- Salary
- $10 – $15/hr
- Location
- Bloomington, Indiana
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Customer Service
- Education
- High School
- Source
- BetterTeam
Description
- Food: Frequent “lunch on us” including monthly birthday celebrations.
- Amusement: This field of work can be stressful but we are always trying to have fun and enjoy our day at Arlington!
- Team Fun: Get togethers outside of the office for fun team building activities.
- Family Discount: When you join our team at Arlington Heights, you join our family and will receive a 50% discount for all of your own pets’ needs.
- Education: Completed at least a high school education and looking to possibly further your education down the road.
- Compassion: You must truly love animals and want to do whatever it takes to give the pet the best possible care.
- Mover & Shaker: A willingness to start and end every day knowing you gave your all.
- Partnership: This position requires teamwork not autonomy. You still need to be self-motivated but realize we work as a team at Arlington Heights.
Veterinary Knowledge/Client Education:
- Answers client inquiries about basic animal care and routine procedures.
- Educate clients on over-the-counter products such as shampoos and nutraceuticals; have full knowledge of heartworm and external parasite preventives and able to promote client education and sales.
- Guide client to make appropriate decisions regarding optimum pet care.
- Admit patients and handle medical record entries accurately.
- Handle client/patient transfers with ease.
- Prepare client invoices for services performed.
- Accurately handle payment transactions.
- Accurately and empathetically communicate estimates/treatment plans to clients.
- Bond with clients during interactions.
- Keep the front desk a positive area even during long client wait times.
- Work to maintain an effective veterinarian appointment schedule; screening emergencies and prioritizing cases that need to be seen.
- Maintain positive, cooperative relationships with other employees.
- Display tact and respect with team members even when busy or hectic.
- Feel and express a genuine liking for animals and their owners and for working in the animal care field.
- Conduct oneself in a confident and professional manner with clients even when situations are stressful and/or focused on individual tasks.
- Deal intelligibly, pleasantly and efficiently with clients, often doing several things at one time.
- Greet clients with poise and natural effort.
- Outline costs and fees in a positive light while supporting hospital payment policies.
- Turn prospective clients (phone-shoppers) into clients through relationship building and bonding.
- Handle client correspondence including procedure reminders, thank you cards, welcome cards, sympathy arrangements and cards, and A/R statements.