Sam Patriquin

Performed phlebotomy, IV catheter placement, prepping patient and surgery suite.

• Prepped patients for surgery, monitored surgery, handled all post operative care, and did patient discharge with owner.
• Took the lead in exam rooms by getting accurate vitals and histories from clients
• Performed ear cytologies, skin cytologies, and reading urine sediments.

assisted veterinarians during examinations and procedures to ensure animal well-being.

performed initial triage and patient stabilization of incoming emergency cases such as HBC, toxicities, GDV, etc.

assisted with minor sedated repairs such as torn nail, small suture repairs, sedated radiographs

helped provide professional and empathetic end of life care

worked in overnight ICU with no dr on staff overnight, had to use high critical thinking skill and handling anywhere from 1-20 patients per night with 1 other overnight assistant.

monitored and maintained many different species in the ICU such as avian, reptilian, and small animals.

assisted in late night emergency surgery such as c-sections, GDV, splenic mass surgery that could not wait until morning if drs were in clinic.

overnight assistants were soley responsible for all surgery clean up from the day time. this included ultrasonic cleaning, wrapping, autoclaving, and gassing various surgery instruments and equipment while monitoring ICU patients.

educated clients on the importance of vaccines, heartworm disease and prevention

assisted in preparation and labeling of correct outpatient medications

maintained a high clinic cleanliness and organization

assisted in SQ vaccinations and collection of routine diagnostic samples