Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
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Alexandria Collum

Veterinary Assistant
Simpsonville,SC
Alexandria Collum

Summary

Multitasking Veterinary Assistant open to work any shift and offering a fantastic work ethic with excellent job attendance. Animal lover with over 4 years of successfully assisting veterinarians in critical care and emergency medicine. Committed to learning new tasks and considered highly motivated employee.

Overview

4
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Upstate Veterinary Emergency and Specialty

Veterinary Assistant
01.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Accurately collect and document patient vitals (heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, temperature, blood glucose levels)
  • Administer medications through all routes
  • Collaborate with specialty teams to provide advanced patient support such as managing NG tubes, JP drains, nasal cannulas, blood transfusions, etc.
  • Laboratory sample collection and processing
  • Support DVMs in performing procedures

Ethos Capital District Referral Hospital

Veterinary Assistant
09.2023 - 01.2024

Job overview

  • Triage and collect patient information
  • Assist LVT/DVM with procedures
  • Conducting regular vitals on critical and hospitalized patients
  • Process diagnostic laboratory equipment
  • Prepared patients for surgical procedures including operating room and sterilized equipment

4 Paws Veterinary Care

Veterinary Assistant/Technician
07.2021 - 08.2023

Job overview

Assisted Veterinarians with exams, medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures.

Randolph Animal Hospital

Veterinary Assistant/Technician
08.2020 - 06.2021

Job overview

Assisted in examination and treatment of animals during scheduled appointments.

Education

State University of New York - Oneonta

B.S. Biology

State University of New York - Oneonta

B.S. Environmental Sustainability

PennFoster Veterinary Technician Program

11.2024

Skills

  • Emergency and preventive care
  • Illness assessment and treatment
  • Animal restraint
  • Veterinary standards and procedures
  • Radiology techniques
  • Laboratory procedures

Certification

Recovery Basic and Advanced Life Support

Timeline

Veterinary Assistant

Upstate Veterinary Emergency and Specialty
01.2024 - Current

Veterinary Assistant

Ethos Capital District Referral Hospital
09.2023 - 01.2024

Veterinary Assistant/Technician

4 Paws Veterinary Care
07.2021 - 08.2023

Veterinary Assistant/Technician

Randolph Animal Hospital
08.2020 - 06.2021

State University of New York - Oneonta

B.S. Environmental Sustainability

PennFoster Veterinary Technician Program

Recovery Basic and Advanced Life Support

State University of New York - Oneonta

B.S. Biology
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