Kayla Amber Gant
Raleigh,NC
Summary
Dedicated educator and emergency medicine nurse blending extensive knowledge in animal science with practical skills in patient advocacy and classroom management. Focused on fostering student engagement and enhancing clinical outcomes through effective teaching and emergency response.
Overview
1
1
Certification
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Emergency Medicine Nurse
BluePearl Emergency & Specialty Hospital
Durham, North Carolina
06.2022 - Current
- Triage emergency cases upon hospital arrival, obtaining vital signs, including temperature and heart rate.
- Identify patients at risk for cardiac arrest and initiate CPR promptly.
- Execute phlebotomy and place intravenous catheters in all peripheral vessels.
- Place urinary catheter, nasal gastric tube insertions, central/picc lines.
- Utilize anesthesia and monitoring equipment effectively.
- Perform digital radiography using proper patient positioning techniques.
- Operate diagnostic machinery, including CBC, EPC, UA, Sedivue, coags, and chemistry equipment.
Animal Care Adjunct Instructor-Career College
Alamance Community College
Graham, NC
01.2021 - 05.2025
- Educated and engaged students on diverse animal topics, overseeing husbandry duties across anatomy, medical terminology, veterinary assistant skills, phlebotomy, cytology, livestock, companion animals, digestive system, grooming, and handling.
- Oversaw laboratory and clinical environments to help students advance knowledge and abilities.
- Developed and managed planning, assessment, instruction, communication, safety, and classroom management to create a conducive learning environment.
- Applied differentiated instructional techniques to enhance content rigor and relevance, ensuring all students had the opportunity to learn in a supportive environment.
- Inspire, enable, and empower students to meet academic standards, lead ethical lives, and demonstrate responsible citizenship.
Supervisor/Lead Trainer/Clinic Assistant
Pet IQ
Raleigh, NC
01.2018 - 02.2024
- Provide superior customer service to clients by answering questions and assisting them through the clinic process.
- Assists Veterinarians during examinations and procedures of pets; prepare vaccines and administer according to Veterinarian instructions; make recommendations for services and products to clients based on their pet's lifestyle; collect, prepare, and label samples such as fecal and blood for outside laboratory testing; properly label and dispense medications; review paperwork with clients and process payments.
- Mentor, guide and support incoming staff members as well as teach proper protocols, handling, vaccines and flow of clinic.
- Supervised daily operations of pet care products team at Pet IQ.
- Led team meetings to discuss performance, challenges, and solutions.
Dairy Research Technician
NC A&T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina
09.2017 - 06.2019
- Served as a primary milker at the dairy unit and provided labor in feeding animals, calving, administering injections, cleaning dairy facilities-maintain dairy pastures, using dairy equipment that was necessary to perform task associated with the dairy unit.
- Operated milking machines to extract milk efficiently and safely.
- Monitored cow health and behavior during milking process.
- Performed mastitis testing/and microbial reasearch
- Cleaned and sanitized milking equipment, including pipelines, vacuum pumps, and milk storage tanks.
- Assisted in developing standard operating procedures for all aspects of dairy processing operations.
- Assisted in training staff on dairy processing techniques and equipment use.
Education
Master of Science degree - Agricultural Education pre-professional licensure
North Carolina A&T State University
09-2026
Bachelor of Science degree - Laboratory Animal Science & Animal Science
North Carolina A&T State University
05-2019
Skills
- Veterinary procedures
- Emergency response
- Research techniques
- Team leadership
- Classroom management
- Patient advocacy
- Problem-solving
Certification
Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Certificate-North Carolina A&T University, CPR certified, Rabies Vaccinated
Timeline
Emergency Medicine Nurse
BluePearl Emergency & Specialty Hospital
06.2022 - Current
Animal Care Adjunct Instructor-Career College
Alamance Community College
01.2021 - 05.2025
Supervisor/Lead Trainer/Clinic Assistant
Pet IQ
01.2018 - 02.2024
Dairy Research Technician
NC A&T State University
09.2017 - 06.2019
Master of Science degree - Agricultural Education pre-professional licensure
North Carolina A&T State University
Bachelor of Science degree - Laboratory Animal Science & Animal Science
North Carolina A&T State University