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Luisa Murphy

Narellan Vale

Summary

My goal is to secure part-time or full-time employment at a veterinary clinic within the south western Sydney area. I am eager to become a valuable member of a passionate and dynamic workplace, where I can leverage my existing skills and benefit from opportunities for professional growth and further training, with the aim of establishing a long-term career.


I am a positive, punctual, and diligent individual with a deep love for animals, seeking to continue my career in the veterinary industry driven by my strong motivation and dedicated work ethic.

My interests lie in contributing to the animal care industry, serving like-minded individuals, fostering a growth mindset, and expanding my knowledge in related fields.


Furthermore, I am actively pursuing a challenging role that allows me to be part of a collaborative and supportive team.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Administrative Officer

Hychem
09.2024 - Current

Administrative Assistant

Greenplate
04.2024 - 08.2024

• General reception and office duties
• Attend to enquiries in a professional and timely manner
• Answer incoming calls
• Data entry and database management
• Letter and document preparation
• Updating QMS forms, procedures and policies
• Maintain and create contractor safety documents
• Manage online sales program (CRMS)
• General administrative e.g. Meet and Greet Visitors, Incoming/Outgoing Emails, Filing and Housekeeping
• Preparation Quotations, Purchase Orders, Invoices and Warehouse Job Sheets
• Communications with customers in regards to delivery times for orders etc.
• Collection of overdue accounts by telephone and email communication
• Communications with Freight Companies for dispatch of orders
• Perform related duties as assigned by management
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
• Process EFTPOS payments
• Maintain and submit reports for Local Buy, BNG Conserve and other contractor management systems
• Assisting management with reporting including spread sheeting, typing and formatting proposals and tenders
• Other duties as required by the business

Animal Attendant

Campbelltown City Council
10.2023 - 03.2024

• Maintained safety protocols when handling animals to minimize risk of injury to both staff members and animals themselves.

• Monitor and provide care for animals including cleaning and maintaining kennels/cages, daily feeding and watering and collection and disposal of solid wastes.

• Ensure accurate record keeping of animal housing and management on associated records.

• Safeguard impounded animals are treated humanely whilst housed at the facility.

• Maintain compliance with relevant legislation and guidelines affecting companion animals.

• Follow specific quarantine and disinfection procedures or instructions.

• Maintain food stock levels.

• Observe and report on the health and behavioural problems of animals to the Senior Animal Shelter Officer.

• Effectively restrain and administer oral medications to dogs, cats, rabbits and ferrets.

• Signpost animal enclosures as required ie. unwell, dangerous, feral etc.

• Assist with movement of animals during their impounding and/or release including transport of animals to veterinary care as required.

• Assist customers with the adoption walk -throughs of animals in kennel/cattery area.

• Allocation of animals for the desexing program.

• Promote the image of the Campbelltown Animal Care Facility with customers.

• Answer general enquiries, phones and general customer service.

• Assist with microchipping companion animals as required.

Senior Veterinary Nurse

Narellan Animal Hospital
08.2021 - 03.2023
  • Developed comprehensive staff training programs, resulting in a more skilled and knowledgeable team of veterinary nurses.
  • Mentored junior veterinary nurses, fostering professional growth through guidance and support.
  • Increased client satisfaction by delivering compassionate and attentive care to both patients and pet owners during consultations.
  • Implemented safety protocols within the clinic environment to ensure the well-being of patients, staff members, and visitors alike.
  • Correctly restrain animals for examinations
  • Microchipping dogs & cats under veterinarian supervision
  • Processing Permanent ID paperwork & online forms for council for newly microchipped animals
  • Reception and secretarial duties, admit and discharge animals to hospital for medical and surgical procedures
  • Substantial knowledge and understanding of intricate veterinary medical terminologies
  • IT troubleshooting in-house and carry out administrative IT duties when experiencing technical difficulties
  • Simplified clinic policy procedures into a designated portfolio to contribute to organizational productivity.
  • Managing workflow of many unpredictable day-to-day situations
  • Strong conflict resolution skills with the ability to remain calm and composed during confronting, difficult, challenging and adverse situations.
  • Complete a wide range of administrative functions including (but not limited to): counting and balancing cash and EFTPOS transactions at end of day, processing financial transactions for goods and services offered by the clinic
  • Review vaccination records, schedules and prepare vaccinations per clinic protocols.
  • Providing accurate knowledge for over-the-counter medication products
  • Order stock and unpacking orders in clinic through wholesaler websites.
  • Assisting with wildlife care and animal rescue

Medical Receptionist

Picton Family Medical Centre
04.2021 - 08.2021

• Customer service building and establishing rapport with patients and their families whilst in the clinic.
• Developing and executing effective social media marketing campaigns, such as our Annual Child Influenza
Immunization Day
• Manage and resolve customer complaints or re-direct appropriately
• Complete a wide range of administrative functions, counting and balancing of tills including cash and EFTPOS
transactions, completing end of day processes.
• Experience using file sharing records, Spreadsheet, Google Calendar and other relevant Medical software
• Prepare quotations for a variety of services offered by the practice accurately.
• Scanning and compiling of documents for staff and clients.
• Records management and daily data base entry of patient information into system ensuring all information is
entered accurately ensuring client confidentiality and privacy at all times.
• Liaise with wholesalers and supplier representatives and all other external organizations.
• Processing payments and finances through internal software Best Practice to Medicare directly.
• General housekeeping, cleaning of work areas and ensuring practice is kept neat and tidy at all times.

