Valeria Hernandez
Alabaster
Summary
I am a hardworking individual, Dedicated veterinary assistant with a strong focus on animal safety and urgent care. Bilingual professional skilled in problem identification and compassionate treatment, ensuring optimal animal welfare and client satisfaction.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Veterinary Assistant
North Shelby County Animal Hospital
Pelham, AL
08.2024 - Current
- Provided guidance to pet owners to ensure proper post-operative care for their pets.
- Collaborated with veterinary staff to ensure optimal positioning of animals for x-ray and scan diagnostics.
- Cleaned and disinfected exam areas, surgical equipment, and kennels to prevent diseases and control odors.
- Provided compassionate care for animals during treatment and recovery from illnesses or injuries.
- Managed kennel duties responsibly ensuring cleanliness, comfort, safety, nutrition, hydration, exercise, monitoring, recovering boarding animals.
- Contributed teamwork flexibility adaptability willingness learn new skills support colleagues achieve practice goals objectives.
- Assisted with euthanasia procedures in humanely and compassionately to minimize suffering.
- Increased client satisfaction by addressing concerns, and answering questions.
- Mixed and administered special food formulas to individual animals based on unique dietary needs.
- Monitored animal behavior closely for distress, identifying potential issues and reporting them to facility management for further evaluation.
- Minimized animal injury risk by monitoring behaviors and eliminating safety hazards.
- Followed effective process for bathing and grooming dogs to remove dirt, loose hair, parasites, and hair mats.
- Assisted veterinarians during examinations and procedures, ensuring optimal patient care.
- Conducted assessments of animal behavior and vital signs to ensure early identification of health issues.
- Ensured accurate and timely filling of prescriptions to support patient care.
Kennel Worker
Shelby Animal Clinic
Alabaster, AL
08.2023 - 03.2024
- Maintained cleanliness of kennel facilities to promote a healthy environment.
- Provided daily care for animals, ensuring proper feeding and exercise routines.
- Coordinated playtime activities for dogs, enhancing socialization and reducing anxiety.
- Collaborated with team members to develop efficient animal handling procedures.
- Trained new staff on kennel operations and animal care best practices.
- Maintained sanitary conditions for animals by cleaning living spaces and cages according to Alabama health code guidelines.
- Contributed to a positive workplace culture by embracing teamwork, demonstrating flexibility in daily tasks, and supporting colleagues in their responsibilities.
- Recorded dogs' intake and output, physical condition and behavior for updated kennel logs.
- Washed, trimmed, and brushed animals to maintain good grooming standards.
- Trained animals in behavioral compliance or other special routines or commands.
- Mixed and administered special food formulas to individual animals based on unique dietary needs.
- Followed effective process for bathing and grooming dogs to remove dirt, loose hair, parasites, and hair mats.
Education
High School Diploma -
Thompson High School
Alabaster, AL05-2026
Skills
- Animal behavior
- Animal restraint
- Problem identification
- Multitasking
- Animal safety
- Urgent care
- Bilingual
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Veterinary Assistant
North Shelby County Animal Hospital
08.2024 - Current
Kennel Worker
Shelby Animal Clinic
08.2023 - 03.2024
High School Diploma -
Thompson High School