Crystal Mieswinkel
Certified Veterinary Technician
Hire this person
Send a job offer directly to this candidate
About
Dedicated to best practices in animal health care and quality of life. Expertise in staff training, supervision, and mentoring, advanced dental care, critical care of hospitalized patients, emergency care for trauma patients, surgical and post-surgical care, professional dog trainer, client communication, k-4 laser certified with multispecies use.
Experience in wildlife rehabilitation, exotics, large animals and companion animals. Proficient in Microsoft word, Microsoft excel, Avimark, Cornerstone, Antech and Idexx use
Experience
Certified Veterinary Technician - St. Bernard's Animal Medical Center - Van Dyne, WI
(2024-08)
Small animal practice, dogs and cats.
- Patient care nurse
- Surgery technician (spay/neuter, laceration repair, mass removal, post-surgical recovery)
- Idexx in house lab work
- Routine in house diagnostics
- Packing and preparing specimens for outside labs
- Digital radiographs
- Phlebotomy
- Catheter placement
- Bandage placement
- Dental cleanings
- Patient pain management
- Photobiomodulation treatments
- Client communication
- Client education and product education
Certified Veterinary Technician - Ruskin Animal Hospital - Ruskin, FL
(2023-09 - 2024-06)
Mixed Practice- Primarily small animals and exotics.
- Patient care nurse
- Surgery technician
- Idexx in house lab work
- Routine in house diagnostics
- Packing and preparing specimens for outside labs
- Digital radiographs
- Phlebotomy
- Catheter placement
- Bandage placement
- Dental cleanings
- Patient pain management
- Client communication
- Client education and product education
Certified Veterinary Technician - Bluepearl Speciality and Emergency Hospital - Clearwater, FL
(2023-03 - 2023-09)
Overnight patient care nurse and ER technician.
- Caring overnight for hospitalized patients with medication, pain assessment, catheter maintenance, husbandry, oxygen cage monitoring and comforting patients
- Admitting, assessing, going over estimates, helping treat incoming patients and discharging patients
- Idexx and abaxis in house lab work
- Digital radiographs
- Phlebotomy
- Catheter placement
- Bandage placement
- CPR certified
- Client communication and client education
- Cornerstone and instinct proficient
Registered Veterinary Technician - Bradford park Veterinary Hospital - Springfield, MO
(2021-08 - 2023-03)
Mixed Practice- Small animals and exotics.
- Patient care nurse
- Surgery technician
- Idexx in house lab work
- Routine in house diagnostics
- Packing and preparing specimens for outside labs
- Digital radiographs
- Phlebotomy
- Catheter placement
- Behavior consults
- Nutrition consults
- Bandage placement
- Dental cleanings
- Patient pain management
- Beak/wing/nail trim
- Client communication
- Client education and product education
- Challenging client handling
Registered Veterinary Technician - Animal Health Center of Rolla - Rolla, MO
(2018-12 - 2021-08)
Mixed Practice- Large, small and exotics.
- Patient care nurse
- Surgery technician
- Farm calls
- Idexx in house lab work
- Routine in house diagnostics
- Packing and preparing specimens for outside labs
- Digital radiographs
- Phlebotomy
- Catheter placement
- Behavior consults
- Nutrition consults
- Laceration repair
- Bandage placement
- Dental cleanings
- Patient pain management
- Beak/wing/nail trim
- Client communication
- Client education and product education
- Photobiomodulation education and use (laser therapy)
- Challenging client handling
Registered Veterinary Technician - Best Friends Animal Hospital - St. Robert, MO
(2017-05 - 2018-12)
Small animal hospital, AAHA accredited.
- Patient care nurse
- Surgery technician
- Perform in house Antech lab work
- Routine in house diagnostics
- Packing and preparing specimens for outside labs
- In house digital radiographs
- Intraoral dental radiography
- Phlebotomy
- Catheter placement
- Beak/wing/nail trim (avian)
- Client communication and education
- Photobiomodulation and cold therapy use
Registered Veterinary Technician - James River Animal Hospital - Nixa, MO
(2014-09 - 2017-05)
Small animal and exotics hospital.
- Surgery technician (feline, canine, reptile, small mammals(rabbits, sugar gliders, kinkajou, ferrets, etc), avian)
- Hospitalized care (medicated birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, cats, dogs, tortoises, snakes, primates, lizards)
- Perform in house Antech lab work
- Blood smears
- In house digital radiographs
- Phlebotomy
- Catheter placement
- Client communication, and education and product education
- Implemented protocols for laser therapy
- Supervised assistants and kennel staff
Veterinary Technician - Strafford Veterinary Clinic - Strafford, MO
(2012-03 - 2014-09)
Small animal hospital, specialized in dentistry and reproduction.
- Surgery technician (semen collection, artificial insemination, surgical insemination, transcervical insemination, c-section, spays/neuters, hernia repairs, dentals)
- Patient care
- Perform in house antech labwork and progesterone testing
- Intra oral digital radiographs
- In house digital radiographs
- Phlebotomy
- Catheter placement
- Created the dental web page for the clinic to promote our intraoral radiographs, root canals and extraction options
- Client communication and education
