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0-5 years of experience
Consulted clients regarding sanitary measures, feeding, general care, medical conditions, and treatment options.
- Communicated frequently with veterinarians and veterinarian assistants regarding animal prognosis and care plans.
- Assisted veterinarians in examining animals.
- Monitored animals’ recovering from surgery.
- Assisted veterinarians with surgical procedures.
- Prioritized animal safety and comfort consistently.
- Adhered to high standard of safety, cleanliness, and professionalism.
6-10 years of experience
Sent out completed animal lab work
- Drew up vaccines and completed preventative testing for animals
- Trained new hires on appropriate responsibilities
- Assisted in general office tasks (filing, coping, record keeping, etc.)
- Assisted with scheduling and follow up with pet owners post appointment
- Aided the doctor in surgical veterinary procedures
0-5 years of experience
Assist the Vet with after care of surgery animals
- Maintained and updated multiple schedules at once
- Established and implemented policies and procedures
- In charge of all staffing issues
- Dispense medication and monitor stat machines
- Maintain a structured setting for all animals
- Promoted after six months of working
0-5 years of experience
Laid out surgical equipment and passed instruments and materials to veterinarian during surgical procedures
- Processed client payments, sent invoices and placed appointment reminder calls
- Collected tissues, feces, blood and urine samples for examination and analysis
- Preformed Dentals on cats & dogs, checked animals’ temperature, heart rate and lung sounds
- Assisted customers by phone, including scheduling appointments and treatments
0-5 years of experience
Prepared animals for surgery
- Prepared/read cytology’s, fecal samples, skin scrapings, blood smears, etc.
- Managed prescriptions, filled prescriptions, and maintained inventory.
- Kept kennels clean, bathed animals, maintained a clean work environment.
0-5 years of experience
Prepared, processed and analyzed lab samples
- Administered vaccines and delivered blood and lab results
- Resolved client conflicts to improve client retention
- Educated clients on various diseases and proper drug administration
0-5 years of experience
Kept animal care and maintenance records and inventories for assigned area.
- Placed appointments and walk-in clients in exam rooms for doctor.
- Answered phone calls.
- Processed charge outs for patients on the computer
- Greeted clients at the front desk
- Helped with flow of patients in and out of rooms in the hospital
- Assisted doctor for medical treatments
0-5 years of experience
First two years I worked there I helped with kennels and took care of the animals that were boarding.
- I would go in on weekends and holidays to administer medications, feed, and walk boarding pets
- Keep hospital clean and orderly
- After 2 years I began learning how to draw up medications, take x-rays, and assist in surgery
- Answered phone calls and scheduled appointments
- Checked clients in and out
0-5 years of experience
- Monitored animals recovering from surgery and notifying veterinarians of any unusual changes.
- Cleaned and maintained kennels, animals holding areas, examination and operating rooms, and animals.
- Loading/unloading facilities to control the spread of disease.
- Held or restrained animals during veterinary procedures.
- Assisted veterinarians in examining animals to determine the nature of illnesses or injuries.
- Received ‘Employee of the Month’ award in January 2010.
0-5 years of experience
Draw up vaccines for the doctor and administer vaccines and medication as prescribed by veterinarian
- Record animal health histories in computer database
- Restrain animals for the doctor to do exams, bloodwork and vaccines
- Give explanation of animal healthcare for customers
- Monitor animals recovering from surgery and notify veterinarian of any unusual changes or symptoms
- Attend to problems or complaints in person, on the telephone or by email.
0-5 years of experience
Book animals into AviMark software for doctor examination, and surgery appointments
- Provided customer service by handling incoming inquiries via telephone, email and fax
- Assist the veterinarian in exam room with medical records, vaccines, and other treatments
- Monitor animals under general anesthesia for surgical procedures and assist with dentals
- Kept client files up-to-date with owner information, animal shot records, and medical records
- Follow treatment orders requested by DVM such as radiographs, venipuncture, administering fluids and medications
- Providing excellent care to inpatient and outpatient appointments
0-5 years of experience
Draw up vaccines for the doctor and administer vaccines and medication as prescribed by veterinarian
- Record animal health histories in computer database
- Restrain animals for the doctor to do exams, bloodwork and vaccines
- Give explanation of animal healthcare for customers
- Monitor animals recovering from surgery and notify veterinarian of any unusual changes or symptoms
- Attend to problems or complaints in person, on the telephone or by email.
