Veterinary receptionist Jobs in Portland, OR

CVCA Cardiac Care for Pets is the leading provider for veterinary cardiac care across the nation, and we are growing!

Educational Assistance available for tuition and expenses incurred by veterinary assistants pursuing a credentialed veterinary technician degree through an AVMA-CVTEA accredited veterinary technician program.

CVCA Cardiac Care for Pets Veterinary Assistant positions are ideal if…

you want to join a growing company with expanding professional opportunities,

you want to be part of an organization with many happy employees, as evidenced by our 80% retention rate (double the national average in the veterinary industry),

you care about delivering exceptional customer service to pet families (99% of our clients would recommend us to a friend or family member),

you want to work alongside the top nation’s leading cardiologists using state-of-the-art echocardiogram equipment,

you want to earn a very competitive compensation package, with a clear quality of life balance.

If this sounds like a good fit for you, now is the time to consider CVCA as your new professional home. We are seeking professional, positive, high-energy, pet-loving teammates to join our team. Check us out at .

The client service representative is the client’s first contact when calling or visiting CVCA and as such represents the professional image of the practice to callers and visitors. The client service representative answers telephones, greets clients, prepares patient files and receives and relays client correspondence, updates client financial records. The exceptional client service representative has the ability to diffuse negative client situations and foster client bonding.

Essential Job Functions / Tasks

• Can conduct oneself in a confident and professional manner even when stressed and / or focused on individual tasks
• Answer client’s inquiries about hospital policies, basic animal care questions, cost of routine procedures and products
• Maintain the appearance of the front office through cleaning and organization.
• Maintain positive, cooperative relationships with other employees
• Maintain positive, cooperative relationships with affiliated services
• Display tact and diplomacy with team members and clients even when busy or hectic
• Deal intelligibly, pleasantly and efficiently with clients, referring veterinarians and affiliated services, often doing several things at one time
• Answers telephones and handles calls quickly, efficiently and in a professional and friendly manner, using a multi-line telephone system
• Maintain and post messages for Doctors and Technician
• Process completed messages
• Assist and process prescription requests
• Schedules appointments
• Prepare for upcoming appointments by confirming appointments, obtaining patient paperwork.
• Discuss costs and financial options / concerns with clients
• Facilitate and process payment plans for clients
• Receives and relays telephone, fax, and email messages accurately and promptly.
• Receives and organizes digital documents in paperless format
• Greet clients, enters and / or updates client and pet information into practice computer system, and escort clients to the exam room when needed
• Discuss cost of services and financial concerns with owners and provide financial options with client
• Outline costs and fees in a positive light while supporting hospital payment policies.
• Prepare client invoices and obtain payments for services performed.
• Processing Payment plans for clients
• Accurately handle client and associated service payment transactions
• Maintain and monitor message board : posting messages for doctors and technicians, processing messages by contacting pcDVMs / clients and updating medical records as needed.
• Process “end of day” reports and financials
• Keeps the front desk running efficiently and smoothly even when there is a client wait time.
• Maintenance and troubleshooting of office equipment,computers, printers and credit card machines
• Understands and carries out oral and written directions
• Can turn phone-shoppers into clients through relationship building and bonding.
• Can easily remember clients and patients names and uses them
• Has good computer skills and shows accuracy in inputting details
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Some tasks may be added or removed from this list as deemed necessary for the safety and wellbeing of our patients

Education / Experience

Skills and Abilities

Our team’s continuous dedication has rewarded us with remarkable growth, and Southern Veterinary Partners now employs more than 8,000 employees nationwide. The organization’s success has not gone unnoticed, landing us recognition as #19 on Newsweek’s “Most Loved Workplaces” list in 2022. Additionally, we have ranked among Inc. 5000’s List of "Fastest Growing Companies in America" (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022) and the Birmingham Business Journal's "FastTrack 30" of the Fastest Growing Companies in Birmingham (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021).

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