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Kennedee McKee

Columbus,OH

Summary

I aspire to build a Veterinary Technician career with an open heart for animal welfare.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Veterinary Technician

GoodVets
04.2025 - 05.2025
  • Surgery RVT: temporarily worked as a RVT switching between the two hospitals in the area to provide relief on understaffed days.
  • Daily anesthesia induction and monitoring procedures
  • Daily dental prophylaxis procedures, including administering oral blocks, scaling, polishing, and radiographic imaging.
  • Aseptic surgical procedures - spay, neuter, mass removals

Veterinary Technician

VCA Firehouse
04.2024 - 03.2025
  • Working daily alongside veterinarians - taking client histories in rooms, performing treatments, vaccines, filling prescriptions, restraint, grooming/husbandry, phlebotomy, radiographic imaging
  • CSR duties: answering/triaging phone calls, scheduling appointments, client education, checking in and out clients
  • In-house laboratory duties: making and staining ear/skin/blood cytology slides, scanning and identifying slides
  • Inducing and monitoring anesthesia, knowledge of normal values, dental prophylaxis and dental radiographs, sterile surgery procedures. Participated in laparoscopic procedures with a DVM.
  • Emergency/Triage: assisted with emergency patients such as inducing vomiting, laceration repairs, anaphylactic shock, and end-of-life care.

Avian & Reptile Mentor

PACS
07.2022 - 04.2024
  • Management duties regarding the wellbeing of the reptiles, birds, and chickens. Duties include data entry, inventory ordering, and training new staff members.
  • Provide a point of contact for any emergency regarding an animal
  • Scheduled and personally taught workshops or "learning labs" for students to learn how to properly handle and care for exotic species.
  • Participated in daily care of other animals such as laboratory animals: sugar gliders, rats, mice, rabbits, guinea pig - and large animal: horses and goats. Duties included grooming:brushing, nail trims, teeth trims, feeding and watering, cage changes, medications and/or vaccinations.



Veterinary Assistant

Banfield Pet Hospital
01.2023 - 12.2023
  • Worked as a veterinary assistant alongside a veterinarian and technician team.
  • Daily duties included treatments: phlebotomy, catheter placement, digital imaging, vaccines and medication administration.
  • Client education and customer service duties: answering phone calls, scheduling appointments

Kennel Technician / Doggy Daycare

Club PET
01.2021 - 07.2022
  • Regularly scheduled walks for pets boarding at the facility.
  • Medication administration if necessary
  • Cleaned kennels before and after boarding pets.
  • Monitored pets in the dog daycare groups and overnight boarding

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Veterinary Technology

Bel-Rea Animal Institute
Denver, Colorado
12.2024

Skills

  • Patient monitoring
  • Laboratory testing
  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Behavioral assessment
  • Post operative care
  • Client education
  • Sample collection
  • Medication dispensing
  • Anesthesia administration
  • Preventative care
  • Vaccine administration
  • Dental prophylaxis
  • Surgical assistance
  • Animal restraint
  • Medical record-keeping
  • Euthanasia procedures
  • IV catheter placement

Certification

Certified Veterinary Technician

Fear-Free Certified

Timeline

Registered Veterinary Technician

GoodVets
04.2025 - 05.2025

Veterinary Technician

VCA Firehouse
04.2024 - 03.2025

Veterinary Assistant

Banfield Pet Hospital
01.2023 - 12.2023

Avian & Reptile Mentor

PACS
07.2022 - 04.2024

Kennel Technician / Doggy Daycare

Club PET
01.2021 - 07.2022

Associate of Applied Science - Veterinary Technology

Bel-Rea Animal Institute
Kennedee McKee