0-5 years of experience
- Responsible for answering telephones and handling client questions and concerns.
- Liaison between doctors and clients.
- Scheduled appointments and conducted routine office work.
- Managed and handled medical documents and client payment.
- Responsible for the cleaning of exam rooms.
6-10 years of experience
Five and one half years of client care/vet assistant experience at [company name]. I gained progressive experience from front office client care support to assisting the doctor with surgery. I have extensive experience in medical care and procedures.
- Assisted the doctors in medical procedures
- Greeted clients and ensured they were met promptly
- Make scheduling appointments
- Maintained patient records
- Presented service bills and received payment for services
- Provided excellent care to the patients
- Extensive experience in medical terminology and procedures
- Trained new staff members
0-5 years of experience
Skilled in venipuncture (cephalic vein); naso-gastric and naso-esophageal intubations; administration of vaccinations and subcutaneous fluids; administration of oral, ocular, nasal, otic, and injectable medications; wound care therapies (wet & dry), bandaging and splinting; and basic grooming
- Familiar with a wide variety of pharmaceuticals, diets, nutraceuticals and topical veterinary products
- Assist with inventory management by stocking and rotating routinely used supplies
- Obtain and report basic clinical data and observations
- Perform ECGs and dental prophylaxis
- Proficient in record keeping, both electronic files and hard copy
- Counsel clients on proper use and administration of medications, supplements, and diet
6-10 years of experience
Responsible for administering my patient’s medications each morning and afternoon and recording each treatment.
- Fill prescriptions for clients, and guarantee they are satisfied with the service they receive.
- Monitoring and preparing patients for surgeries is also a very important part of my job.
- Trained to correctly draw blood from feline and canine patients.
- I’m able to take and develop x-rays in the darkroom, and also trained to work with digital x-ray.
- Assisting with client check outs after their visit, and purchasing different medications and products.
- Clean and disinfect cages and work areas, and sterilize laboratory and surgical equipment.
- Scheduling appointments around surgery times and incoming emergencies.
0-5 years of experience
Check patients in, preform initial exam, weigh, take temperature, get samples & testing started when necessary
- Treat convalescent patients during after hours providing insulin injections, meds, treatments & SQ fluids
- Run in house lab work including blood tests using Corner Stone system, print lab work for files
- Perform Radiology duties
- Help customers with difficult patients by transporting them to and from the car
- Clean & sanitize hospital, exam rooms & offices throughout the day, at closing & on the weekends
- Receive med & food shipments, stocked pharmacy
- Assisted Dr. with surgeries by prepping and sedating patients for surgeries including, abases repairs, neuter
0-5 years of experience
Feed, waters and exercises animals. Grooms animals, which includes clipping claws, bathing and brushing animals.
- Prepares animals for surgery by shaving animals and sterilizing surgical equipment.
- Responsibilities include observing animals’ symptoms and abnormal behaviors and reporting them to the veterinarian or veterinarian technician.
- Collects blood, feces or urine samples for laboratory tests and assist with taking X-rays of animals.
- Thoroughly clean clinic and animal areas daily, including cages, floors, dishes, bedding, etc.
10+ years of experience
Provide customer service to clients on each individual horses needs in person and phone support
- In charge of daily feedings and caretaking of 50+ horses
- Administration of Injections & medication
- Assist with breeding of Arabian horses
- Rehabbing of Individual horses needs
- Assistant to Dr Sheri Drake for breeding and the health of the horses
0-5 years of experience
Single handedly cared for and medicated hospital animals.
- Consciously be aware of animal’s attitude and personality.
- Personally assisted doctor.
