Gretchen Weaver
Big Prairie,OH
Summary
Friendly and compassionate, with passion for animal care and strong work ethic. Possesses foundational knowledge of animal handling and basic veterinary procedures, including administering medications and assisting with exams. Dedicated to providing high-quality care and ensuring positive outcomes for pets and their owners.
Overview
1
1
Certification
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Veterinary Clinic Assistant
Rascal Bus
Ashland, OH
09.2025 - 04.2026
- Assisted veterinarians during examinations and procedures, ensuring animal comfort and safety.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of examination rooms, surgical areas, and equipment.
- Prepared animals for procedures by administering medications and performing pre-operative assessments.
- Collaborated with team members to enhance patient care and improve clinic workflow efficiency.
- Ensured a clean and sanitary environment for both patients and staff, performing daily cleaning tasks.
- Provided compassionate care to animals during their stay at the clinic, monitoring their health and administering treatments as needed.
- Administered vaccinations, deworming treatments, and medications under veterinarian supervision to maintain animal health.
Veterinary Assistant Clinical Rotation
East Holmes Veterinary Clinic
Berlin, OH
05.2025 - 07.2025
- Assisted veterinarians during examinations and procedures, ensuring animal comfort and safety.
- Prepared and maintained examination rooms, sterilizing instruments and managing supplies efficiently.
- Administered medications and vaccinations under veterinarian supervision, adhering to protocols for animal care.
- Monitored vital signs of animals pre- and post-surgery, documenting changes for veterinary review.
- Handled animal restraint during procedures, reducing stress for both staff and pets involved.
- Provided compassionate care for animals during treatment and recovery from illnesses or injuries.
- Ensured accuracy of medical records by diligently documenting all relevant information for each patient visit.
- Facilitated efficient inventory management through regular stock checks, ordering supplies, and organizing storage areas.
- Collaborated with veterinary staff to provide exceptional customer service while managing phone calls and front desk tasks.
- Managed kennel duties responsibly ensuring cleanliness comfort safety nutrition hydration exercise monitoring recovering boarding animals.
- Contributed teamwork flexibility adaptability willingness learn new skills support colleagues achieve practice goals objectives.
- Reduced stress for patients with calming techniques during exams and procedures, creating a positive experience.
- Prepared and administered diets and feedings according to instructions.
- Observed animals for signs of distress or illness.
- Collected and processed samples for laboratory testing.
- Assisted veterinarian during immunologic, medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures.
- Monitored vital signs and provided nursing care for animals.
- Prepared surgical instrument packs and drapes for use in sterile environments by processing in autoclave.
Education
High School Diploma -
Heartland Technical Education Center
Ashland, OH05-2026
CVA Level 1 -
Heartland Technical Career Center
Ashland, OH05-2026
Skills
- Grooming assistance
- Compassionate care
- Animal restraint techniques
- Client communication
- Veterinary terminology
- Preventive care
- Medical record-keeping
- Laboratory skills
- Animal handling
- Cleaning and sanitizing
- Continuous improvement
- First aid
- Professionalism
- Goal setting
- Interpersonal skills
- Medical terminology
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Veterinary standards and procedures
- Gowning and gloving procedures
- Patient bathing
- Medication administration
- Animal safety
- Specimen collection
- Immunization administration
- Relationship building
- Veterinarian assistance
- Team collaboration
- Proper animal restraint
- Reliability
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Customer service
Certification
- CVA Level 1
- First Aid and CPR Training for Pets
Timeline
Veterinary Clinic Assistant
Rascal Bus
09.2025 - 04.2026
Veterinary Assistant Clinical Rotation
East Holmes Veterinary Clinic
05.2025 - 07.2025
High School Diploma -
Heartland Technical Education Center
CVA Level 1 -
Heartland Technical Career Center