Part-Time Customer Service Representative

Description

Points East Veterinary Emergency Hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina is currently seeking a part-time Customer Service Representative (2PM to 2AM week nights and weekends), to join a strong team of ER doctors as we expand and grow in our beautiful 7,000 square foot facility.

Why Points East Veterinary Emergency Hospital

Points East Veterinary Emergency Hospital has provided after-hours small animal emergency care to the Fayetteville region for over 30 years. Serving over 40 referring hospitals, PEVEH continues to grow and has much potential. We benefit from having three sister emergency hospitals, each located less than two hours from Fayetteville. Our ER family loves to share ideas, inventory (who has a unit of pRBCs to spare?), staff, and protocols.

Fayetteville is North Carolina’s fifth-largest city and the home of Fort Liberty and Pope Air Force Base. Fayetteville, and its surrounding region, is experiencing significant retail and residential growth as more families make the area home. Fayetteville is known for its art culture, military history and influence, historic downtown, museums, diversity, good food, and friendly people. Metropolitan Raleigh, the beaches of Wilmington, and the golf courses of Pinehurst are all just a short drive away.

Ideal Candidate:

• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines
• Commitment to maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and compliance
• Gets excited about business process improvement
• Always looking to make processes more efficient and effective using technology
• Willing to listen and try new things and other people’s ideas

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Greeting and interacting with clients in a friendly, professional, efficient manner
• Schedule appointments and maintain and update appointment calendar
• Keeping clients informed of wait times
• Comforting and reassuring clients in times of duress
• Receiving and managing incoming calls
• Assist in reviewing estimates and clarifying payment options, including processing payments
• Balancing the cash drawer/keeping the daily report up to date
• Obtaining client written documentation, including consent forms
• Relaying basic medical information to clients as directed by a veterinarian or technician
• Assisting the triage process by escalating client emergencies
• Cleaning duties of the lobby, reception area, restroom, exam rooms, and parking lot as needed
• Following hospital safety procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Intermediate computer proficiency
• Basic arithmetic skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Excellent organizational, time management, and multitasking abilities
• Personable, empathic disposition
• Capacity to work well during distressing situations

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time and walk intermittently
• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• The ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds with or without accommodation

Benefits:

• A choice between two medical plans with prescription drug benefits
• Dental and vision coverage are available
• 401(k) Savings Plan with employer match, including immediate vesting
• Life insurance for yourself, your spouse, and eligible dependents is available
• Paid time off / holidays
• Health Savings Account available
• Short-term disability available
• Supplemental critical illness and accident plans are available
• Uniform allowance
• Employee assistance program

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.