Magen Van Landuyt
Mchenry,IL
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Experienced Veterinarian Assistant willing to work any shift and offering great work ethic with excellent job attendance. Animal lover with over 7 years of successfully assisting veterinarians in surgery and taking medical histories. Committed to learning new tasks and considered highly motivated employee.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Vet Assistant/Vet Tech
Prairie Side Veterinary Hospital
01.2010 - 01.2017
- Assist the veterinarians with medical treatment of patients
- Restrain animals for diagnostic and treatment procedures
- Collect and process laboratory samples
- Interpret lab results
- Improved patient care by assisting veterinarians with examinations and treatments.
- Supported veterinarian in performing surgeries by preparing instruments, monitoring anesthesia, and providing post-operative care for patients.
- Intravenous catheter placement and management
- Dental scaling, polishing and charting, radiographs
- Perform cleaning, sanitation, disinfection in accordance with SOP's and directives from supervisor
- Surgical patient care, pre and post operatively
- Educate clients to further the bond between owner and pet
- Perform routine maintenance on laboratory equipment
- Perform all aspects of inventory management, including ordering, computer tracking, and updating price structure
- Assist in surgery if needed
- Clean and sterilize surgical equipment.
Sales Associate/logistics
Old Navy
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Ensure that each customer receives outstanding service by providing a friendly environment, which includes greeting and acknowledging every customer, maintaining solid product knowledge and all other aspects of customer service
- Maintain an awareness of all promotions and advertisements
- Assist in floor moves, merchandising, display maintenance, and housekeeping
- Assist in processing and replenishing merchandise and monitoring floor stock
- Aid customers in locating merchandise
- Communicate customer requests to management
- Assist in ringing up sales at registers and/or bagging merchandise
- Any other tasks as assigned from time to time by the manager.
- Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
- Handled cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
Order Processor
American Girl-Mattel
10.2008 - 02.2009
- Enter orders and take payment information into the computer system and produce purchase orders as needed
- Interfaces with customer questions on orders
- Maintain records
- Performs a variety of general office support duties including typing, data entry, telephone support and other tasks as required.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by ensuring accurate and timely order fulfillment.
- Input order information into system and updated customer accounts to document and track customer orders.
Activity Counselor
YMCA
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Lead participants (youth ages 5-12) in large motor skills, group skills, small motor skills, knowledge of health, and understanding different cultures
- Provide energetic leadership and maintain a positive attitude
- Assist with discipline issues
- Ensure
- safety of participants at all times
- Work as a team with counselors, sharing information and duties
- Provide participants' medicine and record in medical log.
- Contributed to overall success of program through teamwork-oriented collaboration with management staff on continuous improvements efforts.
- Assisted in training new staff members on proper protocols and best practices within the role of an Activity Counselor.
Education
Associates Degree of Nursing - Registered Nurse
Ambria College of Nursing
Hoffman Estates, IL08.2024
Associates Degree in General Education -
Mchenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL12.2020
Some College (No Degree) -
Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WIHigh School Diploma -
Tremper High School
Kenosha, WI01.2005
Skills
- BLS CPR certified
ECARD CODE: 245416847002
- Drawing blood; placing intravenous catheters
- Medical record-keeping
- Client Communication
- Vaccine administration
- Laboratory skills
- Sanitation protocols
- Preventative Care
- Dental Procedures
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Pharmacy inventory
- Patient Care, client education
- Cleaning and sanitizing
- Procedure Support
- Laboratory procedures
- Sample Collection
- Collaborative mindset and problem-solving skills
- Effective Multitasking
- Appointment Scheduling
Awards
- Animal Dental Training Workshop, Certificate for small animal dentistry, June 2013, Baltimore, MC
- Learning the latest techniques in veterinary dentistry and oral surgery to benefit pet's health.
- Educated on providing the most appropriate treatment in order to restore pet's health and educating clients about their pets oral health problems.
Timeline
Vet Assistant/Vet Tech
Prairie Side Veterinary Hospital
01.2010 - 01.2017
Order Processor
American Girl-Mattel
10.2008 - 02.2009
Sales Associate/logistics
Old Navy
01.2008 - 01.2010
Activity Counselor
YMCA
01.2006 - 01.2008
Associates Degree of Nursing - Registered Nurse
Ambria College of Nursing
Associates Degree in General Education -
Mchenry County College
Some College (No Degree) -
Gateway Technical College
High School Diploma -
Tremper High School
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