Veterinary Receptionist

BluePearl Pet Hospital•Golden Valley, MN

12d•Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Golden Valley, MN is hiring a compassionate Veterinary Receptionist for our growing hospital. To join our wonderful Client Service team, you should be warm and friendly. Experience in a veterinary hospital is preferred but not required. As a Client Services Coordinator: You will greet and make friendly eye contact every time our hospital entry door opens to offer individual a warm and professional acknowledgement. You are always offering a friendly smile, strong eye contact and an approachable demeanor. You are a compassionate listener. You speak clearly, slowly, and calmly in person and on the telephone in a way that clients easily understand. You will assess immediately upon arrival each client’s rare need, as well as the pet’s general condition. You will determine whether an emergency arrival is a “stat” versus “standard” emergency. You will respond to non-patient calls or visitors and connect them to the appropriate team member. You are responsible for confirming all appointments in advance ensuring clients receive accurate information about preparing their pet for the appointment. You will offer emotional support and resource materials to grieving clients in a compassionate and discreet manner. You serve as a liaison between clients and service agencies during handling of pet remains by ensuring a complete, accurate, and compassionate process. BluePearl is the next step in your career. Why BluePearl? Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food. You can also bring your dog to work with you. We encourage you to grow with us. Our technicians are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience. We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in his/her career. In order to transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals. We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets. We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options. Flexible work schedules. Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans. A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment. BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and you will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace. BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital is a national network of specialty and emergency pet hospitals. Our hospitals are located throughout the country, most of which are open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Types of BluePearl Hospitals: Specialty and 24/7 Emergency Specialty & After-hours Emergency 24/7 Emergency After-hours Emergency Specialty Only Our veterinarians use innovative procedures, high-tech equipment and the latest treatment methods to provide comprehensive medical care to pets. We combine this expertise with a love for animals and the belief that kindness is the foundation of veterinary medicine. Mission: Our mission: Enriching lives through remarkable care for pets At BluePearl, we recognize that pets are part of the family. We honor the human-animal bond by providing the very best in advanced medical care for pets – including techniques that were once reserved exclusively for humans. Our vision: To transform the delivery of veterinary care through specialty and emergency medicine.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a veterinary hospital is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Greet and make friendly eye contact every time our hospital entry door opens to offer individual a warm and professional acknowledgement.
Offer a friendly smile, strong eye contact and an approachable demeanor.
Be a compassionate listener.
Speak clearly, slowly, and calmly in person and on the telephone in a way that clients easily understand.
Assess immediately upon arrival each client’s rare need, as well as the pet’s general condition.
Determine whether an emergency arrival is a “stat” versus “standard” emergency.
Respond to non-patient calls or visitors and connect them to the appropriate team member.
Confirm all appointments in advance ensuring clients receive accurate information about preparing their pet for the appointment.
Offer emotional support and resource materials to grieving clients in a compassionate and discreet manner.
Serve as a liaison between clients and service agencies during handling of pet remains by ensuring a complete, accurate, and compassionate process.

Benefits

Trupanion pet insurance
Discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
Bring your dog to work with you.
Talent development programs and leadership workshops.
Annual continuing education allowance
Free continuing education sessions
BluePearl University for training
Access to over 2,000 medical journals.
Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
Flexible work schedules.
Paid time off and floating holiday plans.
A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment.