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Maegan Donaldson

Williamsburg

Summary

I have been employed at Banfield Pet Hospital since April 19, 2016. My goal is to help animals and their owners. My work experience at Banfield Pet Hospital has encouraged me to achieve my veterinary technicians license in College. Compassionate veterinary technologist with background in providing comprehensive support in animal healthcare settings. Skilled in diagnostic procedures, patient care, and emergency response, ensuring high-quality treatment for animals. Strong communicator with ability to educate pet owners on animal health and wellness. Contributed to improving clinic efficiency through streamlining workflow and enhancing team collaboration.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Vet Tech student

Banfield Pet Hospital
Williamsburg
03.2023 - Current
  • I am currently working as a vet assistant and going to school full time. Performing the same duties as posted below. Collecting and running fecal and urine samples, ear swabs and other microscopic exams. Restraining for and giving injections, vaccines and applying medications. Expressing anal glands, and performing pedicures with dremel. Taking abdominal, extremity and thoracic radiographs on cats and dogs. I have assisted and participated in the following procedures: Blood draws from Jugular, Saphenous and Cephalic veins from cats and dogs. Placing catheters for surgeries on both cats and dogs. Scaling teeth for dental prophylaxis, monitoring for soft tissue surgeries, extubating patients and assisting with intubation. Assisting with euthanasia.

OSHA officer and Vet Tech student

Colonial Veterinary Clinic
Williamsburg
03.2023 - Current
  • I am in charge of maintenance pertaining to the overall safety of the Hospital. I perform monthly inspections of the fire extinguishers, eyewash stations, autoclave maintenance and keep all SDS forms up to date. I give each new employee their OSHA tour and ensure all employees understand how to work in a safe manner and what to do in case of emergencies, as well as making sure the hospital and all employees are on their OSHA certifications. Aside from the OSHA duties, I also worked in surgery and as a vet assistant full time with all types of animals as they are also exotics.

Shift Lead

Banfield Pet Hospital
Reston
10.2021 - 01.2023
  • After my time with exotic animals, I felt a push for more responsibility and applied for the Shift Lead position at Banfield Pet Hospital. My Duties as a Shift lead are as follows: Checking appointment schedules and making adjustments as needed. Communicating with other hospitals about availability. Daily Team huddles. Submitting hospital orders- Weekly supply order, Staples, Oxygen, name tags, marketing, scrubs and special orders(surgery). Reviewing associate availability and upcoming staff needs. Adjusting the Para schedule where needed, Labor adjustments / forecasting, as well as submitting / fixing incorrect timecards. Reviewing and resolving CAT Calls(upset client reviews/complaints). Inventory management. Phone screenings/Interviews. Coaching conversations. Regionwide Hospital Leader meetings. Making Practice manager decisions.

Self-Employed

Dogwalker / Pet sitting
Herndon
07.2018 - 01.2023
  • All of the precious pets that I walk are patients from my hospital. The business is run by one of the doctors from the hospital, helping to bring us closer to the clients and helps gain even more trust with our patients. My routine for a full day of walking consists of: Arriving at my first client's home by 11:00am, walking the dogs for 30-45 minutes around their neighborhood, nice trails or specific areas their owners prefer. On a full day of dog walking, I would walk 6-7 dogs all within a 10 mile radius of my home. I would walk dogs on my lunch breaks as well. Aside from the clients that need daily or weekly walks, I had 5 other clients that would frequently need pet sitting. I would stay overnight with dogs and would come play for a couple of hours with cats. My Longest pet sitting overnight booking was for 10 days.

Veterinary Assistant

Lakeside Animal Hospital
Henrico
02.2021 - 10.2021
  • While living in Richmond I started working at an Exotic animal hospital where I worked with reptiles, avians and small mammals. Being one of the only exotic hospitals in Richmond, it constantly ran as an ER. Nurses were on call every weekend and they kept critical patients for overnight hospitalization. I gained knowledge in restraining and holding birds, lizards and pocket pets and other skills such as syringe feeding, radiology restraint for exotics and proper home care for all pets.

