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Personal information

Surname(s) / First name(s)

Marsha, Anne Sasha

Address(es)

32, Louvre Street, SO15 Y23, Southampton, England

Telephone(s)

+44 123 45 67 89 00

Mobile:

+44 123 45 67 89 00

Fax(es)

+44 123 45 67 89 00

E-mail(s)

[email protected]

Nationality(-ies)

British

Date of birth

1.25.1980

Gender

Female

Desired employment / Occupational field

Vet Assistant

Work experience

Dates

March 2001 - present

Occupation or position held

Vet Assistant

Main activities and responsibilities

As a Vet Assistant, I work with animals and their owners providing specialized medical for cats, dogs, birds and other pets.I diagnosed and treated many animals for a variety of illnesses, injuries, or natural age degeneration.
Other daily responsibilities:
treat sick animals by prescribing medicine or suggesting natural methods to pet owners for animal care.
Treatment of animal broken bones or other injuries.
Provide animal vaccinations and inform owners of animal diseases and how to prevent them,treat and quarantine animals quickly when highly contagious diseases are detected.
With a team of 3 other doctors, preform administration tasks, manage a team of clinic employees, and other business related tasks.

Name and address of employer

Swanslake Veterinary Clinic 1 Meadows Road, Oakham, Rutland LE15 7QH

Type of business or sector

Veterinary Clinic

Dates

August 2000 - March 2001

Occupation or position held

Emergency Vet Assistant

Main activities and responsibilities

As an emergency vet, I was on call during the evening and weekends. This job required I be able to respond to all emergency calls at the Emergency Vet Hospital.I worked with hospital staff to treat animals brought in with severe injuries or illnesses.
Respond to emergency calls quickly by phone within 2 minutes, in person within 5.
Preform emergency surgery on injured or sick animals.
Make decision on whether an animal needs to be euthanized.
Prescribe medicine for animals and explain treatment regiments to animals owners.
Provide grief counseling and pet funeral and cremation options to pet owners.

Name and address of employer

Emergency Animal Hospital 10 Embers Road, Oakham, Rutland LE15 7QH

Type of business or sector

Animal Hospital

Dates

June 1993 - July 2000

Occupation or position held

Vet Assistant

Main activities and responsibilities

In this position I worked on a team with 5 other doctors in a clinic that specialised in feline care. In this role I preformed regular check ups and standard surgeries on cats.
Other job duties:
Perform standard surgeries such as front claw removal.
Inform pet owners on feline care, feeding schedules, and other animal care methods.
Care for cats that were staying in the clinic long term either for illness related reasons, following scheduled treatment plans.
Immunize cats against cat specific and general diseases.
General office duties, employee scheduling, employee training, coordinating outside vendor services.

Name and address of employer

Forest Glenn Animal Clinic 576 Forest Glenn Road Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV11 5RP, United Kingdom

Type of business or sector

Vet Assistant

Education and training

Dates

September 1988 - June 1993

Title of qualification awarded

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Surgery

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered

Veterinary Science.
Surgery specialising in felines and canines.

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

University of London

Level in national or international classification

University

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue(s)

German

Other language(s)

Self-assessment

Understanding

Speaking

Writing

European level

Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

English

Daily User

German

Adept User

Social skills and competences

I am very calm in stressful situations and can make decisions quickly in order to treat an animal or save that animals life. Working as an on call emergency vet, I have seen many emergency situations and have experience treating a variety of problems. I am very compassionate when speaking with grieving pet owners and offer assistance beyond what is normally expected to help them through dealing with their loss.

Organisational skills

I have many years experience operating a veterinary business with a small team of doctors. This included all book keeping responsibilities, employee scheduling, training and payment. Coordinating service with outside vendors and arranging a schedule that did not interrupt daily business.

Technical skills and competences

I am skilled with all veterinary surgical equipment and machinery. I am also trained in animal dentistry and surgical anaesthesia.

Computer skills and competences

Moderate skill with Microsoft Word and Excel. Intermediate skill with Microsoft Outlook.

Artistic skills and competences

Watercolour illustrations of animals portraits or resting poses.

Other skills and competences

Currently studying part time to become a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons at London University.

Driving licence(s)

Class B

Additional information

References available upon request.