Objective: Seek the Position of Veterinary Assistant
: Enthusiastic, highly motivated, hard worker with over four years of Summary experience. Excellent caring skills for animals, tactful and sympathetic in order to deal with upset or nervous owners, good at handling animals and at delicate tasks, prepared to carry out messy or unpleasant tasks. Possessing the stamina to cope with the physical and emotional demands and able to communicate effectively with owners and colleagues. Excellent administrative skills. Summary of Qualifications Sound experience in caring for and handling animals in a safe, effective and humane manner, Huge knowledge of clinic and shelter maintenance techniques and their accepted sanitary practices. Experienced in caring for abandoned or abused animals Very experienced in caring and nurturing newborn or young kittens who do not have a mother. Solid interpersonal, communication, customer service, and time management skills. Strong affection for animals, concern for their welfare, and a willingness to accommodate animals in the work place. Immense ability and initiative, working with minimal supervision and direction. Strong attention to detail. Remarkable ability to work in a busy and demanding environment Excellent ability to read, write and understand English.
Professional Experience The Feline Rescue 2008 - Present
Care provider and Foster home
Thoroughly clean animal areas daily, including cages, floors, dishes, bedding, etc. Spot clean animal and public areas throughout the day. Feed the animals, including providing special diets as needed. Monitor the health of the animals on an ongoing basis and identify any health problems or conditions (medical or behavioral) Medicate animals as directed. Provide medical treatments (i.e. bandaging, nail clipping, ear cleaning, etc.) Monitor post-surgery animals for any difficulty with anesthesia. Maintain patient records by accurately recording treatments and test results in the patients medical records. Admit and release animals in a responsive, courteous and tactful manner and inform the volunteers, staff, and the public of any pertinent medical information on the animal's care. Do laundry, cleaning medical equipment, dishes, washing windows, cleaning and mopping as needed. Provide a healthy, safe, clean and pleasant environment home environment to care for the animals Assist in adoption services including reviewing adoption applications for potential adoptees and deciding which adopter is best suited for a specific animal or an animal with specific needs. Provide transportation for animals as needed, to and from vet appointment, for adoption events, to other shelters, etc.
O'Conor and Mooney Real Estate Agency 2003-2013 Secretary/ Office Manager Open and Close the Office Answering and making phone calls Make appointments for showings and keep precise records of those appointments Send and receive files (i.e. contracts, home inspection results, records of appointmets, details and pictures of specific homes, etc.) Check credit Filing Cleaning