- Ensured that clients clearly understood are received the ultimate care and services.
- Prepped and assisted during surgery, IV and sub-q fluids, oral and sub-q medications.
- Documented charting.
- Processed and documented prescriptions.
0-5 years of experience
Be able to assist Veterinarian as well as clients in the front and accept any incoming phone calls.
- Answer telephone, schedule appointments, and follow-up with clients weekly.
- Enter client and patient information and/or notes in Microsoft Word and Avimark, system. Fast typing speed.
- File patient charts and fax patient information to other animal hospitals when needed.
- Assist veterinarian with dog/cat in exam room and gather materials needed.
- Keep clients and patients feeling welcomed.
10+ years of experience
- Cleaned, papered kennels and feed/water dogs
- Assisted doctor with spay/neuter surgeries
- Assisted doctor with temperature readings, fecal exams, and anything else that was needed
- Provide great customers service
- Trained on how to operate front office in absent of office manager
0-5 years of experience
First line of communication between patients and veterinarian.
- Responsible for scheduling appointments, filing paperwork, and maintaining patient records.
- Personally transitioned strictly hard-copy office to manually created computer database.
- Assisted Dr/vet tech in daily procedures and surgery.
- Maintained/stocked all the inventory for the hospitals needs.
- Ran /Maintained Idexx laboratory equipment.
6-10 years of experience
Demonstrated strong customer services skills in a fast paced environment such as answering clients questions and concerns, solving conflicts, billing and accounting issues, informing client of test results, scheduling appointments, fax documents, writing and sending referrals, following business protocols and judgment of customer integrity.
- Knowledgeable in medical assisting skills such as handling animals, film and digital radiographs, filling prescriptions, writing on medical charts and laboratory procedures.
- Assist Doctor in surgery, taking x-rays, catheter placement, drawing blood samples, administering fluids and general procedures.
- Brief doctors on the appointments before they enter the exam room and debrief the client upon exit.
- Update patient owners on status, progress or complications.
- Prepare Doctor’s notes, estimates, documented and maintain patient files.
- Training new staff members.
6-10 years of experience
Actively assist in daily animal healthcare.
- Participate in small animal surgical procedures.
- Manage pre and post-operative care for animals.
- Oversee and manage laboratory work, including in-house blood work and blood work samples sent out for analysis.
- Provide ongoing supportive care and education to animal owners.
- Complete accurate medical records, using the proper medical terminology.
- Provide back-up front desk duties, including answering phones, booking appointments, and filling prescriptions.
10+ years of experience
Strong work ethic with excellent time management, interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills
- Ability to check clients in and out, answer phones, schedule appointments, and maintain medical records accurately
- Perform administrative functions such as managing faxes, phone calls, client inquiries, and keeping pricing up to date
- Prepare estimates and invoices as well as collect payments for services
- Handle daily bookwork, bank deposits, and end of month business
0-5 years of experience
- Monitored and looked after pets.
- Washed and cleaned up after animals and assured pet owners their pets were being well taken care of.
- Handled situations with grace and respect.
- Provided other services such as walking and playtime.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for numerous animals during and after business hours.
- Feed, medicate, bathe, give ear flushes and necessary attention to animals
- Assist Doctors when applicable
- Manage and make minor repairs when needed in the Kennel
- Client services
- Janitorial Operations pertaining to dogs, cats, horses, sheep, pigs, and goats.
- Currently making $12.62 an hour (FEW HOURS)
0-5 years of experience
Administered medication, immunizations, and blood plasma to animals.
- Cleaned kennels, animal holding areas, examination and operating rooms, and animal loading/unloading facilities.
- Monitored animals’ recovering from surgery and notified veterinarians of any changes.
- Performed routine laboratory and diagnostic tests.
- Prepared surgical equipment and passed instruments and materials to veterinarians during surgical procedures.
- Provided emergency first aid to animals as needed.
- Restrained animals during veterinary procedures.
- Sterilized instruments and equipment for necessary procedures.