Veterinary Nurse

Vet Partners/Caring Vets Narellan
08.2017 - 04.2021

• Prepare patient for surgery including prepping surgical site (clip and disinfect), intubation and intravenous
anesthesia induction
• Preliminary triage over the phone and in person of all patients attending the practice. Facilitate and respond to
any emergency or critical situations in an efficient and timely manner.
• Perform and mechanically ventilate (IPPV) patients while monitoring under anesthetic
• Extensive knowledge in peri-operative care for all patients, including (but not limited to): routine, recovery,
emergency and critical care, emergency base triage
• Assist veterinarians with ultrasound and radiograph imaging diagnostics, appropriate animal restraint (DV,
VD, lateral), blood collections, medical examinations
• Comprehensive proficiency & understanding of veterinary nursing procedures, including (but not limited to):
administering subcutaneous, intramuscular & intravenous injections to patients
• Sound experience placing intravenous ports/catheters, blood collection (jugular and cephalic), performing in
house pathology tests to each patient using IDEXX and Heska haematology machines
• Fluid therapy calculation and set up (utilizing both pump and gravity fed options)
• Operate internal in-house blood diagnostic equipment (CBC and biochemistry), centrifuge machine,
refractometer, tonometer, microscope and more
• Read, examine and report in-house clinical pathology: manual capillary tube PCV, urine sediment exams, USG
and total protein results, diff quik stains and microscope slides

Retail Sales Associate

Fantastic Furniture
10.2016 - 07.2017
  • Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections, and purchases.
  • Handled returns and exchanges and resolving customer issues efficiently and effectively.
  • Answering telephones, providing accurate and knowledgeable advice on products available in store.
  • Checking of product stock for customers and assisting with all general enquiries.
  • Analyse customer needs by asking appropriate questions, relating the product’s features and benefits to the customer
  • Understand and comprehend the features and benefits of products, construction, maintenance of items.
  • Submitting manufacture warranty and claims for products with faults.
  • Perform routine stock takes as per stock take policies and procedures including advising of
    discrepancies.
  • Use INFINITY POS system to carry out a wide range of customer sales transactions, cash and EFTPOS transactions including end of day processes.
  • Merchandising of store, ensuring all stock is prominent clean and tidy ready for customer purchases.
  • Meet, achieve and exceed KPI’s and commissions, including meeting and exceeding cross selling and extra warranties for products offered by Fantastic Furniture.

Corporate Food and Beverage Attendant

Spotless Catering
04.2013 - 03.2015

• Creating exceptional barista style coffees
• Managing telephone communications
• Handling sales transactions & operating the cash register
• Routinely removed trash and debris from the restaurant up to 3 times a day
• Upkeep of table presentation with clean tableware, spotless glassware, silverware and linens.
• Maintained cleanliness of business dining lounge and work areas clean at all times.
• Serve food & beverages in a timely manner
• Set up, replenish and rotate buffet food & drinks according to time of day.
• Assigned to arrive promptly 30 minutes prior to set up breakfast food & beverages (food prep in
kitchen), ready for 04:30AM opening of the lounge commencing.

Education

Certificate IV - Veterinary Nursing

TAFE NSW
NSW
06-2015

Certificate III - Animal Studies & Husbandry

TAFE NSW/SWSI Bankstown Campus
Bankstown, NSW
11-2013

High School Diploma -

Model Farms High School
Baulkham Hills, NSW
11-2013

Skills

  • Emotionally intelligent, reliable, organized and thoroughly enjoy diverse daily challenges
  • Possess a cheerful, curious mind and a disciplined "can-do attitude"
  • Deliver exceptional customer service in a frontline capacity ensuring all customer needs are met in a professional and timely manner
  • Advanced computer skills, knowledge of all Microsoft Applications and all-in house veterinary software
  • Professional telephone etiquette, with bubbly and friendly persona
  • Multitask effectively in a fast-paced environment
  • Forward thinker, ability to show initiative and approach all tasks with enthusiasm
  • Excellent communication skills in both written and verbal formats
  • Aptitude to work independently or as part of a team, with little or no supervision
  • Current full driver’s license with reliable transportation

Timeline

Administrative Officer

Hychem
09.2024 - Current

Administrative Assistant

Greenplate
04.2024 - 08.2024

Animal Attendant

Campbelltown City Council
10.2023 - 03.2024

Senior Veterinary Nurse

Narellan Animal Hospital
08.2021 - 03.2023

Medical Receptionist

Picton Family Medical Centre
04.2021 - 08.2021

Veterinary Nurse

Vet Partners/Caring Vets Narellan
08.2017 - 04.2021

Retail Sales Associate

Fantastic Furniture
10.2016 - 07.2017

Corporate Food and Beverage Attendant

Spotless Catering
04.2013 - 03.2015

Certificate IV - Veterinary Nursing

TAFE NSW

Certificate III - Animal Studies & Husbandry

TAFE NSW/SWSI Bankstown Campus

High School Diploma -

Model Farms High School
Luisa Murphy