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Work History
Education
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Jessica Schmidt

Altona North,VIC

Summary

An organised, courteous and industrious person, able to work unsupervised and lead by example. Dependable and trustworthy with excellent communication skills always ensuring work is completed to the highest possible standard within given deadlines. Able to work under pressure in a dynamic workplace. Seeking a work environment providing a professional and personal challenge. Dedicated and compassionate with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in a fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Internal Medicine Nurse

Advanced Vet Care Clinic
11.2016 - Current
  • Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Administer medications via oral, IV, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Update patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
  • Remain calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
  • Investigate and resolve issues affecting hospital operations and patient care.
  • Perform triage on incoming patients and determine severity of injuries and illnesses.
  • Provide skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
  • Evaluate patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
  • Confer with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
  • Collect blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepare for lab testing.
  • Organize and manage care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
  • Provide direct patient care, stabilize patients, and determine next course of action.
  • Train new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
  • Maintenance of relevant medical equipment to ensure smooth running of the hospital and department, including but not limited to blood machines, endoscopes, ultrasounds machines, blood pressure doppler, ECG

Nurse - Surgical, Hospital Ward, Consultations

The Lost Dogs Home Frank Samways Veterinary Clinic
09.2012 - 03.2020
  • Assist veterinarians during consultations, examinations, treatments and procedures involving radiography and ultrasound
  • Surgical preparation and monitoring anaesthesia
  • Dispense drugs in accordance with professional guidelines and hospital protocols
  • Care for hospitalized animals, including in isolation, wound management and bandaging support, feeding and exercising
  • Administer treatments such as injections, medication, fluid therapy, dressing, first aid, euthanasia
  • Cleaning and disinfecting animal cages, floors, bench tops, consulting rooms and surgery.

Adoptions Nurse

The Lost Dogs Home Shelter
  • Triage of incoming shelter animals and providing initial health assessment
  • Assisting veterinarian with the update of shelter records for sick and injured animals
  • Provide appropriate information regarding responsible pet ownership e.g
  • Behaviour and preventative treatments
  • Processing of dogs and cats in the shelter (collecting animals from pens, assessing their behaviour and full clinical health checks)
  • Administering vaccines and treatments for shelter dogs and cats
  • Running CPV/CCV, heartworm and FIV tests.

Vet Clinic Receptionist

The Lost Dogs Home
  • Triaging incoming patients
  • Booking of private client appointments; surgeries and release surgeries
  • Daily banking reconciliation
  • Various ad-hoc duties (incoming mail; filing; re-stocking of food and stock; cleaning clinic; cremation of animals; microchip forms; etc)
  • Maintaining clinical histories
  • Check stock levels of food, drugs, vaccines and ordering of any required items
  • Printing EOM reports and statements.

Office Manager

Quick Companies Pty Ltd
09.2011 - 07.2012
  • First point of contact for telephone enquires
  • Provided administration support to office
  • Maintained repeat client relationships
  • Production of documents for company, trust and super fund registers along with deed amendments and upgrades
  • Accounts payable; receivable; invoicing clients and associated banking (petty cash; cheques; etc).

Office Administrator

Quick Companies Pty Ltd
03.2011 - 08.2011
  • First point of contact for telephone enquires
  • Provided administration support to office
  • Maintained repeat client relationships
  • Production of documents for company, trust and super fund registers along with deed amendments and upgrades
  • Accounts payable; receivable; invoicing clients and associated banking (petty cash; cheques; etc).

Office Administrator / PA

Pearl Homes & Lettings (United Kingdom)
09.2010 - 11.2010

A variety of temporary assignments within the Public Health Department; NHS Camden & The Royal Free Hospital

Reed Specialists (United Kingdom)
02.2008 - 09.2010
  • Positions held include: PA to Assistant Director of Public Health; PSA for Screening & Health Improvement; Healthy Eating Team; Mental Health, Alcohol & Directorate; Integrated Governance; Health Checks & PSA for GP Consultant
  • PA/Administrator to Projects Department at The Royal Free Hospital
  • Website Administrator/PA, Laguna Real Estate, Noosa
  • Sales Administration and Support, IBB, Middlesex, ENGLAND
  • Office Support, Laguna Real Estate, Coolum.

Education

Year 12 (GCSE Equivalent) -

Coolum State High School

Skills

  • Direct Patient Care
  • Patient Advocacy
  • Medication Administration and In Patient Care
  • Medical Terminology
  • Critical Thinking
  • Time Management
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Multitasking proficiency
  • Infection control measures

Certification

  • Completed Units 1-4 for Certificate 4 in Veterinary Nursing
  • Certificate in Foundation Skills for Veterinary Nursing (ProSkills Online)
  • Certificate in Pet Nutrition (Hills)
  • Certificate 2 in Business (2005)

References

  • Dr Amanda Ciavarella, BVSc (Hons) FANZCVS (Small Animal Medicine), Advanced Vet Care, 0411 205 740
  • Dr Lydia Hambrook, BVSc (Hons) FANZCVS (Small Animal Medicine), Assistant Chief Examiner for the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists , Advanced Vet Care, 0400 594 500

Timeline

Internal Medicine Nurse

Advanced Vet Care Clinic
11.2016 - Current

Nurse - Surgical, Hospital Ward, Consultations

The Lost Dogs Home Frank Samways Veterinary Clinic
09.2012 - 03.2020

Office Manager

Quick Companies Pty Ltd
09.2011 - 07.2012

Office Administrator

Quick Companies Pty Ltd
03.2011 - 08.2011

Office Administrator / PA

Pearl Homes & Lettings (United Kingdom)
09.2010 - 11.2010

A variety of temporary assignments within the Public Health Department; NHS Camden & The Royal Free Hospital

Reed Specialists (United Kingdom)
02.2008 - 09.2010

Adoptions Nurse

The Lost Dogs Home Shelter

Vet Clinic Receptionist

The Lost Dogs Home

Year 12 (GCSE Equivalent) -

Coolum State High School

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