Grace Thouvenelle

I am a diligent and hard-working person who prides themself on being a great team player. I strongly value good communication and providing excellent patient care. Along with having a positive attitude, I go out of my way to ensure I am working as efficiently and thoroughly as I can. After over ten years of working with animals, I have experience in almost every type of environment and feel I could be a valuable asset to a new team!

Veterinary Technician - Acutevet Animal Urgent Care - Overland Park, KS

(2024-11)

Triaging, treating, discharging incoming urgent or critical patients.

• performing cpr
• IV catheter placement (cephalic, lateral saphenous, jugular)
• Venipuncture (jugular, cephalic, lateral or medial saphenous)
• Anesthesia (small procedure and invasive surgery) - drug calculation, induction, monitoring, recovery
• Sterile prep pre-op
• Sterile scrubbing, gloving, gowning, and scrubbing into abdominal surgeries
• ICU patient care - rounding patients, hourly treatments (TPRs, IV fluid additive calculation and maintenance , Doppler blood pressure, urinary catheter and NG tube maintenance, etc)
• Controlled drug calculating and logging
• Minor to major wound care
• Bandaging and splinting various wounds or fractures
• Proper radiology protocol and body imaging
• Ultrasound guided cystosentesis
• Regular use of Idexx equipment for in-house laboratory
• Ear cytology
• Blood smear and manual platelet count
• Local nerve blocks
• Administer injections via all major routes
• Regular appropriate handling of fractious animals comfortably

Veterinary Technician - Cardiology - Desert Veterinary Medical Specialists - Scottsdale, AZ

(2022-05)

• Taking thorough patient histories and explaining the details of each appointment or procedure in accurate verbiage that is understandable to the client
• Proper and safe restraint for each echocardiogram or any other treatment
• Proficient venipuncture & IVC placement
• Perform or assist thoracentesis & abdominocentesis
• Proficient understanding of sterility
• Assist in catheter guided cardiac procedures: balloon valvuloplasty, pacemaker placement, PDA closure
• Calculate drug protocol, perform anesthetic induction, safe monitoring, recovery & extubation
• Data entry - typing the reports/measurements for appointments and procedures
• Medical math - ensuring every patient goes home with properly dosed prescriptions and receive correct doses of in treatment injections
• Broad pharmacology knowledge of medications used in vet med and their dose ranges
• Frequent contact with owners via phone/televet - able show compassion in times of stress, assess owner reported concern and triage accordingly if needed, navigate Cornerstone

Advanced Patient Care Technician - Surgery Dept - BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital - Overland Park, KS

(2018-06 - 2021-05)

Veterinary technician primarily working the surgery department, also with shared time in the ICU and ER

• Triage emergencies
• IV catheter placement
• Venipuncture
• Medical math/creating protocols according to patient and surgery
• Calculate and administer oral & injectable medications
• Anesthetic induction, monitoring and recovery
• Intubation/extubation
• Radiographs, emphasis on orthopedic
• Scrubbed in/assisted in advanced surgical procedures
• Well versed in sterile technique
• Male urinary catheter placement
• Pre Op Epidurals on sedated patients
• Ultrasound guided cystocentesis
• Running of Idexx laboratory equipment
• Communicating with owners pre-op and post op Discussing discharge instructions
• Answering client phone calls
• Filling and dispensing prescription medications
• Proficient use of Cornerstone

Receptionist and Veterinary Technician - FMA Animal Hospital - Westwood, KS

(2014-09 - 2017-09)

• Checking clients in and out, collecting payment
• Handling multiple phone lines in a very busy and sometimes hectic hospital
• Gathering history from clients to begin their appointment with the doctor
• Assisting Doctors in appointments
• Prep for surgeries and monitoring
• Caring for hospitalized patients

High school diploma or GED - Shawnee Mission Northwest High School (2007-08 - 2011-05)

Upper secondary education