Veterinary Assistant
Southampton Vet Clinic
Franklin, VA
01.2020 - Current
- Provided customer support to clients, answering questions, addressing concerns, and demonstrating client communication skills
- Positioned animals for diagnostic imaging such as X-rays
- Cleaned and disinfected exam areas, surgical equipment, and kennels to prevent diseases and control odors.
- Placed IV catheters and performed IV phlebotomy
- Assisted in anesthetic procedures (spays and neuters), intubated and extubated both dogs and cats, aseptically prepared surgical sites, pre-surgically expressed bladder,
- Operated autoclave and prepared surgical instrument packs
- Collected patient biopsies and blood samples for laboratory analysis.
- Restrained animals for examination and treatment.
- Administered injections, oral medications and topically applied medications prescribed by veterinarian.
- calculated and administered IV fluids,
- Worked with anesthesia equipment, set up and leak tested both rebreathing and non-rebreathing anesthesia machine
- Obtained heart rates and performed physical exams on canine and feline patients
- Operated IDEXX ProCyte machine, IDEXX Catalyst machine, and IDEXX SediVue machine
- Performed complete oral exams and dental cleaning
- Assisted veterinarians with euthanasia of animals.
- Cleaned/bandaged wounds
- Performed fluorescein corneal staining test and Schirmer tear test