Sophie Ramirez
Wilmington,NC
Summary
I am an energetic, disciplined, self-motivated, curious and passionate veterinary assistant and pre-vet student with almost 2 years of animal handling and nursing care experience, and 1.5 years of customer service experience in the veterinary field. Currently completing the prerequisite courses for vet school, I am in search of mentorship and learning opportunities to be better prepared for a long and fruitful career in veterinary medicine.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Veterinary Assistant
A Country Veterinary Clinic
04.2024 - Current
- Maintaining official patient charts
- Checking in / discharging surgery patients
- Obtaining, documenting, and relaying history from clients
- Monitoring and recording vitals
- Proper restraint techniques
- Preparing vaccines and or injectable medication and administering them the proper route and location
- Venipuncture / IVC placement
- Obtaining and examining lab samples and other diagnostics
- Surgery monitoring - pre, peri, and post op
- Scaling and polishing teeth
- Positioning animals for diagnostic imaging such as x-rays and scans
Student Technician
Texas A&M Small Animal Teaching Hospital
02.2022 - 08.2023
- Admitted patients and created medical file in VMIS system
- Audited patient records, discharged patients, and collected payment
- Answered phones, transferred calls, took messages, and confirmed appointments
- Prepared all medical records for emergencies, appointments for the next day
- Closed out cash drawer and prepared deposit at end of shift
Kennel Technician
Simply Southern Retrievers, LLC
12.2020 - 01.2021
- Sanitation of facility per guidelines
- Maintained health and wellbeing of the animals by providing them with physical and enriching care
- Maintained a proper inventory of food, cleaning, and other supplies
Education
Animal Science - Science Concentration, With Neuroscience Minor
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas12.2023
Skills
- Client communication
- Patient restraint
- Animal safety
- Medication administration
- Surgical monitoring
- Post operative care
- Sample collection
- Venipuncture
- Euthanasia assistance
- Laboratory procedures
- Diagnostic imaging
Timeline
Veterinary Assistant
A Country Veterinary Clinic
04.2024 - Current
Student Technician
Texas A&M Small Animal Teaching Hospital
02.2022 - 08.2023
Kennel Technician
Simply Southern Retrievers, LLC
12.2020 - 01.2021
Animal Science - Science Concentration, With Neuroscience Minor
Texas A&M University