Katie Buchanan
Fairfield,CT
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Veterinary Technician
AristoKatz
Fairfield, CT
10.2023 - 01.2024
- Assisting veterinarians during examinations
- Administering medication
- Performing diagnostic imaging and laboratory tests
- Drawing blood
- Animal restraint
- Maintaining medical records
- Filling prescriptions
- Administering vaccines
- Collect and record animal case histories
- Educating animal owners about continuing care
Veterinary Assistant
Reid veterinary center
Trumbull, CT
12.2020 - 09.2023
- Assisting Veterinarians during examinations
- Sterilize equipment and clean examination tables and rooms
- Administer medication
- Performing diagnostic imaging and laboratory tests
- Animal restraint
- Drawing blood
- Maintaining medical records
- Filling prescriptions
- Educating animal owners about continuing care
- Collect and record animal case histories
- Administer vaccines
- Welcomes patients and visitors in person or on the telephone, and answering or referring inquiries
- Ability to take phone calls, book appointments, and processing payments
- Inventory management
Membership Advisor
The Edge Fitness Clubs
Orange, CT
04.2015 - 04.2017
- Generate membership sales as well as to meet daily, monthly, and annual membership goals
- In addition to club goals there are personal membership goals set each month by the sales director
Front Desk Associate
Planet Fitness
Fairfield, CT
08.2014 - 04.2015
- Welcome members in a confident, professional manner and anticipate member needs and respond promptly
- Provide efficient telephone services and utilize strong communication and problem-solving skills to effectively resolve customer concerns
- Drive revenue by communicating and demonstrating benefits of products and special promotions to customers
Internship
Blue Streak Sports Training
Stamford, CT
06.2013 - 08.2013
- Provided Sports performance training
- Led athletes through training session
- Adjusted protocols according to skill, ability, and the conditioning level of athletes
- Kept charts and did a minimal amount of office and cleaning duties
Education
Training Program - Emergency Medical Technician
MissionCIT
Shelton, CT06.2024
Bachelor's - Health And Fitness
Mitchell College
New London, CT05.2014
Skills
- Medical Imaging
- Animal Care
- Animal Restraint
- Medication Administration
- Computer Skills
- Sales
- Venipuncture
- Customer service
- Communication skills
- Medical office experience
- Medical records
- Veterinary Technician Experience
- Organizational skills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Basic Life Support
- Airway Management
- Spinal Immobilization
- Fracture Stabilization
- Stroke Recognition
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Vital sign assessment
- Patient Assessments
- Laboratory sample collection
- Laboratory Testing
Certification
- BLS Certification, 04/01/24, 04/30/26
- EMT Certification
Timeline
Veterinary Technician
AristoKatz
10.2023 - 01.2024
Veterinary Assistant
Reid veterinary center
12.2020 - 09.2023
Membership Advisor
The Edge Fitness Clubs
04.2015 - 04.2017
Front Desk Associate
Planet Fitness
08.2014 - 04.2015
Internship
Blue Streak Sports Training
06.2013 - 08.2013
- BLS Certification, 04/01/24, 04/30/26
- EMT Certification
Training Program - Emergency Medical Technician
MissionCIT
Bachelor's - Health And Fitness
Mitchell College