Lyndsey Thomet
Licensed Veterinary Technician
Montgomery,Texas
Summary
Highly qualified Licensed Veterinary Technician with over ten years experience. Proficient ability to be responsible for inpatient care, surgical monitoring, dental procedures, radiology, and client services. Works well in a team or as an individual. Very good at thinking on the fly or improvising in a tough situation.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
ORT- Neurology
Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists
Houston, TX
10.2020 - Current
- Responsible for inducing maintaining and monitoring anesthesia for neurology patients
- Setting up ORs for appropriate surgeries and breaking them down afterward
- Placing IVCs and collecting lab samples
- Running basic brain and spine scans on a 1.5T MRI
- Assisting Doctors in their exams
Head Technician and LVT
Vista Veterinary Hospital
Montgomery, Texas
11.2014 - 10.2020
- Was head technician and only LVT
- Oversaw assistants and try to help sharpen their skills to become better technicians/assistants.
- Most at home in surgery, induce and monitor but also prep for the next surgery as well so everything can run smoothly.
- I do preliminary exams as well as collect and run the samples
- Having a very calm demeanor helps when there are fractious or scared patients.
Small Animal ICU Technician
Texas A&M University- Small Animal ICU
College Station, Texas
11.2017 - 05.2018
- Was responsible for care of the most interesting and complex cases and increased my knowledge of critical care as a whole
- Learned how to utilize the ultrasound unit to check for bladder size, and how to place a urinary catheter in a male dog.
- Handling animals that had complex medications, or medication schedules.
Veterinary Assistant
Western Hills Animal Medical & Surgical Clinic
Montgomery, Texas
05.2010 - 11.2014
- Began doing preliminary exams and giving vaccines.
- Had training for assisting in surgery and dental procedures.
- Pulling samples, running blood work, plus taking radiographs were just a few of the many things I was charged with doing.
- Ran the smallest of the three clinics by myself on occasion. Performed many different jobs, so I have great respect for all positions in the clinic, and how teamwork is essential for a multi-practice hospital.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Veterinary Technology
Lonestar College- Tomball
Tomball, TX05.2018
Skills
- Licensed by the Texas Board of Veterinary Medicine since March of 2019
- Setting up and operating equipment
- Wound Dressing
- Medication administration
- Critical care nursing
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Intravenous injection
- Oral and topical medication administration
- Communication skills
- Collecting diagnostic samples
- Dental cleanings and extractions
- Fecal, urine and blood testing
- Radiography
- Observing and recording behavior
- Venipuncture
Timeline
ORT- Neurology
Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists
10.2020 - Current
Small Animal ICU Technician
Texas A&M University- Small Animal ICU
11.2017 - 05.2018
Head Technician and LVT
Vista Veterinary Hospital
11.2014 - 10.2020
Veterinary Assistant
Western Hills Animal Medical & Surgical Clinic
05.2010 - 11.2014
Associate of Applied Science - Veterinary Technology
Lonestar College- Tomball
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