- Define techniques and coach owners how to modify aggressive behavior, inappropriate urination and separation anxiety.
- Advised animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, general care, medical conditions and treatment options.
- Collected body tissue, feces, blood, urine or other body fluids for examination and analysis.
0-5 years of experience
Reception duties including telephone communication with clients, file maintenance and organization, and checking patients into and out of hospital.
- Assisting kennel technicians with patient baths, nail trims, walking, catching urine specimens and maintaining cleanliness of hospital.
- Assist vet technicians in prescription refills, monitoring patients during surgeries and dental operations, including vital sign checks on a five-minute interval.
- Assist veterinarian and veterinary techs in holding patients to collect blood samples, etc.
6-10 years of experience
Working with cat’s, rabbits, and other small mammals
- Very knowledgeable about cats and rabbits; extremely perceptive to their needs
- Handle daily maintenance of animals; prepare animals for surgery
- Assist veterinarians during surgeries; assist clients to facilitate visits
- Handle emergencies on a regular basis
0-5 years of experience
Effectively communicate and interact with customers and co-workers
- Office Management: maintain animal records and billing information, answer multi-line phones, schedule appointments, file, copy, order supplies, fill prescriptions prepare and label medications to be sent home with patients
- Regularly maintain office appearance by cleaning and organizing examine rooms and sterilizing instruments and equipment
- Ability to stay calm and efficient during high pressure situations
- Assist with surgical procedures, administering vaccinations and medications, nail trimming/gland expressions, bathing, cleaning kennels, and walking dogs
- Prepare samples for laboratory examination under veterinarian supervision
0-5 years of experience
Provide compassionate and complete care to family pets
- Meticulously and accurately document lab results, procedures, surgical and exam notes in patient computer files
- Maintain a supreme level of confidentiality concerning patient records and client personal information
- Inform clients with cheerful and knowledgeable progress reports concerning the care of their pets
- Multi-task and prioritize between care of pets, all while maintaining a high level of efficiency
0-5 years of experience
Room pts/Restraint of animals/TPR/educate owners of wellness plans
- Blood draws/IV cath. placement/administer vaccines
- Labs/fecal floats/HWT/Urinalysis/ In-house Chem/CBC/Parvo/Giardia test
- X-rays and positioning/Answer phones/schedule appts/fill prescriptions
- General cleaning/stocking/wrapping packs
0-5 years of experience
Take care of animals for 10 hours a day
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of the clinic
- Assist with basic testing and diagnostics with the help of a veterinary technician
- Keep on a demanding schedule to ensure all important duties were accomplished on time
0-5 years of experience
Monitor animals recovering from surgery and notify veterinarians of any unusual changes or symptoms.
- Clean and maintain kennels, 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.
- Assist veterinarians in examining animals to determine the nature of illnesses or injuries.
- Clean, maintain, and sterilize instruments or equipment.
- Perform routine laboratory tests or diagnostic tests, such as taking or developing x-rays.
- Fill medication prescriptions.
- Collect laboratory specimens, such as blood, urine, or feces for testing.
- Provide assistance with euthanasia of animals or disposal of corpses.
0-5 years of experience
Open/Closing Duties
- Front desk duties
- Responsible for filing animal chart information
- Responsible for maintaining records on medication/product inventory
- Assisted in surgeries
- Administered vaccinations with supervision
10+ years of experience
Oversees front office operations and provide quality customer service.
- Converted office documents to electronic form to improve efficiency.
- Applied knowledge of veterinary software to increase accuracy in data entered and implement time-saving shortcuts.
- Assists the Veterinarian in exams and surgery, including prep and cleanup.
- Maintains a running inventory and restock supplies.
0-5 years of experience
Thoroughly clean clinic and animal areas daily, including cages, dishes, bedding, etc.
- Provide treatment and care for animals including vaccinations, examination, performance of medical treatments (bandaging, nail clipping, ear clipping etc).
- Monitor animals before and after surgery for any difficulty with anesthesia.
- Perform lab tests and x-rays to help the Vet and Veterinary Technician at the surgery.
