leah miller

neurology cvt

About

I have been an RVT for nearly 9 years now and have gone from a small 3 doctor day practice to emergency and ICU and even worked with non-human primates. I am passionate about medicine and always eager to learn more. I greatly enjoy passing on the knowledge I attain and get great satisfaction out of seeing my co-workers grow. I am always curious about how things work and why. I feel this helps me be a better technician as critical thinking is a very important part of the job.

Country

united states

City

stockton

Industry

veterinary

Skill

communication, team leadership, team building, teaching, phlebotomy, bandaging, microsoft excel, microsoft word, record keeping, electronic medical record, client education, phone etiquette, anesthesia, post anesthesia care, critical thinking, critical care, microscopy, cytology, urinalysis, attention to detail, microsoft powerpoint

Experience

relief rvt

vca sacramento veterinary referal center

2016-4 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

relief rvt

vca petcare santa rosa

2015-5 - 2016-3 · 11 mos

I did Emergency and ICU care.

rvt

sunset animal hospital

2014-6 - 2016-2 · 1 yr 9 mos

I worked days, swing and grave shifts. Emergency and GP. Everything from wellness exams to emergency surgeries and ICU cases. I also trained many of our new technicians.

rvt, anesthesia

uc davis california national primate research center

2014-1 - 2014-5 · 5 mos

Monitor Anesthesia, surgery prep, instrument sterilization, patient recovery, surgery suite set up and cleaning, record keeping. Out patient treatments including taking care of neonates, major lacerations, digit and tail amputations, sedating, monitoring, cleaning wounds, suturing, bandaging and recovery.

rvt, anesthesia

uc davis veterinary medical teaching hospital

2013-4 - 2013-10 · 7 mos

Review history, create anesthetic protocols, implement protocol, monitor anesthesia for high risk cases such as increased ICP, MRI and CT , use of mechanical and non-mechanical ventilators, place arterial catheters, administer epidurals, recovery.

rvt

loomis basin veterinary clinic

2011-8 - 2013-3 · 1 yr 8 mos

Primarily Emergency and ICU. Induce, monitor and recover anesthetic patients for general and specialty surgeries including, hemilaminectomys, splenectomys, GDVs, cyctotomys, urethrostomys, enucleations, nephrectomys, liverlobectomys, gastrotomys, enterotomys, R&As and a variety of orthopedic surgeries. Monitor, treat and maintain detailed records of hospitalized patients including critical and isolation cases. Cared for critically ill patients such as DKA, blocked cats, toxicities, rattle snake bites, IMHA, IMTP, and the above listed surgeries.

rvt

vca bradshaw veterinart hospital

2009-5 - 2011-8 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Same as at Loomis Basin

rvt

pets vet of arvada

2008-7 - 2009-5 · 11 mos

Monitor anesthesia for routine surgeries, assist with laceration repairs, radiographs, hospitalized patients, wellness exams.

internship

golden animal hospital

2008-3 - 2008-6 · 4 mos

I spent half of my internship with small animal and half with large animal.

neurology cvt

vca veterinary specialists of northern colorado

2017-9 - Present · 9 yrs 1 mo

registered veterinary technician and lead

mercy pet hospital

2016-2 - 2017-4 · 1 yr 3 mos

As a lead I was responsible for the flow of the day, making sure people were where they needed to be and on task, assigning tasks for the day, handling difficult clients, helping wherever needed. At the same time I fulfilled my technician duties: bandage/splint changes, setting up for surgeries, performing dentals, out patient treatments, anesthesia, caring for hospitalized patients, dressing wounds, performing cytologies, running bloodwork, filling prescriptions, cleaning, modifying and solidifying our training program.