Veterinary Assistant

Banfield Pet Hospital
Reston
05.2018 - 02.2021
  • After two years working as a Client Service Coordinator, I was trained and promoted to become a Veterinary Assistant. My job responsibilities include: Expediting the hospital and making sure in room appointments, drop off patients, labs and surgeries are moving efficiently. Running blood work and reading labs; ie, fecal and urine samples, ear swabs and other microscopic exams. Restraining for and giving injections, vaccines and applying medications. Expressing anal glands, and performing pedicures with dremels. Taking abdominal, cranial, extremity and thoracic radiographs on cats and dogs. I have assisted and participated in the following procedures: Blood draws from Jugular, Saphenous and Cephalic veins from cats and dogs. Placing catheters for surgeries on both cats and dogs. Scaling teeth for dental prophylaxis, monitoring for soft tissue surgeries, extubating patients and assisting with intubation. Assisting with euthanasia.

Client Service Coordinator

Banfield Pet Hospital
Herndon
04.2016 - 03.2018
  • My duties included: Scheduling appointments. Making follow up calls to the clients on how their pet is doing after their visits, as well as reminder and request calls to clients on their pets appointments. Helping the doctors and vet assistants check patients in and out as well as signing up for wellness plans. Clean up with cages, rooms, treatment area and lobby.

Office Manager

Community Montessori School
Reston
01.2013 - 10.2015
  • As the Office Manager, I was in charge of planning calendar meetings with parents and teachers. Scheduling and presenting tours to parents interested in enrolling and completing their enrollment forms. Collecting money from parents for school-related activities and creating invoices and receipts. Supervising students in classrooms, halls, school yard and bathrooms, while making sure all staff followed the VA State Social Service guidelines. Distributed teaching materials such as books, activities, papers, and pencils to students. Enforced administration policies and rules governing students, instruct and monitor students in the use of equipment and materials, in order to prevent injuries and damage. Control of class attendance, and maintained attendance records.

Teacher’s Aide

Community Montessori School
Herndon
04.2011 - 01.2013
  • I started off as a “floater” assisting in all classrooms, with all ages. Eventually I was assigned to a more structured routine but lucky enough to still have a connection with all of the students. In the mornings I would be helping to teach the Toddlers activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development; such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling. As well as basic skills such as color, shapes, numbers and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills. The afternoon consisted of assigned duties with the classroom teacher to coordinate instructional efforts. I would distribute teaching materials such as books, activities, papers, and pencils to students. Tutoring and assisting children individually or in small groups in order to help them master the assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by the teachers. Carried out therapeutic regimens such as behavior modification and personal development programs, under the supervision of special education instructors, psychologists, or speech-language. Organized and labeled materials and display students’ work in a manner appropriate for their eye level and perceptual skills.

Education

PennFoster Online College

Skills

  • 8 years of experience caring for animals
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and PetWare Software, Avimark, Shepherd, Weave and Slack
  • Laboratory testing
  • Medication administration
  • Team leadership
  • Client communication
  • Emergency response
  • Client education
  • Problem solving
  • Safety compliance
  • Pathology sampling
  • Data entry
  • Patient assessment
  • Surgical assistance
  • Radiology procedures
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Patient monitoring
  • Anesthesia administration
  • Dental prophylaxis
  • Assessment and diagnosis
  • Parasite control
  • Preventive care
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Euthanasia procedures
  • IV medication administration
  • Emergency care
  • Animal handling
  • Oral and topical medication administration
  • Laboratory procedures
  • Post operative care
  • Vaccine administration
  • Physical examinations
  • Medical record-keeping
  • Team communication
  • Maintaining treatment notes
  • Pharmacy duties
  • Microscopy techniques
  • Gowning and gloving procedures
  • Administering subcutaneous medication
  • Procedure billing

Languages

English, proficient

Timeline

Vet Tech student

Banfield Pet Hospital
03.2023 - Current

OSHA officer and Vet Tech student

Colonial Veterinary Clinic
03.2023 - Current

Shift Lead

Banfield Pet Hospital
10.2021 - 01.2023

Veterinary Assistant

Lakeside Animal Hospital
02.2021 - 10.2021

Self-Employed

Dogwalker / Pet sitting
07.2018 - 01.2023

Veterinary Assistant

Banfield Pet Hospital
05.2018 - 02.2021

Client Service Coordinator

Banfield Pet Hospital
04.2016 - 03.2018

Office Manager

Community Montessori School
01.2013 - 10.2015

Teacher’s Aide

Community Montessori School
04.2011 - 01.2013

PennFoster Online College

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