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VETERINARIAN ASSISTANT
Professional Summary
Nurturing Veterinarian Assistant comfortable with providing care and comfort to sick animals. Talented in providing detailed guidance and answering client's questions. Adept with answering phones, maintaining patient records and providing top-notch administrative services. Detail-oriented Ranch Manager with 10 years of experience. Adept at worker training, ranch marketing and budgeting without sacrificing quality of work. Committed to attentive supervision and leading by example.
Skills
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Work History
Veterinarian Assistant, 04/2018 to Current
Company Name – City, State
Company Name – City, State
- Monitor animals recovering from surgery and notify veterinarians of any unusual changes or symptoms.
- Clean and maintain animal holding areas, examination or operating rooms, or animal loading or unloading facilities to control the spread of disease.
- Hold or restrain animals during veterinary procedures.
- Administer medication, immunizations, or blood plasma to animals as prescribed by veterinarians.
- Clean, maintain, and sterilize instruments or equipment.
- Perform routine laboratory tests Prepare animal prior surgery and scrub in for surgery.
- Prepare surgical equipment and pass instruments or materials to veterinarians during surgical procedures.
- Examine animals to detect behavioral changes or clinical symptoms that could indicate illness or injury.
- Collect laboratory specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces for testing.
- Provide assistance with euthanasia of animals Record information relating to animal genealogy, feeding schedules, appearance, behavior, or breeding.
- Prepare examination or treatment rooms by stocking them with appropriate supplies.
- Perform office reception duties, such as scheduling appointments or helping customers.
- Dust, spray, or bathe animals to control insect pests.
- Managed medical intervention and therapy for animals in collaboration with veterinarian.
- Assisted veterinarians with restraining animals during examinations to assess injuries.
- Assisted veterinarian with x-rays and ultrasounds
- Collected specimens from patients for laboratory analysis for parasites, blood analysis and culture.
- Prepared surgical instrument packs and drapes for use in sterile environments by processing in autoclave under high pressure and high temperature conditions.
- Provided exemplary customer service to owners by answering animal health questions and educating about positive animal care practices.
Veterinarian Assistant, 09/2017 to 04/2018
Company Name – City, State
Company Name – City, State
- Provided pet owners with excellent customer service and compassionate care for animals.
- Managed medical intervention and therapy for animals in collaboration with veterinarian.
- Assisted veterinarians with restraining animals during examinations to assess injuries.
- Monitored up to 8 animals in post-operative care unit for anesthesia recovery, vital signs and activity levels.
- Administered intramuscular and intravenous medications to animals in treatment on regular, scheduled basis and documented any changes in condition.
- Collected specimens from patients for laboratory analysis for parasites, blood analysis and culture.
- Prepared surgical instrument packs and drapes for use in sterile environments by processing in autoclave under high pressure and high temperature conditions.
- Assisted veterinary surgeon in surgeries and procedures.
- Assisted veterinary with X-rays and ultrasounds
Ranch Manager, 10/2010 to 08/2017
Company Name – City, State
Company Name – City, State
- Worked closely with employees to improve practices, techniques and safety choices, optimizing performance and minimizing waste.
- Hired new ranch hands and livestock handlers seasonally.
- Supervised guest safety during horse rides and interactions to provide safe and enjoyable ranch stays for guests of all ages.
- Budgeted equipment purchases and regular repairs.
- Maintained ranch records and documentation.
- Purchased regular supplies and special equipment, livestock or tools as part of skilled management.
- Supervised ranch hands and livestock handlers.
- Scheduled lessons daily for guests.
- Monitored social media and online sources for industry trends.
- Handled calls to address customer inquiries and concerns.
- Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
- Organized budget documentation and tracked expenses to maintain tight business controls.
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Entered financial data into company accounting database for verification and reconciliation, maintaining accurate and current accounts at all times.
- Eliminated discrepancies in finances by expertly documenting expenses, monitoring income, effectively reconciling bank accounts and organizing information into accounting software, handling bank deposits and managing statements.
- Conducted medical examinations and organized paperwork for all incoming animals.
- Health Care, vaccinations, and veterinarian follow up.
- Bookkeeping
- Billing
Education
Some College (No Degree): Accounting Technology And BookkeepingPenn Foster College - City, State
Online Course / May 2020 - Present
Bachelor of Science: Animal Science, 12/2010
Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio De Mesquita ( UNESP) - City
Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio De Mesquita ( UNESP) - City
Additional Skills
- Bookkeeping (online course in Online Quickbooks)
- Fluent in English and Portuguese, can understand some of Spanish
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School Attended
- Penn Foster College
- Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio De Mesquita ( UNESP)
Job Titles Held:
- Veterinarian Assistant
- Ranch Manager
Degrees
- Some College (No Degree) : Accounting Technology And Bookkeeping
Bachelor of Science : Animal Science , 12/2010
