GRACE FRANCIS
Raleigh
Summary
Responsible and dedicated animal care professional with proven abilities in cleaning cages and managing supplies. Meets animal needs with compassion and love for every creature. Offers excellent time management, multitasking and organizational skills.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
O.R. Surgical Assistant
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
06.2023 - Current
- Protected patients from infection by setting up and managing sterile operating fields.
- Arranged supplies and instrumentation to meet needs of individual surgeons and enhance team efficiency.
- Gowned and gloved staff to help team prepare for surgeries.
- Rotating on call shifts with coworkers
- Maintaining supply inventory and ordering when supplies run out
- Passed instruments and supplies to surgical team members in a sterile fashion
- Clipping and prepping surgical sites
Veterinary Assistant
Avian and Exotic Pet Clinic of Roanoke
02.2022 - 05.2023
- Restrained and stabilized animals during examination and treatment to prevent injuries.
- Obtained information and history from clients to maintain medical charts.
- Helped veterinarian with neutering, tooth removal and casting broken bones and other surgical procedures.
- Administered injections, oral medications and topically applied medications prescribed by veterinarian.
- Trained new veterinary staff on office procedures and requirements
- Operated radiographic and ultrasound equipment.
- Cleaned and maintained kennels, holding areas and surgical rooms.
- Performed laboratory tests, x-rays and other diagnostic tests to check animal health.
- Monitored post-surgical pet care and administered medication under vet direction.
- Examined animals for behavioral changes or clinical symptoms indicating illness or injury
- Collected blood, urine, and fecal samples for testing
- Monitored patients under anesthesia
Kennel Assistant
VCA Valley Animal Hospital
01.2021 - 02.2022
- Keeping up with basic animal needs, such as feeding, watering and administering medications
- Keeping all dog/cat cages sanitized
- Assisting the vet, vet assistant, and vet tech with daily checkups
- Keeping the surgery room and dental tables sanitized after each use
- Walking dogs to collect urine and fecal samples
- Assisting in taking x-rays and ultrasounds
- Stayed on top of disinfection protocols.
- Restraining/Holding off for blood draws
- Assisting in intubating animals for surgery
- Updating animals weight for check ups and vaccines
- Checking temperatures on surgery patients
- Giving vaccines to patients
- Administering and giving flea/tick treatments
- Checking in animals for boarding and filling out board/treatment forms
- Followed consistent safety procedures, maintained visible animal identification and checked tags to minimize care errors.
Kennel Attendant
North Roanoke Veterinary Hospital
12.2020 - 01.2021
- Managed basic animal needs, such as feeding and watering
- Assisted grooming staff with nail clipping, blow-drying and combing during peak hours and holidays.
- Supported animal health by keeping areas clean, neat and properly sanitized.
- Removed waste from kennels, runs and exercise areas and placed in trash receptacles or in-ground septic systems.
- Sanitizing food dishes and emptied kennel areas
- Assisting the vet with daily checkups
- Checking in and checking out patients
- Filling prescriptions
- Keeping exam rooms and surgery rooms clean and sanitize
- Stayed on top of laundry, sweeping and disinfection protocols.
Education
Associate's degree - Science
Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke, VASkills
- Animal care
- Equipment disinfection
- Kennel Experience
- Animal Handling
- Pre-Anesthetic Preparation
- Gowning and Gloving Procedures
- Veterinarian Assistance
- Post-surgical Monitoring
- Surgery Assisting
- Medication administration
- Teamwork and cooperation
Personal Information
Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
Timeline
O.R. Surgical Assistant
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
06.2023 - Current
Veterinary Assistant
Avian and Exotic Pet Clinic of Roanoke
02.2022 - 05.2023
Kennel Assistant
VCA Valley Animal Hospital
01.2021 - 02.2022
Kennel Attendant
North Roanoke Veterinary Hospital
12.2020 - 01.2021
Associate's degree - Science
Virginia Western Community College
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