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Verity Maughan

Lichfield,Staffordshire

Summary

Offering strong foundation in animal care and welfare, with hands-on experience in assisting surgeries and administering medications. Knowledgeable about maintaining clean and safe environments for animals, along with strong communication and teamwork skills gained from previous roles.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work history

Veterinary assistant surgeon

Bandfield Pet Hospital
Portland Oregon USA
08.2024 - 12.2025

- Learned the function of many medications to better educate pet owners on the ways we treat and improve patients quality of life

- Educated patients owners of potential side effects as well as ow to administer medication

- Managed pharmacy inventory by checking current stock quantity, expiration, and reordering as needed

- Filled patients prescriptions efficiently and accurately by counting tablets or measuring liquids according to a doctor's orders

- Followed OSHA guidelines to ensure a safe work environment and proper handling and disposal of medications and chemicals

- Created prescription labels that include drug names, dosages, and administration instructions

- Recorded every medication prescribed and dispensed to patients in the medical file to ensure proper documentation

- Maintained a sterile field for surgery and wound care of patients

- Assisted in scribing vitals, procedural and medical details, fluid and medicine administration dose route and time, as well as any interventions that happened during surgery aesthesia monitoring and emergency resuscitation

- Administered CPR

Veterinary assistant

Banfield Pet Hospital
Davis California USA
08.2022 - 07.2024

- Assisted doctors in exams by restraining animals using a fear free approach

- Scribed during exams while the doctor spoke to patients owners

- Maintained a clean hospital and kept the surgery theatre sterile

- Handled schedules of patients

- Assigned team members tasks to help the flow of the day

Client service representative

Mueller Pet Medical Center
South Sacramento California USA
06.2020 - 08.2022

- Maintained detailed records of client interactions

- Facilitated transactions and handled difficult conversations regarding high cost of emergency care

- Handled all calls professionally, especially during active emergencies

- Deescalated stressful situations with patients owners

- Achieved high-level customer satisfaction by resolving complaints swiftly

- Established rapport with customers to heighten customer loyalty.

- Demonstrated excellent multitasking abilities whilst handling multiple clients simultaneously

- Conducted thorough follow-ups on all patients after they left our hospital

- Coordinated effectively with team members to streamline operations.

- Identified potential sales opportunities to boost revenue

- Managed the schedule and rescheduling of patients as needed or follow ups after emergency

Skills

  • Pathophysiology knowledge
  • Preventive healthcare measures implementation
  • Veterinary ethics awareness
  • Critical thinking under pressure
  • Small animal anaesthesia administration
  • Post-Operative care provision
  • Time management mastery
  • Medical record maintenance
  • Critical case analysis
  • Digestive system understanding
  • Empathy for animals
  • Patience under pressure
  • Parasite detection and control
  • Strong interpersonal communication
  • Surgical team coordination
  • Sterile surgical suite preparation
  • Orthopedic procedures
  • Endoscopy procedure familiarity
  • Immune response knowledge
  • Wound dressing and bandaging
  • Clear documentation writing
  • Anesthesia administration
  • Laboratory sample collection
  • Veterinary pharmacology
  • Compassionate care delivery
  • Animal dental cleaning
  • Nutrition and diet advice
  • Emergency first aid procedures
  • Animal behaviour understanding
  • Vaccination delivery
  • Effective multitasking
  • Radiographic imaging expertise
  • Biopsy procedure competence
  • Urinalysis and faecal analysis
  • Euthanasia execution when necessary
  • Surgical assistance
  • Infectious disease control
  • Patient monitoring
  • Prescription dispensing
  • Ultrasound machine operation
  • Laboratory testing
  • Sterilisation techniques
  • Vaccination administration
  • Veterinary software proficiency
  • Basic veterinary pharmacology
  • Compassion fatigue management
  • Clinical pathology sampling
  • Biosecurity measures
  • Work under pressure
  • Patient care
  • Health and Safety Compliance
  • Customer Service
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Medication Administration
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Client communication
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Inventory control
  • Effective delegation

Timeline

Veterinary assistant surgeon

Bandfield Pet Hospital
08.2024 - 12.2025

Veterinary assistant

Banfield Pet Hospital
08.2022 - 07.2024

Client service representative

Mueller Pet Medical Center
06.2020 - 08.2022
Verity Maughan