Client Service Representative Job Listing at Banfield Pet Hospital in Richmond, VA (Job ID R-141228)

Description

SUMMARY OF JOB PURPOSE AND FUNCTION
The Client Service Coordinator ("CSC") drives the flow of clients and pets through the hospital, maximizes the
productivity of the veterinary medical team (in terms of numbers of clients and pets), ensures good
communication with associates and clients, and coordinates the care of clients and pets in a happy,
welcoming, friendly and efficient manner, influencing clients to return and refer their friends and families.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
 Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.
 Actively recruit new clients by promoting hospital services and route the flow of clients and pets to ensure
superior client care and maximum productivity of the veterinary medical team.
 Maximize the number of pets seen by the hospital team through through a productive and efficiently run
hospital to support the needs of our wellness plan clients.
 Provide professional, efficient and exceptional service at all times. This includes encouraging hospital
visits, welcoming clients and pets, ensuring that they are comfortable in the hospital, and educating them
about their pet's health.
 Educate clients about Optimum Wellness Plans, preventative care, pet health needs and hospital services
Assist incoming clients by completing the required documentation, entering all pet information and
history in the computer, utilizing proper collars and tags for identification, and ensuring prompt service.
 Assist outgoing clients by providing all necessary instructions, information and invoices, dispensing
prescription items per the veterinarian's instructions, selling retail products and scheduling future
appointments.
 Manage the finances by maintaining accurate balances and utilizing proper opening and closing
procedures.
 Conduct administrative functions as necessary.
 Other job duties as assigned.
THE FIVE PRINCIPLES
 Quality – The consumer is our boss, quality is our work and value for money is our goal.
 Responsibility – As individuals, we demand total responsibility from ourselves; as associates, we
support the responsibility of others.
 Mutuality – A mutual benefit is a shared benefit; a shared benefit will endure.
 Efficiency – We use resources to the full, waste nothing and do only what we can do best.
 Freedom – We need freedom to shape our future; we need profit to remain free.
HIRING QUALIFICATIONS
COMPETENCIES
Leadership
 Customer Focus
 Peer Relationships
 Integrity & Trust
 Action Oriented
 Listening
Functional
 Preventative care and OWPs
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 Communication Skills
 Client Service Skills
 Priority Setting
 Time Management
CAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE (CAN DO)
 Ability to multi-task- Manages multiple tasks at one time; quickly and accurately shifts attention among
multiple tasks under distracting conditions without loss of accuracy or appearance of frustration.
 Communication skills - Reads, writes and speaks fluent English, using appropriate grammar, style and
vocabulary. Correctly spells commonly used English words and job specific terms. Demonstrates
exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills.
 Organizational ability – Demonstrates a systematic approach in carrying out assignments. Is very
orderly and excels at cutting through confusion and turning chaos into order.
 Problem solving skills - Demonstrates a strong ability to identify, analyze and solve problems.
Translates problems into practical solutions.
 Client service skills - Consistently ensures the team provides the client with attentive, courteous and
informative service. Gains and shows personal satisfaction from delivering great service.
 Intellectual ability - Accurately and consistently follows instructions delivered in an oral, written or
diagram format. Can provide directions.
 Mathematical ability - Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and to compute rate, ratio and
percent; ability to convert units of measurement.
 Computer skills - Comfortably and confidently uses a computer and specialized software. Microsoft
Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, etc.
ATTITUDES (WILLDO)
 Initiative – shows willingness and aptitude to use own discretion in taking appropriate steps in finding
solutions to problems; presents options and ideas to enhance current processes or procedures. Takes on
additional responsibility when both big and small tasks need to be done.
 Integrity – Firmly adheres to the values and ethics of Banfield Pet Hospitals. Exhibits honesty,
discretion, and sound judgment.
 Cooperativeness – Willing to work with others, collaborating and compromising where necessary;
promptly share relevant information with others.
 Flexibility – Is open to changing situations and opportunities and is willing to perform all tasks assigned.
 Independence – Able and willing to perform tasks and duties without supervision.
 Tolerance for Stress / Resiliency – Maintains a positive “can do” outlook, rebounds quickly from
frustrations and unpleasantness, and maintains composure and friendly demeanor while dealing with
stressful situations.
SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS
 Ability to work at a computer for long periods of time.
 Ability to be confident around pets (i.e., dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, etc.)
 Client needs and work volume may often require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential
duties of this job. This position requires special hours including working weekends and evenings.
 Must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading,
writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
 The noise level in the work environment is moderately high.
 Requires sufficient ambulatory skills in order to perform duties while at hospital.
 Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50
pounds.
 Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp, and visual
acuity to use a keyboard and operate equipment.
 Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral
vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
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 Associate is routinely exposed to a variety of pets that may bite or scratch, and on occasion, exposed to
anesthesia, radiation, biological hazards and medication/controlled substances.
EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND/OR TRAINING
 High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
 Must be at least 18 years old to perform duties involving radiography (x-ray) and exposure to radioactive
substances.
 One year related experience required with customer service preferred.
 Medical background (veterinary technician, human healthcare, pharmaceutical, etc.) with medical
terminology training is preferred.
WE ARE A DRUG-FREE, SMOKE-FREE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.