At VCA, we know that we couldn’t have grown into the company we are today without all of our hardworking, talented employees! We value all our employees, and we want you to stick around! Career growth and professional development is important, so we want to provide you with opportunities to take on new and exciting roles within VCA.
Veterinary Client Service Representative
VCA Village Animal Hospital — located in beautiful Larchmont, NY — is seeking a client service professional to join our fast-growing AAHA-accredited, 2 doctor general practice.
The successful candidate will share our commitment to delivering the highest quality patient care with exceptional client service.
Why do we need you?
As the face of VCA Village Animal Hospital, the client service representative sets the tone for the practice as we build and maintain each customer's trust and confidence in our abilities. The client service representative is the pivot around which the hospital operates and is responsible for:
- Customer service functions, including greeting visitors and answering telephones.
- Scheduling and confirming appointments.
- Placing outbound calls for follow-ups and reaching out to prospective clients.
- Presenting and explaining fees, including processing payments.
- Ability to multitask.
- Recommending, selecting, and obtaining products and services, including prescriptions.
- Answering questions regarding products and services, including educating clients on general animal husbandry and non-medical pet care (for example, flea and tick control and heartworm prevention).
- Managing medical records and correspondence.
- Hospital maintenance (including removal of animal waste) and ensuring that facility is neat and clean at all times—both inside and outside.
Our ideal candidate has:
- Animal hospital or other professional animal-related experience (shelter, pet store, day care, grooming, animal science classes, etc.). If you don't have that experience, please explain in your cover note why we should consider you.
- A flexible schedule; we are open 5 days currently Monday thru Friday but will be opening Saturdays in the future and evening and weekend shifts may be required.
- Excellent interpersonal and computer skills.
- A dedication to maintaining the positive work environment that is fostered here.
- Please include a very brief cover note with your resume indicating why we should hire you.
Benefits
In addition to competitive wages, we add value to your compensation package:
- Generous employee pet care discounts
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Opportunities to teach and mentor
- 401(k) plan
- Free wellness subscriptions and services (Lyra & Headspace)
- Discounts and scholarships for Penn Foster programs
- Dozens of free courses at our own WOOF University
- Life and long-term disability insurance
- Paid parental leave
Ready to be part of a team that feels like family? Apply today! We look forward to hearing from you soon. Salary is commensurate with experience and ranges from $18.00 - $20.00 per hour.
If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Career worklet on the landing page or search for Find Jobs.Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com
If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.
Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.Skills Required
- Animal hospital or other professional animal-related experience, such as shelter, pet store, daycare, grooming, or animal science coursework
- Flexible schedule, including potential evening and weekend shifts
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent computer skills
- Brief cover note explaining why the candidate should be hired
What We Do
A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is a family of hometown animal hospitals dedicated to positively impacting pets, people, and communities. They provide world-class medicine and hometown care to more than four million pets each year, offering a range of services from primary and urgent care to specialty and emergency medicine. VCA is part of the Mars Veterinary Health family of brands.
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