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Jessica Smith

Monroe,GA

Summary

I have worked on and off with small animals for 10 years. This includes cleaning kennels, reception duties, administering medications, giving injections, collecting samples such as urine, blood, and feces, and performing test such as antigen test, urinalysis, bacteriology exams, and hematology exams.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Externship

Veterinary Care
06.2022 - Current
  • North Georgia Veterinary Specialist

Gaining skills with anesthesia, fluid maintenance, preparing for ortho surgeries, and CT scans.


  • Saint Francis Veterinary Specialist

Gained skills on CPR, ICU nursing care, correct radiology placement, and endoscopy.


  • Sugar Hill Veterinary Hospital

Gained skills on communicating the pathology of a disease to a client, preparing the surgery suite, preparing patient for surgeries, and rabbit handling.

Vet Assistant

Summit Chase Animal Hospital
07.2019 - 04.2021

Receptionist/Vet Assistant, getting blood samples for HWT and comprehensive bloodwork, getting urine samples and running urinalysis, getting fecal samples and running them, going into rooms and getting a brief history of the patient, going over estimates with client, explaining medications to client, doing weekend treatments treating diabetic patients, patients that need fluids, oral and topical treatments, prepping surgical packs.

Receptionist

Monroe Veterinary Clinic
07.2018 - 05.2019

Receptionist/Technician Assistant, greeting clients, scanning records and important documents then attaching them to client’s record, using Evet Practice daily to make appointments and printing RX labels, collaborated with the manager on a more effective boarder protocol, assisted in holding animals, drawing up vaccines, getting a TPR on patients.

Stay-at-Home Mom

Homemaker
05.2017 - 07.2018

Took care of my Son, managed the housework, planning all meals, responsible for managing the bills and budgets, I started a side business of photography and getting my work out there by festivals and networking on social media.

Receptionist/Vet Assistant

Johns Creek Veterinary Clinic, CSR
07.2014 - 05.2017

Customer Service Representative, answering phones, intake customer orders, organizing records, making documentations in records using medical terminology, using IDEXX Cornerstone daily to make appointments and printing RX labels, as well as doing end-of-day, month, and year paperwork/files, helping clients with Care Credit applications, experienced in office supply inventory, ordering food for the clinic, and implemented an efficient boarding plan

Education

Associates of Applied Science - Veterinary Technology

Gwinnett Technical College
05.2023

Technical Certificate- Digital Imaging and New Media Design -

Gwinnett Technical College
09.2009

Associates of Applied Science - Commercial Photography

Gwinnett Technical College
09.2009

Skills

  • CORE SKILLS
  • Venipuncture
  • Physical Examinations
  • Laboratory Evaluations & Submissions
  • Patient Recovery
  • IM, IV, Sub Q Injections
  • Efficient Planning
  • Completing assignments accurately & attention to detail
  • Handling Animals
  • Medication Dispensing & Labeling
  • IDEXX Cornerstone

Timeline

Externship

Veterinary Care
06.2022 - Current

Vet Assistant

Summit Chase Animal Hospital
07.2019 - 04.2021

Receptionist

Monroe Veterinary Clinic
07.2018 - 05.2019

Stay-at-Home Mom

Homemaker
05.2017 - 07.2018

Receptionist/Vet Assistant

Johns Creek Veterinary Clinic, CSR
07.2014 - 05.2017

Associates of Applied Science - Veterinary Technology

Gwinnett Technical College

Technical Certificate- Digital Imaging and New Media Design -

Gwinnett Technical College

Associates of Applied Science - Commercial Photography

Gwinnett Technical College
Jessica Smith