Hailey Melrose
Reno,NV
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Extern - VTIT
Peavine Animal Hospital
05.2024
- Externship for 3 weeks(105 hours)
- Shadowed and assisted DVMs and LVTs
- Practiced numerous technician skills
- Assisted with surgical and hospitalized patient load
Extern -VTIT
Comstock Equine Hospital
04.2024
- Externship for 3 weeks(105 hours)
- Shadowed and assisted DVMs and LVTs
- Practiced basic handling and nursing care with large animals.
VA/VTIT
Monte Vista Animal Hospital
07.2023 - 04.2024
- Trained Veterinary Assistant
- With VTIT license began to practice vet tech duties.
Volunteer/ Foster
Nevada Humane Society
04.2013 - Current
- Completed the training for cats and small animal enrichment
- Animal enrichment and socialization
- Small chores as directed by the NHS employees
- Foster care- take care of animals (kittens, dogs, and rabbits) through fostering 24/7 that are not yet ready for adoption.
Server
Pasta Frescsa
03.2022 - Current
- Greet and seat guests
- Take customers orders
- Serve food to customers
- Answer phone calls and manage reservations
- Record takeout orders as well as process payments
Peavine Taphouse, Reno, NV - Host/ Expediter
05.2020 - 05.2022
- Greeting up to 80 guests and seating them in the appropriate section
- Serving food to 30 + tables at a time
- Buss, clean, and reset all tables.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Veterinary Nursing
Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV05.2024
High School Honors Diploma -
McQueen High School
Reno, NV06.2021
Skills
- Extensive skills learned from the vet nursing program from hands-on surgery labs and nursing care labs throughout the program
- Trained in inducing anesthesia, anesthetic monitoring, extubation, and recovery
- Client communication and education
- Physical examinations
- Vaccine administration
- Laboratory procedures
- Surgical scrubbing procedures
- Instrument pack sterilization
- IM and IV injections
- Anal gland expression
- Aseptic Techniques
- Cytocentesis
- Work well in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to communicate well with coworkers
Accomplishments
Attended TMCC with Promise scholarship and Millenium scholarship
References
- Dr. Michelle Noreen, DVM, mnoreen@tmcc.edu
- Julie McMahon, VTS, jmcmahon@tmcc.edu
Timeline
Extern - VTIT
Peavine Animal Hospital
05.2024
Extern -VTIT
Comstock Equine Hospital
04.2024
VA/VTIT
Monte Vista Animal Hospital
07.2023 - 04.2024
Server
Pasta Frescsa
03.2022 - Current
Peavine Taphouse, Reno, NV - Host/ Expediter
05.2020 - 05.2022
Volunteer/ Foster
Nevada Humane Society
04.2013 - Current
Associate of Applied Science - Veterinary Nursing
Truckee Meadows Community College
High School Honors Diploma -
McQueen High School