I was extremely excited to hear that Caring Hands had a job opening for their Veterinary Technical Assistant position. After observing Dr. Neumann and his assistants at Caring Hands, I am now interested in working in veterinary medicine and would love to work with them again. I got the opportunity to carry out my Shadowing Project at Caring Hands between the months of February and March. This project let me see how the average workday would play out for both the assistants and the doctors themselves by observing the activities and procedures they performed on animals each day. Throughout my stay at Caring Hands, I was able to learn about how animals get an ultrasound, a dental abscess removal, and have their blood drawn. In addition, I observed
Cascade Summit Animal Hospital is hiring for a certified veterinary technician position. They advertised over the web on wheretechsconnect.com where I found their job listing.
Shadowing physicians with drastically different doctoring styles and personalities helped me understand more than just the daily workload but also which doctoring style I prefer. I also learned that physicians need to work as a team with other physicians, nurses, medical staff and patients. I glimpsed at their busy schedules and found that physicians worked in the wards and in the clinic, took on-call duties every other weekend, filed their own billing and charting, covered each other, while still making time for their families. Being exposed to this has helped solidify my aspirations to one day become an effective and balanced physician. I aspire to be a physician who remembers the details, takes time to discuss treatment, and has a broad
The working conditions could be hard if you can not handle cleaning up somebody else’s mess, when sick animals come in they don’t always have control over their body and fluids. There will be easy and hard days,but in the end it is all worth it to help out the animal and its owner.
Start off the day, feeding, watering, and change bedding for all the animals that are in the hospital. Record down any change or odd behavior of the animal during the process and report to the veterinarian technician. Then cleaning and restocking the examining room.
As an employee at Huron Veterinary Clinic, I worked with veterinarians assisting with the general and medical care of patients. Exercise, feeding, watering, and medication administration for patients was a main part of my daily activities. I also assisted veterinarians by helping with activities, such as holding patients and monitoring anesthesia for surgery. Additionally, I worked with White Tailed Deer fawns. My work involved feeding, and daily cleaning of the fawns, as well as recording food intake, excretions, and general health of each fawn. Additionally, I have been a pharmacy technician for three years. As pharmacy technician, I have many responsibilities. I accurately type, and fill prescriptions. I answer phone calls, call doctors’
deliver patients medical records, and run errands for all of the Nursing Units, Radiology, Admitting, and the general offices. From this experience I exhibited characteristics such as responsibility, caring, and, trustworthiness. Most importantly from this experience I learned you can change a person’s entire day by simply sending a smile their way or offering assistance. The small things in life matter, and I was reminded to live everyday to its fullest, because you never
The doctors and technicians have taught me so much about working in an animal hospital and I have been given so many opportunities that I would have never gotten before. Over the years I have been continuously trained and now I assist the doctors in surgeries, administer medicine and vaccinations and fluids, and provide post-surgical care to the animals. In the years that I have worked there I have logged over 1,000 clinical hours, which is way over the required amount to be admitted into many veterinary schools. I have been able to see first-hand how great of an impact this field of study makes on an animal’s life and well-being. These experiences have opened my eyes on the importance of helping these creatures because they were not given a voice of their own.
Supervisor of the Year is the title Dr. Heather Cole deserves, considering that she is a talented, remarkable asset to Animal Care. Since becoming a new supervisor, she has proven herself to be a natural leader with an obvious team-building mentality, as she immediately labeled us as “the Best Team in AC.” Always having a positive attitude, Heather makes it clear she values and appreciates each of us. When any of us have a question or concern about the rapidly changing environment in Animal Care, or any other concern we may have, she reassures us that everything is moving in a positive direction. In addition to trusting our judgment as professionals, Heather communicates in an open and honest manner. The trust she extends to everyone on our team fosters and maintains our trust in her. Motivation and encouragement are supervisory tools Heather skillfully uses, consequently
For my junior year job exploration, I chose to go to the Animal Hospital of Streamwood and shadow a veterinarian. I selected this job shadow because I have been interested in being a veterinarian in the past and I wanted to see what it would be like. This was definitely my favorite job shadow experience I have had thus far as I actually had an interest in what I was shadowing. What I liked about the job shadow was that I was not necessarily able to actively partake in taking care of any patients, but that I was able to get very close to each of the patients and observe more than five appointments from start to finish. What I didn’t like about my job shadow was that it had to be four hours long.
I am writing to you today because I came across your open position for a veterinary assistant on Indeed.com. I am currently a college student majoring in biology with an interest in attending veterinary school in the near future.
On Sunday 01/22/2017 at approximately 0236 hours, I, J. Farmer responded to the intersection of 36th Ave and W Beach Blvd for a two vehicle accident. Upon arrival, I observed a bronze colored Kia SUV stopped in the left lane of W Beach, and Green Jeep Laredo stopped in the right lane. I also observed the Jeep had damage to the front left corner, and Kia had damage to the front right corner.
Filing records. Checking documents. Delivering materials. The elements of a classic volunteering experience at the hospital. I anticipated the same dull tasks as I walked into the Day Surgery department at the Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Irving. Instead, my fervor for neurosurgery was met with an opportunity to watch a craniotomy. An enduring desire to observe a surgeon was actualized and I was delighted.
I have worked in the pet care industry for 15 years and therefore understand the compassion and patience needed to assist clients in some very difficult circumstances. I feel confident I can contribute to your practice by providing competent and sensitive care to customers and to the entire staff of the clinic.
During my time as an intern at the Ridgefield Animal Hospital, I was given the opportunity to gain hands-on experience behind the scenes in an animal clinic. One of the most frequent duties of mine was to follow the doctors into the exam rooms as they examine their patients and speak to the owners about their pet’s health. In the exam room, the doctors typically obtain an updated weight for the patient, take the animal’s temperature, and briefly inspect the patient’s mouth/teeth, ears, and skin. Often, the doctor would also give vaccinations in the
A cacophony of meows, barks, and chirps fills the air as a vet walks into the busy lobby of their practice. The vet stops and greets their older and newer patients, each of them responding with some type of animal-like greeting. Vets take on a very important job- especially in the eyes of pet owners. Being a vet not only requires the obvious love of animals and a high level of sympathy for pet owners, but proper education on the anatomy, medical diagnosis’, procedures, and medicines for the different species of animal.