0-5 years of experience
Surgery Preparation
- Extensive phone and personal communications with clients
- Spoke with referral doctors regarding admissions
- Scheduled all appointments for specialists
- Discharged patients
- Mobile bus Vaccine Clinic
6-10 years of experience
Utilize sound bilingual skills with patrons’
- Leading trainer of new associates
- Excel in an environment that allows minimum errors
- Resolve customer issues by exercising sound judgment, acting responsibly within the customer and hospital’s best interest
- Skilled in venipuncture, anesthesia monitoring, cauterization, record keeping, and possesses all necessary veterinary assistant skills.
- Attended wet labs to excel in knowledge of multiple veterinary skills including radiology, and microscopy.
- Able to clearly and accurately explain how medication needs to be administered.
- Skilled in preforming Dental Prophylaxis in Cats and Dogs.
0-5 years of experience
Perform laboratory tests on samples collected
- Record administered treatment and changes appropriately.
- Provide surgical assistance by sterilizing instruments and handing out supplies
- Assist with euthanasia procedures
- Take telephone calls and provide information on veterinary services
- Schedule appointments and provide call back services to confirm appointments
- Educate pet owners about ways to handle pets and their medication
- Take pet information and punch it in the office database
0-5 years of experience
Perform laboratory tasks including urine and blood screenings
- Assist the doctor in surgery and appointments as well as preparation for surgery and appointments
- Medication administration and dispensing as well as fluid administration
- Provide valuable information on proper animal care to clients
- Responsible for ordering all medical supplies and equipment
- Oversee and control all clinic inventory
- Main communication between the Doctor and clients
- Maintain professional contacts between the clinic and major distributors
0-5 years of experience
Responsibilities include customer service and office management
- Assists technicians and doctors in daily hospital and surgical care
- Runs and reads in house fecal and snap tests, assists in holds for blood draws, exams and x-ray
- Manages and orders hospital-wide inventory, including retail
- Manages client database through IntraVet software and fills perscriptions
6-10 years of experience
Check in patients cover discharge instructions and handle payments.
- Answer phone calls.
- Assist doctors and technicians with pet restraint and treatments.
- Perform clinic cleaning and laundry duties.
- Stock supplies and assist with client billing.
- Manage patient admission records; clinic invoice filing; controlled drug log verification.
0-5 years of experience
- Excellent compassionate, customer service
- Safely restrain patients, perform x-rays, develop x-rays, surgery
- Maintain accurate electronic records, patient history, can work with Avimark
- Can educate clients about common pet health problems
- Daily cleaning duties, feeding, bathing, and walking patients
- Able to cross train as a receptionist, excellent phone service, schedule appointments, check-in and check-out clients
0-5 years of experience
Restraining animals for doctor examinations, phlebotomy, and medication administration
- Answering phones and assisting clients
- Training new staff
- Handling and processing lab samples
- Administrative tasks such as scheduling, billing, and in depth record keeping
0-5 years of experience
- Client Relations
- Leadership role in training and conducting meetings for newly hired and evening associates.
- In House Labs (Urinalysis, Ear Smears, Heartworm tests, etc.)
- Getting Patient History
- Scheduling Appointments, Answering Phones, Greeting Clients
0-5 years of experience
- Assist clients both in person and over the phone
- Broad knowledge of pharmaceutical drugs, responsible for filling and dispensing drugs
- Assist doctors when needed
- Prepare samples for laboratory analysis
- Carry out in house laboratory procedures
0-5 years of experience
- Handles multiple phone lines, fax machine and emails, greets and assists customers, schedules appointments, manages the register, ensures exam rooms are quickly cleaned.
- First to assist veterinarians in rooms to hold animals, retrieve vaccines, and aid in surgery.
- Fills Rx labels, removes IV lines and breathing tubes from patients, gathers materials for technicians when needed.
- Helps prepare for euthanasias, creates paw print mementos for deceased patients, fills out cremation paperwork, aids in carrying large dog breeds to freezer for cremation pick-up.
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