standards.
- Implement shelter-specific protocols for infectious disease prevention, population control, and post-op monitoring.
- Train and mentor veterinary technicians, assistants, and students in surgical prep, anesthesia, and recovery protocols.
- Maintain accurate medical records in shelter management systems (e.g., PetPoint, ShelterLuv), documenting patient care, procedures, and outcomes
- Promote humane care and the welfare of shelter animals, advocating for best practices in shelter medicine and surgery.
Education
Certificate - Customer Service
Patterson
Bachelor of Science - Cellular And Molecular Biology
Houston Baptist University
Houston, TXAssociate of Science - Chemistry
San Jacinto College
Skills
- Bilingual
- CRI calculations
- Nasogastric tube placement
- Nasal Cannula placement
- Female urinary catheter placement and care
- Male urinary catheter placement and care
- Perform cystocentesis
- Blood transfusion/crossmatching/typing
- Thoracocentesis and abdominocentesis assistance
- IV catheter placement
- Authorized access to controlled substances
- Wound cleaning, decontamination, and bandaging
- ECG monitoring
- Anesthesia monitoring
- CPR execution and crash cart management
- Triage and emergency assessment
- Restraint techniques for aggressive patients
- Maintain detailed treatment sheets
- Mentoring and supporting newer technicians and students
- Skilled in calming distressed clients while maintaining a supportive environment
- Communicating critical updates to clients
- Educating owners on emergency interventions and home care
Timeline
ER Veterinary Technician
Sugarland Vet specialists
12.2023 - Current
Lead ICU Technician
Sugarland Vet Specialists
01.2023 - Current
Travel Veterinary Technician
Relief Technician
07.2019 - Current
Lead Surgical Technician
HPA
01.2017 - 08.2020
Certificate - Customer Service
Patterson
Bachelor of Science - Cellular And Molecular Biology
Houston Baptist University
Associate of Science - Chemistry
San Jacinto College
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