Veterinary Client Service Representative

Description

Position at College Way Animal Hospital

College Way Animal Hospital, a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner, is hiring a part-time Veterinary Client Service Representative to join their team. Apply today.

At College Way Animal Hospital, we offer primary care services for dogs and cats in Skagit, Whatcom, and Snohomish counties.

At College Way Animal Hospital, we look to promote caring relationships with pets and their owners by providing a compassionate environment committed to time-tested practicality, balanced with the latest advances in medical and surgical veterinary care.As a Client Service Representative, you'll play an important role in pets' lives by providing comprehensive care throughout their journey. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests, to surgery assistance, to support services including admitting and discharging patients.

Experience & Skills Requirements:

Customer service experience and 1+ years' experience in veterinary medicine are highly preferred
Great communication skills - Team oriented with an ability to collaborate and support each other
Outstanding multi-tasker
Must be able to work 4-10 hour shifts
Desire to practice empathetic, gold standard medicine benefiting our patients and clients
Are paw-sitive, kind and provide trustworthy communication to the patients, team members and clients.
Have the desire to constantly grow and advance as a valued member.

Role Responsibilities:
Help strengthen relationships with our clients by greeting them and their pet. Help with new client's complete registration and notify them of expected wait times.
Educate clients and answer non-medical inquiries
Maintain client relationships and service standards by responding to phone calls, taking messages, and transferring calls as needed. Regular monitoring of email and faxes.
Schedule appointments, including in-office diagnostics and communicate with referring hospital staff to access patient records. Create appointment reminders, reschedule missed appointments.
Maintains computer records with up-to-date client and patient data, verifying each patient entering the hospital.
Maintains the front desk, reception area, waiting areas and exam rooms in a neat and clean manner.
Ensure financial responsibilities are met. Reviewing charges for services upon completion or discharge, ensuring accurate reconciliation of cash drawer with computer-generated reporting.
Be willing to guide, mentor, and support fellow team members.

Benefits - our care in action

Thrive offers a suite of benefits to support team members' emotional, physical, professional, and financial wellbeing. In addition to our health and life insurance, and short- and long- term disability plans, we offer eligible team members:

Competitive pay
401(k) with employer match
Mental health resources, including 24/7 access to Lyra Health
Paid parental leave
Purr-ental leave for when you adopt a pet
Employer-sponsored childcare and elder care
Personalized care for every family-forming journey
Discretionary funds and FREE CE courses
Pet perks and veterinary service discounts
Student loan management tools and assistance

Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.

We listen to your needs and then meet them. Through training and free CE experiences, your career development can flourish. And in our locally rooted, nationally connected community, you'll be able to make connections, access opportunities and find support with ease. Support for you is as vital as the support you provide.

You'll Thrive with Us

At Thrive, you have the opportunity to develop your career in a way that best suits your goals. Take advantage of our comprehensive learning and skill-building programs to enhance your expertise. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

• Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU

• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills

• A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital

• Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement

• Move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment - across the nation.

• Leadership training for a thriving and long career in the veterinary profession.

Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with a hourly pay rate starting at $19-21/ hr. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

About Thrive

Vet-founded and Austin-born, Thrive Pet Healthcare has expanded to over 380 partner hospitals nationwide, united by a mission to shape the future of pet well-being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners.
We bridge general practice, urgent care, specialty, and emergency care, and our locally rooted, nationally connected hospitals benefit from Thrive's extensive resources while maintaining their unique identities.

We believe that supporting our people is the key to helping pets thrive through every stage of life.
Join us where . We provide customizable professional development opportunities, a supportive work environment that values work-life rhythms, and 24/7 mental health support.

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we are committed to creating a culture where everyone from any background can be heard, respected, and valued. We pledge to build an inclusive environment nurtured by respectful curiosity to support, encourage, and celebrate the diverse voices of our teams and the communities we serve.