DOMONIQUE FORTNER
Sacramento
Summary
Experienced in providing advanced veterinary anesthesia support and patient care through collaboration, technical expertise, and education. Skilled in monitoring critical patients, managing anesthesia equipment, and optimizing clinical outcomes. Offering abilities in teamwork, communication, and adaptability to support diverse veterinary healthcare needs.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Anesthesia Technician
VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center
08.2025 - Current
- As a member of the anesthesia department, independently provide peri-anesthetic care to small animal patients in a specialty hospital environment.
- Administer anesthesia under direct and indirect anesthesiologist supervision, ensuring patient safety and comfort during procedures.
- After thorough pre-anesthetic assessment, development of individualized anesthesia protocols, enhancing procedural efficacy and patient outcomes.
- Contributed to a positive work environment by providing ongoing support to surgery and anesthesia technicians throughout each procedure.
- Proficiency in performing ultrasound guided local anesthetic techniques, arterial cannulization, urinary catheter and central line placement.
Small Animal Anesthesia Technician
University of California, Davis
01.2019 - 08.2025
- Independent of supervision, facilitated clinical teaching activities, interdepartmental communication and optimization of patient care.
- Provided anesthesia technical support and coordinated and maintained the daily surgery schedule.
- Performed and instructed students, residents and interns in proper anesthetic techniques.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to ensure optimal patient care outcomes were achieved.
- Collaborated with faculty anesthesiologists to provide anesthesia care to ASA I-VE patients.
- Performed daily maintenance on anesthesia machines to ensure safe use of equipment during surgery.
Reserve Field Technician
The Humane Society of The United States
01.2014 - 01.2019
- Operated MASH-style veterinary clinics that serve geographically isolated and impoverished sections of the country.
- Provided high quality anesthesia care for high-volume high quality spay/neuter and other life saving surgeries such as enucleations, limb amputations and the removal of gastric and intestinal foreign bodies.
- Provided humane education to improve the overall quality of life for the animals in these regions.
- While in the field, instructed and evaluated veterinary student volunteers in anesthesia-primarily focusing on: multi-modal anesthesia and analgesia, epidural administration, anesthetic induction, humane restraint methods, endotracheal intubation, anesthetic monitoring and equipment, anesthetic complications and responding to anesthetic emergencies, anesthetic recovery, IV catheter placement and concepts of basic fluid therapy.
- Served as a consultant for the HSUS Animal Rescue Team.
Registered Veterinary Technician- Critical Care Unit
SAGE Centers for Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Care
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Provided excellent patient monitoring and recognized the subtle status changes that critically ill patients exhibit.
- Optimized care for critically ill patients in a fast-paced setting.
- Intravenous, arterial and urinary catheter placement.
- Provided anesthesia care for emergent, critical surgical cases.
- Technician and veterinary assistant mentoring.
- Multi-tasked a large patient load efficiently and effectively.
- Basic and Advanced Life Support.
- Management of mechanically ventilated patients.
- Relayed patient status to clients concisely and compassionately.
RVT- Veterinary Technician Supervisor Spay/Neuter Clinic
The San Francisco SPCA
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Managed the flow of surgical patients through the spay/neuter clinic.
- Provided optimal anesthesia care to clinic patients.
- Resolved conflicts among team members in a professional manner while maintaining positive morale within the department.
- Coordinated communication between hospital personnel to ensure timely completion of tasks.
- Developed and implemented training programs for new hires and continuing education of existing technicians.
- Provided direct supervision to veterinary technician staff, ensuring compliance with established protocols and policies.
Education
Veterinary Technology -
Harcum College
PA01.2005
Skills
- Arterial line placement
- Central line placement
- Neuromuscular blockade monitoring
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Excellent communication
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Patient care coordination
- Continuous improvement
Certification
- California Registered Veterinary Technician, 10686
- Veterinary Technician Specialist (Anesthesia & Analgesia)
- RECOVER BLS and ALS
Lecturing
WVC 2026
Aggie Vet 2026
WVC 2027
Timeline
Anesthesia Technician
VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center
08.2025 - Current
Small Animal Anesthesia Technician
University of California, Davis
01.2019 - 08.2025
Registered Veterinary Technician- Critical Care Unit
SAGE Centers for Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Care
01.2017 - 01.2018
Reserve Field Technician
The Humane Society of The United States
01.2014 - 01.2019
RVT- Veterinary Technician Supervisor Spay/Neuter Clinic
The San Francisco SPCA
01.2012 - 01.2015
Veterinary Technology -
Harcum College