Mikayla Demers

- Efficiently cleaned and sterilized instruments followed by wrapping them in their proper surgical packs.

- Competently place an intravenous catheters, obtain intravenous blood draws, and jugular blood draws.

- Collect and summarize patient history, prepare vaccines, cytology, and collect bloodwork for doctor's appointments.

- Capable of measuring patients and capturing accurate radiographs for diagnostics.

- Prepping patients for surgery; including preparing the surgical site, attaching monitoring equipment and organizing surgical equipment needed for surgery.

- Analyzing lab results identifying critical patients that need the doctors immediate attention.

- Experienced with emergency situations and working under immense pressure. Confidently able to triage critical patients and prepare diagnostics accordingly.

- Scrubbing into and assisting doctors in surgery. I am confident in scrubbing into complicated surgeries such as: foreign body removal, splenectomy, nephrectomy, subtotal colectomy, ruptured anterior cruciate ligament repair, bone cementoplasty, insulinoma resection, limb amputation, liver biopsy, and gastropexy procedure.

- Familiar with chemotherapy drugs and procedures. Capable in assisting in chemotherapy administration.

- Efficient in giving intravenous injections, intramuscular injections, and subcutaneous injections.

• Maintained clean and sanitary living conditions for animals, reducing stress and promoting overall wellbeing.
• Implemented efficient feeding schedules, ensuring all animals received proper nutrition on a timely basis.
• Monitored animal behavior closely, identifying potential issues and reporting them to facility management for further evaluation.
• Conducted regular safety inspections of kennels, identifying potential hazards and taking corrective action as needed.
• Assisted in training new staff members on kennel procedures, ensuring high standards of animal care were consistently maintained.
• Cleaned and maintained kennel areas for optimized hygiene, including cages, runs and yards.
• Prepared and administered medications and treatments as prescribed by veterinarian.

• Contributed to a positive work environment by consistently demonstrating professionalism, adaptability, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Optimized workflows with proactive problem-solving and process improvements that streamlined day-to-day operations.
• Prepared and served orders in an efficient timespan while also paying close attention to detail and ensuring the task was complete to customer standards.
• Assisted in the onboarding of new team members by providing guidance, support, and training resources to ensure a smooth transition into the work environment.
• Kept work areas clean, organized, and safe to promote efficiency and team safety.
• Developed strong customer service and product knowledge skills to enhance individual and team performance.
• Operated register to process payments and collect cash payment for order totals.
• Assisted with inventory counts and stocking of merchandise.