Here For You and Your Pets
LEAD CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Quality medicine starts with happy team members.
We Love Pets and People. Bellevue Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital was established with one goal in mind: to be there for pets and their people. We know emergency visits aren’t planned, and navigating specialty care can be overwhelming. We are looking for dedicated team members to join our growing team and help us implement people-centric processes to create an environment where pets receive world class care and pet parents receive clarity and compassion at every step in the process.
At Bellevue Veterinary Emergency + Specialty, we work hard to deliver unparalleled care, experiences for our patients and clients. Providing fulfilling careers and enabling healthy work-life harmony aren’t talking points for us, they’re part of who we are. We listen to our staff to understand what matters most, and work to ensure everyone has the support they need to thrive.
We believe learning is a life-long commitment.
Building our team, we require leaders who take the initiative to grow—and we help them do just that. Our goal is to help people be the best version of themselves. Interested in learning a new skill? Pursuing another credential? We’re on your side, providing resources and support to help you fulfill your goals.
Position Summary:
- Foster a culture built on our values: Respect, Learning, Do the Right Thing, WOW Service, and Fun.
- Perform Lead duties by providing guidance and expertise on daily activities for the CSRs. Assign duties and monitor execution to ensure service standards are met. Provide insights to the Hospital Administrator regarding the skill level and performance of the CSR team. Responsible for providing training to new CSRs and existing staff including how to effectively screen and triage cases and follow scheduling protocols. Ensure quality and standards of care are adhered to.
- Assist incoming clients. Document and enter the pet’s history, service data, and other pertinent information within the practice management software.
- Answer complex questions from clients on the phone and in person, acting as an initial triage to determine patient’s service needs. Refer the patient to the appropriate veterinary staff as needed.
- Schedule client appointments and follow-up exams. Work with Veterinarian(s) and veterinary staff as needed to ensure optimal scheduling.
- Assist outgoing clients by providing all necessary instructions, information, and invoices.
- Dispense prescription items per the Veterinarian’s instructions and sell retail products.
- Responsible for cash management including accepting payments for products and services provided. Perform daily reconciliation of the cash drawer.
- Respond to customer complaints in a professional, courteous manner and acts to satisfactorily resolve the problem.
- Assist the hospital leadership with administrative duties as needed, including but not limited to providing data and creating reports.
- Support a practice environment that promotes collaboration and teamwork and ensure the delivery of quality, compassionate, effective, and efficient health care to pets.
- Comply with all practice policies, quality assurance guidelines, and minimum standards of care.
- Perform other duties and projects as requested.
Education:
3+ years in a lead role in retail sales or customer service required•Experience in veterinary or medical facility preferred
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Strong knowledge of effective customer service principles.
- Strong knowledge of medical terminology.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Advanced written, verbal, and active listening communication skills.
- Excellent customer relations and interpersonal skills.
- Effective conflict resolution skills with experience in defusing stressful situations.
- Prioritize work and handle a variety of tasks simultaneously, with frequent interruptions.
- Effectively and quickly respond to requests in a proactive manner.
- Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
Working Conditions/Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk and hear. The team member must frequently use a computer for long periods of time. Specific vision abilities are required to do this job including close vision. This position requires walking and/or standing for long periods of time, bending, reaching, grasping, and repetitive motions. Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs. unassisted, 50 lbs. with assistance. Working environment may be stressful with aggressive, frightened, abused or injured animals that may bite or scratch. Must be able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervisory responsibility, along with the Hospital Administrator, for Customer Service Representatives.
Pay Range: $25–30/hour
Please contact nikki.kincl@bellevueersp.com with questions or to submit your resume.