EMMA BRADY
Franklin,VA
Summary
Positive and passionate about caring for animals, with 3 years of experience working as a veterinary assistant. Enjoying both the patients and clients, and striving to show dedication to high-quality patient care. Committed to being a team player, both willing and excited to learn new techniques to improve performance.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) crewmember
York River State Park, Sky Meadows State Park, and Grayson Highlands State Park
- Participated in outdoor work to improve the park, including trail construction and restoration, landscaping, laying concrete, building fences, constructing park signs, painting, and other projects
- Gained experience working outdoors in a variety of weather conditions and developed skills in teamwork and working with diverse groups
- My crewmembers and I were sometimes very different from one another, but still found ways to connect and work together.
Veterinary Assistant
Southampton Vet Clinic
2020.01 - Current
- Provide customer support to clients, answer questions, and address concerns
- Position animals for diagnostic imaging, such as radiographs
- Clean and disinfect exam areas, surgical equipment, and kennels to prevent diseases and control odors
- Place IV catheters and perform IV venipuncture
- Operate autoclave and prepare surgical instrument packs
- Assist in anesthetic procedures (spays and neuters), intubate and extubate both dogs and cats, aseptically prepare surgical sites, pre-surgically express bladder
- Collect samples for biopsies and blood samples for laboratory analysis
- Restrain animals for examination and treatment
- Administer injectable, oral, topical, and transdermal medications as prescribed
- Calculate and administer IV fluids
- Set up and leak test both rebreathing and non-rebreathing anesthesia circuits
- Obtain heart rates and perform physical exams on canine and feline patients
- Operate IDEXX ProCyte machine, IDEXX Catalyst machine, and IDEXX SediVue machine
- Perform multiple complete oral exams and dental cleaning
- Assist veterinarians with the euthanasia of animals
- Clean/bandage wounds
- Perform fluorescein corneal staining and Schirmer tear tests
- Educate clients on post-surgical care.
Volunteer
Animal Education and Rehabilitation Center
2014.05 - 2016.05
- Accumulated over 600 hours of volunteer time
- Provided basic care for a large variety of wildlife
- Assisted in building fences, painting, cleaning enclosures, organizing storage spaces, managing cash register, sorting supplies, cleaning large fish tanks, and giving tours to visitor groups of up to 20
- Learned to work by myself, and gained experience working in small groups.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Veterinary Technology
Blue Ridge Community College
Weyers Cave, VA05.2024
Certificate - General Education
Paul D Camp Community College
Franklin, VA05.2021
Certification
- Fear Free Certified, Summer of 2022
- QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Certification of Completion, 11/05/2023
Relevant work experience
Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) crewmember at York River State Park, Sky Meadows State Park, and Grayson Highlands State Park in the summers of 2017, 2018, and 2019 respectively. Participated in much outdoor work to improve the park, including trail construction and restoration, landscaping, laying concrete, building fences, constructing park signs, painting, and other projects. Gained experience working outdoors in a variety of weather conditions and developed skills in teamwork and working with diverse groups. My crewmembers and I were sometimes very different from one another, but still found ways to connect and work together.
Timeline
Veterinary Assistant
Southampton Vet Clinic
2020.01 - Current
Volunteer
Animal Education and Rehabilitation Center
2014.05 - 2016.05
Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) crewmember
York River State Park, Sky Meadows State Park, and Grayson Highlands State Park
Associate of Applied Science - Veterinary Technology
Blue Ridge Community College
Certificate - General Education
Paul D Camp Community College
- Fear Free Certified, Summer of 2022
- QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Certification of Completion, 11/05/2023
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