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Hollie Wolfe

Garland,TX

Summary

Veterinary technician with 8 years of experience and expertise in canines and felines. Recognized for dedication to excellent animal care and client service. Strongly encourage positive work morale as a team leader and promote growth in colleagues. Experience includes working in emergency hospitals, ICU, and surgical settings. Possess a deep understanding of patient care and monitoring for subtle changes in their condition. Skilled in performing complicated treatments and monitoring critical patients. Well-versed in client communication and routine as well as emergency animal healthcare.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Veterinary Assistant

MedVet Dallas
08.2023 - Current
  • Monitoring patients vitals, preforming treatments in a timely manner and showing kindness and TLC to my patients hospitalized in the ICU.
  • Communicating with the doctor about changes noted in the patients that I care for. Such as vitals out of range, or changes in attitude/mentation. Along with assisting my piers in understanding when something should be brought to the doctors attention.
  • Advocating for my patients when needed and helping my colleagues understand when to advocate for theirs.
  • Excellent knowledge of preparing and handling of drugs used to treat patients with varying illnesses and conditions.
  • Monitoring of unstable patients that need close monitoring for subtle changes in condition.
  • Able to place and maintain central lines, PICC lines and nasogastric tubes.
  • Encourage growth in teammates and enjoy teaching skills and explaining educational topics.
  • Assisting teammates in maintaining proper work flow and staying on top of treatments.
  • Assisting in balancing case load and encouraging teammates to speak up if they are feeling overwhelmed or feel they don't understand a treatment or illness well enough.
  • Certified in BLS and ALS and proficient in leading CPR codes along with teaching and preparing for future codes.
  • Maintain accurate and detailed medical summaries for my patients.
  • Communicate with owners during their pets stay in the ICU. Showing kindness and understanding to the clients when they are concerned for their pet in the ICU in order to help bring them some comfort.

Lead Veterinary Technician

Fort Worth Animal Emergency Hospital
08.2020 - 08.2023
  • Great understanding of proper protocols for caring for medically complicated patients and maintaining them in the hospital with excellent care.
  • Great understanding of normal and abnormal ranges of vital signs and diagnostic testings such as blood pressure monitoring. Along with monitoring for subtle changes in the patients mentation, vitals; such as breathing or behavior
  • Running the ICU alone with multiple patients while maintaining an excellent standard of care.
  • Proficient at surgical preparations and monitoring during surgical procedures.
  • Very well versed in the art of triage and the immediate action that needs to be taken in order to save an animals life.
  • Able to triage over the phone and prepare the client for what they can expect when they come in
  • Able to talk through very complicated topics with owners about their pets condition and walk them through the options that the doctor has given them to help them better understand
  • Able to handle stressful environments extremely well and maintain a calm domineer in order to keep fellow employees, clients and patients calm and ready for the next step
  • Able to lead piers through complicated steps of care and work well with others for the best outcome of the patient
  • Great understanding of laboratory equipment, Idexx and Abaxis. Both how to use them and how to maintain them
  • Able to place more advanced medical instruments such as PICC lines and Central line placements. Along with the understanding of how to properly maintain and remove them.

Veterinary Technician

Chisholm Ridge Pet Hospital
09.2016 - 07.2020
  • Ensured that the animals in our care were well taken care of, clean and always up to date on their treatments
  • Discussing complicated topics with clients, such as heartworms and Parvo Virus, in a respectful, understanding and educated way
  • Monitoring for surgical procedures and preforming Dental cleanings
  • Discussing before and after surgery care instructions with clients
  • Maintaining clean and safe environments for patients
  • Effectively managed time-sensitive tasks while maintaining high-quality patient care through multitasking abilities during busy shifts at the clinic.
  • Training new employees on the protocols of the hospital and teaching techniques to new staff, such as IV catheter placements, blood draws, proper cleaning protocol and running in house labwork.

Education

GED -

Home School
Texas
08.2017

Skills

  • Maintaining a positive and constructive work environment
  • Patient safety and excellent medical care
  • Advocating for patients
  • Educating colleagues and clients

Certification

  • Certified in RECOVER Basic Life support and Advanced Life Support since January of 2023.

Timeline

Veterinary Assistant

MedVet Dallas
08.2023 - Current

Lead Veterinary Technician

Fort Worth Animal Emergency Hospital
08.2020 - 08.2023

Veterinary Technician

Chisholm Ridge Pet Hospital
09.2016 - 07.2020

GED -

Home School

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