Did you know?? January is National Walk your Dog Month! What a weird month to be walk your dog month! If you think about it it does begin to make sense. During the warmer months your pups can go outside in the back yard and run around and get their exercise and fresh air. With the colder weather breathing down our necks, I know my critters certainly aren’t spending as much time outdoors, and their weight is
Nancy began her career at the Boght Veterinary Clinic in January of 2013. Working as a part time receptionist, she was dedicated to serving our clients and caring for their pets. Because of her commitment to our practice and her eagerness to serve our clients, she was promoted to a full time position in October of 2014. In this capacity she is one of the first employees you will se if you come to the hospital for an appointment, to drop your pets off for a stay in our boarding facility, or if they are scheduled for a surgical procedure. If you call the office to schedule an appointment, book a boarding reservation or just to ask a question, Nancy is on the line to help you with whatever you need.
She is one of our most experienced front office workers and always leads by example. Quite often we can count on Nancy to work closely with our newly trained receptionists. This involves training them on proper hospital procedures, showing them how to navigate the computer system and helping them acclimate themselves to our busy practice.
Nancy gets along with everyone, she works hard, is an excellent communicator, and is easy to work with. She is reliable and comes to work with a positive attitude. She recently attended a kennel staff meeting with suggestions on how to improve procedures in the boarding facility. And she sure can clean! Never has our hospital been so spotless. Whenever she has free time she has a rag in her hand or a broom ready. Her hard work is appreciated by the doctors and staff, and our clients can always benefit from her knowledge and care.
The Boght Veterinary Clinic will host their third annual Fall Festival on Saturday October 17th. Our clinic coordinators, working together with the management team have lots of plans for the event.
Between the hours of 10am and 3 pm there will be games and give-a-ways, pumpkin painting and fall goodies to eat.
We will be offering craft items, snacks and baked goods for sale. All sale items will be made or donated by our employees and all proceeds will go to help our team raise money for the American Cancer Society’s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” campaign.
Bring you dog or cat in costume and we can snap their picture to be entered in our Fall Photo Contest.
During the afternoon you can tour the hospital and our boarding kennel for a behind-the-scenes look at where your pets are cared for and meet the doctors on staff.
There will be lots of treats and a few tricks! Please join us for a fun filled day!
Our clinic is once again participating in the American Cancer Society’s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” walk in Albany’s Washington Park on Sunday October 18th.
In anticipation of the event our employees are doing individual fundraising and encouraging our clients to make a donation when they are in the clinics for appointments.
Our clinic team has set a fundraising goal and will be weekly prizes for the employee with the most donations in each week of the campaign and a grand prize to the employee raising the most money to be awarded after the walk.
There are a variety of ways to support our fundraising efforts. We will have items for sale at The Boght Veterinary Clinic’s Fall Festival on Saturday October 17th including craft items, snacks and bake goods, with all the proceeds going to the team and helping us to reach our goal. You can find us on Facebook and follow the link (no bucket of ice water required!). Or visit the campaign website at http://main.acsevents.org/goto/boghtoakwood to make a team or individual donation.
We are proud to once again support the “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” fundraiser and hope you will consider making a donation to this great cause.
The Boght and Oakwood Veterinary Clinics are hiring! We are looking for highly motivated individuals to join our team! We have part time positions opening up in the next few weeks and are looking to fill them with people who have a strong work ethic and a love for animals. We have part time positions opening up for both reception and veterinary assistant!
Receptionists are the face of our clinic and the front line in helping our clients and patients. Whether it’s answering the phones, scheduling appointments or checking patients in, our receptionists need to be upbeat and professional. They are responsible for greeting clients in a professional manner and dealing with inquiries on the phone and face to face. They supply information about the practice to the general public and our new and existing clients
. They could be asked to transport a patient to treatment for fluids or suture removal, or they could be filling medications called in to our in-house pharmacy. With the fast-paced nature of our practice, multitasking is a great skill to have and being calm under pressure is a definite must.
The veterinary assistant is the doctor’s “right hand man”when it comes to appointments and surgery. Whether it’s holding a patient during an exam, assisting the veterinarian during surgery or providing nursing care to a hospitalized patient, our assistants put the care of the patients first. They also assist our Licensed Veterinary Technicians with holding for blood draws, clip nails or other tasks that the technicians perform. Our assistants take medical histories at the beginning of appointments and relay the information to the doctors. They are an integral part of the care for our patients!
If either of these positions seems like something you would be interested in, stop in to either clinic today to ask for an application!