Customer Service Representative

Holding true to our core values since the early 1960s, we are proud to have served Cleveland and other surrounding Ohio communities with compassionate, quality veterinary care for more than 50 years. We are made up of a diverse and compassionate team who love our patients and appreciate the joy and friendship they bring to our homes and communities. We are an enthusiastic, friendly group of people who focus on providing high-quality medical care to our patients, as well as education to pet owners in our community. Our team undergoes exceptional training and development to assure we are providing the same care that we would give to our own pets.

With a comprehensive list of advanced pet care services, you will find a full range of veterinary care accommodations at our AAHA accredited facility. From wellness exams, emergency care, veterinary surgery, pet rehabilitation, and pain management, our superior methods, technologies, and equipment prepare us to treat dogs, cats, and some pocket pets.

Job Requirements: The CSR drives the flow of clients and pets through the hospital, maximizes the productivity of the veterinary medical team (in terms of numbers of clients and pets), ensures good communication with associates and clients, and coordinates the care of clients and pets in a happy, welcoming, friendly, and efficient manner, influencing clients to return and refer their friends and families. The CSR must be familiar with vaccine schedules, pricing, products and how to review these with clients.

Reports To: Customer Service Manager

Responsibilities Include:

• Lead the Cycle of Service for the veterinary medical team. This includes actively recruiting new clients by promoting hospital services. It also includes routing the flow of clients and pets to ensure superior client care and maximum productivity of the veterinary medical team.
• Maximize the number of pets seen by the hospital team through a “come in now” environment.
• Provide professional, efficient and exceptional service at all times. This includes encouraging hospital visits, welcoming clients and pets, ensuring that they are comfortable in the hospital, and educating them about their pet’s health.
• Educate clients about hospital services.
• Assist incoming clients by completing the required documentation, entering all pet information and history in the computer, utilizing proper collars and tags for identification, and ensuring prompt service.
• Assist outgoing clients by providing all necessary instructions, information and invoices, dispensing prescription items per the veterinarian’s instructions, selling retail products and scheduling future appointments.
• Manage the finances by maintaining accurate balances and utilizing proper opening and closing procedures.
• Be knowledgeable of and complete daily activities including:
• Answering multi-line telephone system, take accurate messages, screen and direct telephone calls to the appropriate person in an efficient manner.
• Greet and identify patients and visitors as they enter the office in reference to the daily schedule and obtain additional patient information as needed.
• Request patients and visitors be seated in the waiting room in a courteous manner and communicate unexpected delays when necessary.
• Review patient charts to ensure proper documentation and information are enclosed in accordance with practice guidelines.
• Acquire necessary medical records and documents for patient charts by communicating via telephone, facsimile or in person with other office locations or office personnel.
• Maintain a neat and organized waiting room and order supplies as needed.
• Schedule patients for appointments and “re-call” appointments in an efficient and productive manner.
• Receive payments from patients for services rendered (credit/debit, cash, check, CareCredit), inform clients of and assist with financing options, balance the cash drawer and enter financial transactions and miscellaneous correspondence on computer.
• Contribute to team health and engagement by being supportive, assisting with new hire training and attending and contributing to team meetings.

Comprehensive Benefit Package:

• Competitive pay scale from $18 - $24/hr
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short term disability coverage
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Generous employee discounts
• Employer paid EAP
• PTO
• Access to a dedicated financial wellness team and more!

ATTITUDE: shows initiative, integrity, cooperativeness, flexibility, tolerance for stress

CAPABILITIES: Must be able to multi-task, have good communication skills, organizational ability, problem solving skills, client service skills and intellectual ability.

• Language Ability: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL CONSIDERATIONS:

• The noise level in the work environment is moderately high.
• Requires sufficient ambulatory skills in order to perform duties while at hospital.
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds.
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Associate is routinely exposed to a variety of pets that may bite or scratch, and on occasion, exposed to anesthesia, radiation, biological hazards and medication/controlled substances.

Preferred Experience, Education and/or Training: Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. High School Diploma or equivalent preferred. Medical background (veterinary technician, human healthcare, pharmaceutical, etc.) with medical terminology training is preferred. One-year related experience required with customer service preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $24.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• On-the-job training
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person