Dusty Metcalf
Lombard,IL
Summary
Experienced veterinary nurse seeking relief opportunity as a Certified Veterinary Technician.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Veterinary Technician
Elk Grove Veterinary Specialty and Emergency
Elk Grove, IL, USA
01 2019 - Current
- Company Overview: Specialty/ER hospital.
- Worked in emergency/ICU department and assisted in oncology and Internal medicine departments.
- Trained in RECOVER CPR and was access holder for Cubex controlled drugs.
Veterinary Technician
Complete Veterinary Team Services
Chicago/Des Plaines, IL, USA
10 2018 - 12 2020
- Company Overview: Relief service for GP and specialty/ER hospitals all over Chicagoland region.
- Ability to perform at various tasks/departments/hospitals from day to day based on specific clinic needs.
- Spent time in holistic medicine and was exposed to a wide variety of different lab/imaging machines; Heska, Idexx, Antech, NOVA, I-stats, EPOC, Di-com digital x-ray, Sound digital, Idexx imaging.
- As well as multiple different computer systems: Vet FM, Corner Stone, Woofware, and AVImark.
- Relief service for GP and specialty/ER hospitals all over Chicagoland region.
Senior Floor Nurse
VCA Aurora Animal Hospital
Aurora, IL, USA
06.2016 - 11.2018
- Responsible for everything from triage to hospitalization, estimates, body care, drug calculations, emergency procedures, minor suturing and tube placements.
- Part-time assistant to Neurology department, assisting with CT/MRI as well as part-time help to Radiation Oncology department.
Senior Technician
VCA Berwyn Animal Hospital
Berwyn, IL, USA
07.2013 - 07.2016
- Responsible for team training as senior technician, heavy emphasis in ER/ICU/triage, as well as surgery and anesthesia.
ICU and Triage Nurse
Emergency Veterinary Services
Saint Charles, IL, USA
08.2006 - 04.2013
- Responsible for new hire/team training.
- ICU and triage nurse as well as CSR and client care.
- Heavy emphasis in surgical and anesthesia assisting.
Veterinary Technician
Carol Stream Animal Hospital
Carol Stream, IL, USA
01.2004 - 09.2006
- Assisted in surgery, anesthesia, and dental prophylaxis.
- Responsible for client education.
- Worked with Cosley Zoo with Dr. Elise Cirbassi on exotics.
Education
Associate of Science -
San Juan College Veterinary Technology Program
08.2018
Associate of Science -
College of Dupage
05.2013
Skills
- Obtain TPR's
- Patient triage
- Perform physical exams
- ECG's
- Blood pressure readings
- Radiography
- Animal restraint and handling
- Disinfection and sterilization of equipment and instruments
- Collect blood samples
- Place IVC's
- Central lines
- Picc lines
- Place and suture NG tubes
- Urinary catheters
- Nasal cannulas
- Conducting in clinic testing
- Administer medication orally and by injection
- Perform medical/surgical aseptic technique
- Anesthesia
- Induction
- Intubation
- Monitoring and recovery
- Perform urinalysis
- Fecal analysis
- Hematology
- Collect specimens
- Perform dental prophylaxis
- Splinting and bandaging
- Perform CBC and blood chemistry
- Assist in various chemotherapy treatments
- MRI scans
- Maintenance of CT machine
- Scheduling appointments
- Perform general office and billing procedures
- Managed medical records
- Client education
- Ensure OSHA compliance
- AAHA protocols
- Inventory management
- Staff training
- Antech Lab
- Heska lab
- Idexx Lab
- Radiology
- CT maintenance
- Astaris imaging
- Soud Digital radiology program
- EZ Vet
- Smart Flow
- AVImark
- Cornerstone
- Microsoft Suite
- Woofware
- VetScan Lab
- VetLink
- Keytone sniffer
- Cat wrangling expert
- Puppy reviving extraordinaire
Certification
Illinois, Certified Veterinary Technician, 2019-01-01
RECOVER CPR Certification 2021-30-12
Affiliations
- VIN
- VSPN
- NAVTA
- DOVE
Timeline
Senior Floor Nurse
VCA Aurora Animal Hospital
06.2016 - 11.2018
Senior Technician
VCA Berwyn Animal Hospital
07.2013 - 07.2016
ICU and Triage Nurse
Emergency Veterinary Services
08.2006 - 04.2013
Veterinary Technician
Carol Stream Animal Hospital
01.2004 - 09.2006
Veterinary Technician
Elk Grove Veterinary Specialty and Emergency
01 2019 - Current
Veterinary Technician
Complete Veterinary Team Services
10 2018 - 12 2020
Associate of Science -
San Juan College Veterinary Technology Program
Associate of Science -
College of Dupage