Tarra Lloyd

Current Role: Hospital float technician and training tech.

Previous roles include: Hospital technician manager, training lead and ER/ICU Lead.

• Manage and lead technicians and assistants in our multi-specialty hospital ( Including ICU/ER, Cardiology, Radiology, Neurology and Surgery.
• Perform a wide array of point of care diagnostics including, but not limited to CT, MRI, Ultrasound, IH laboratory machines ect.
• Emergency Triage and Initial treatments including placing catheters ( IV, Arterial, Long sampling lines and Triple lumens.
• Float between multiple departments daily preforming high level skills and training new employees.
• Controlled the flow of the ER and ICU including bank assignments and delegation of patient load.
• Perform multiple types of medical math calculations.
• Discharging ICU patients.
• Run general and critical care anesthesia including TIVA.
• Make training programs for new hire veterinary technicians and assistants.
• Administer high level critical care nursing to a variety of patients including, but not limited to: Post-op patients, septic abdomens, DKAs, Immune mediated, Dialysis, Transfusion medicine and Cardiac

• Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
• Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
• Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
• Provided care for animals before surgeries, administering anesthetics as necessary for overall comfort and health.
• Triaged incoming patients to determine treatment needs and urgency of care.
• Managed medical intervention and therapy for animals in collaboration with DVMs.
• Acted as an LVT on the floor preforming tasks from basic to advanced level nursing.

• Cleaned and disinfected exam areas, surgical equipment and kennels to prevent diseases and control odors.
• Positioned animals for diagnostic imaging such as x-rays and scans.
• Administered medications to animals in treatment and documented changes in condition.
• Recorded symptoms and documented medical observations to inform treatment decisions.
• Answered owner animal health questions and advised on best care practices.
• Triaged incoming patients to determine treatment needs and urgency of care.
• Aided veterinary surgeon with Soft tissue, orthopedic and trauma surgeries.

• Assisted veterinarians and technicians with exams, procedures and X-rays.
• Administered medications to animals under supervision.
• Cleaned and prepared treatment areas and exam rooms.
• Aided with routine diagnostic tests by running bloodwork and reading fecal tests.
• Answered owner animal health questions and advised on best care practices.
• Processed new patients and updated client records with key information using standardized registration systems and encrypted databases.
• Assisted veterinarian during immunologic, medical, surgical and diagnostic procedures.
• Prepared surgical instrument packs and drapes for use in sterile environments by processing in autoclave under high pressure and high temperature conditions.