Helen Sayres Hoppe
LVT
Palm Beach,FL
Summary
Focused Veterinary Technician with 0ver 15 years in providing comprehensive animal care and support in emergency and specialty medicine for pets.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
LVT
Blue Pearl Veterinary Partners
364 S. Independence Blvd
07.2015 - Current
- Assisted veterinarian during medical and surgical procedures.
- Maintained accurate pharmacy records and controlled drug, anesthesia, fecal, and heartworm test logs.
- Administered prescribed injectable controlled substances, tranquilizers, sedatives, and injectable or inhalant anesthetics.
- Collected and prepared tissues, cellular or microbiological samples by skin scraping, impressions and other non-surgical methods.
- Assisted veterinarian during surgical procedures by creating and maintaining unobstructive surgical fields and passing instruments.
Veterinary Surgical Assistant
Beach Veterinary Surgical Specialists
Lynnhaven Pkwy
04.2013 - 07.2015
- Assisted veterinarian during surgical procedures by creating and maintaining unobstructive surgical fields and passing instruments.
- Administer medications and treatments as instructed by veterinarian.
- Collected and prepared specimens and samples for outside laboratory analysis.
- Assisted veterinarian during medical and surgical procedures.
- Interviewed clients to determine reason for visit and documented concerns.
- Positioned animals for diagnostic imaging such as x-rays.
- Cleaned, restocked and organized examination rooms.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Veterinary Technology
2010
Bachelor of Science - Animal Science
1997
Skills
- Cephalic, jugular and saphenous venipuncture restraint
- Inhalant anesthesia
- General anesthesia monitoring
- Instrument pack sterilization
- Suction and cautery machine operation
- Surgical scrubbing procedures
- Canine and feline intubation
- Canine and feline intubation
- Thoracic and abdominal radiograph
- Schiotiz tonometry method
- Ultrasound guided cystocentesis
- Urine sample collection and urinalysis
- Anal sac expression
- Intravenous injection
- Heartworm diagnostic testing
- IV Catheter placement
Timeline
LVT - Blue Pearl Veterinary Partners
07.2015 - Current
Veterinary Surgical Assistant - Beach Veterinary Surgical Specialists
04.2013 - 07.2015
Cedar Valley College - Associate of Applied Science, Veterinary Technology
University of Kentucky - Bachelor of Science, Animal Science