Matthew Challen
Ladysmith
Summary
Veterinary professional with experience in animal care, medical support, and client communication. Skilled in assisting with procedures, administering medications, and performing lab tests. Strong focus on teamwork and adaptability ensures seamless clinic operations. Reliable and results-driven, with compassionate approach to patient care.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Veterinary Technician Student
Central Island Veterinary Emergency Hospital
10.2024 - Current
- Ensured cleanliness and sterilization of treatment areas, surgical suites, and stock rooms. Assisting RVTs and doctors by holding animals during exams and procedures. Bathing, feeding and walking patients while documenting medical updates.
- Conducting in-house IDEXX lab work for timely diagnostics.
- Prepared patients for surgeries, maintaining sterile environments throughout.
- Performed blood draws, IV catheter placements, and medication calculations under supervision. Collected urine samples via indwelling urinary catheters and ultrasound-guided cytocentesis. Monitored vital signs during and after sedation; conducted initial triage assessments.
Vet Tech Student/Tech Assistant
Westmount Animal Clinic
09.2023 - 10.2024
- Surgical sterilization, general cleaning duties around the clinic.
- Receiving and putting away WDCC orders daily.
- Assisting with surgical and non-surgical procedures, dental procedures, restraining animals using fear-free techniques. Clipping nails, cleaning kennels/dog runs, filling prescriptions, updating medical records, running in-house IDEXX lab work, answering phones and assisting with reception as needed, patient follow up calls and creating estimates.
- Under the supervision of an RVT or DVM: taking blood, placing IV catheters, monitoring vitals under general anesthesia, anal gland expressions, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections, i.e. Librella, Solensia, Cartophen etc., wound cleaning and bandaging.
Vet Tech Student/Tech Assistant
Trinity Hills 24-hour Pet Hospital
02.2023 - 09.2023
- Cleaning, sterilization, and stocking treatment areas, surgical suites and stock room.
- Holding animals for the Tech or DVM during exams, treatments, and procedures.
- Bathing, feeding and walking patients, updating medical records as directed, running in-house IDEXX lab work. Assisting in surgeries, prepping patients for surgical procedures, and wrapping and sterilizing packs, ensuring the surgical suites are sterilized and ready for use at all times.
- Under the supervision of an RVT or DVM: taking blood, placing IV catheters, monitoring vitals, intramuscular and subcutaneous injections, subcutaneous fluids, bandaging, initial TPR/triage upon arrival to the hospital, recording medications and patient follow up calls.
Vet Tech Student/Lead Tech Assistant
Chase River Vet Clinic (Nanaimo BC)
04.2020 - 02.2023
- Grooming, bathing, feeding and watering patients.
- Holding patients for exams, vaccines, procedures and treatments according to fear free standards
- Updating medical records, filling prescriptions, wrapping and sterilizing surgical packs, ordering and receiving inventory, in-house IDEXX lab work and cleaning treatment, surgery and other areas of the clinic.
- Ordering and maintaining inventory, cleaning and maintaining dental equipment and machines.
- Under supervision of a RVT or DVM: Taking blood, placing IV catheters, assisting in surgery, monitoring vitals during surgical and dental procedures, assisting with dental cleanings, bandaging and wound care/maintenance, cystocentesis, surgical follow up calls, administration of medications, intramuscular/subcutaneous injections, administration of subcutaneous fluids etc.
Education
Registered Veterinary Technician -
Penn Foster College
Emergency Medical Responder - undefined
Alberta Health and Safety Institute
Highschool Diploma - undefined
Foothills Academy
Skills
- Recover CPR Certified
- Low stress patient handling and restraint
- Venipuncture and IV catheterization
- Medication administration (oral topical, injectable)
- Pre-anesthetic preparation
- Surgical procedures and support
- Surgical pack preparation and sterilization
- Laboratory testing (fecal, urinalysis, cytology, bloodwork)
- Wound care and bandaging
- Client education
- Patient monitoring
Certification
Recover CPR
Timeline
Veterinary Technician Student
Central Island Veterinary Emergency Hospital
10.2024 - Current
Vet Tech Student/Tech Assistant
Westmount Animal Clinic
09.2023 - 10.2024
Vet Tech Student/Tech Assistant
Trinity Hills 24-hour Pet Hospital
02.2023 - 09.2023
Vet Tech Student/Lead Tech Assistant
Chase River Vet Clinic (Nanaimo BC)
04.2020 - 02.2023
Emergency Medical Responder - undefined
Alberta Health and Safety Institute
Highschool Diploma - undefined
Foothills Academy
Registered Veterinary Technician -
Penn Foster College
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