Veterinary Receptionist

Alliance Animal Health; Huntsville, Decatur, Albertville (AL, AL, AL); On-site; USD 20,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits (health, dental

Vision

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Career Development Opportunities

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Job summary

McCurdy Animal Hospital in Huntsville, AL is seeking a friendly part-time receptionist to greet clients, answer questions, schedule appointments, and manage check-in/out and payments.

The role requires veterinary experience, strong communication, organization, and the ability to handle a medical environment; training and benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Veterinary reception experience preferred.
• Compassionate, calm, team player, and strong communicator.
• Highly organized with good computer skills.
• Self-starter committed to ongoing knowledge and skill development.

Responsibilities

• Greet and assist clients and patients and triage concerns.
• Answer calls and emails and direct to appropriate party.
• Schedule appointments to maximize efficiency and daily flow.
• Check in/out clients and process payments.
• Provide emotional support to clients during times of need.
• Maintain a clean, welcoming reception area.

Skills

Compassionate

Calm under pressure

Team player

Multi-tasking

Strong communicator

Highly organized

Computer skills

Job description

McCurdy Animal Hospital is a well-established veterinary practice in Huntsville, Alabama. We pride ourselves on caring for all pets like our own family members. Our team is very involved in the community and the Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medicine to advocate for medical practices that promote health and longevity in animals. We proudly partner with the Greater Huntsville Humane Society and Friends of Rescue to provide surgeries and vaccines to shelter animals.

Our hospital is well-equipped with the latest advancements in technology and offers innovative medical techniques to deliver the best possible results. McCurdy Animal Hospital provides state-of-the-art services to give patients the best possible care, including wellness care, dentistry, and surgery. Our team routinely performs surgeries including but not limited to spays, neuter, and mass removals. These are typically performed with our CO2 laser to minimize pain and recovery time. We also offer digital full-body radiology, digital dental radiographs, and digital ultrasound to help assist with providing top notch diagnostics for our patients. We also offer grooming and overnight boarding in a beautiful, comfortable facility.

Huntsville, Alabama, is one of the south’s fastest growing cities. Rooted in innovative tech, history, and art, Huntsville merges the latest technology with southern hospitality. Located in the Tennessee Valley, tranquil gardens, hiking trails, picturesque lakes, and mountains are at your fingertips. Enjoy a multitude of dining experiences from local southern cafes to urban breweries and eateries. Home to the “Father of Rocket Science” Wernher von Braun, look no further than the U.S. Space and Rocket Center to catch up-close views of the cosmos. The downtown strip features outdoor concert series, festivals, and food trucks year-round. If you desire a well-balanced lifestyle in an up-and-coming city, Huntsville is the place to be!

Job Description

Maintain the visual appeal or the hospital reception area, greet and welcome clients and patients, answer questions and triage client concerns, answer calls or emails and direct to the appropriate party for resolution, schedule appointments to maximize efficiency and daily flow, check in and check out clients and process payments. Our receptionists offer friendly emotional support in a compassionate and discreet manner during times of need to our clients and must be comfortable with various medical outcomes.

Must be able to withstand unpleasant odors and noises. May be exposed to bites, scratches, animal waste and potentially contagious diseases.

Whether you’re looking to just be a master of your role or trying to grow into that next career move, you’ll have opportunities through a variety of virtual and hands on, interactive training and continuing development.

Qualifications

We’re looking for:

• Experienced Receptionist with a minimum of 1-year veterinary experience preferred
• Compassionate, Calm, Team Player, Multi-Tasker and Strong Communicator
• Highly organized and possess computer skills
• Self-starter with the desire to continue to advance your knowledge and skillset.

Additional Information

Job type: part-time

We offer our staff

• Comprehensive Benefits (health, dental, vision, liability, 401k & 401K matching program, life & supplemental insurance, HSA, & FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL Employees
• Paid Bereavement Program
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• Competitive Compensation
• Continuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program Available to any AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technology Program
• Career Development Opportunities
• Referral Bonus Program for most positions!
• Additional Benefits May Also Be Available (i.e. Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses etc)
• Hiring eligibility may be contingent to a candidate authorizing and completing a satisfactory background check.
• Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.

For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting/outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job and more, please visit https://allianceanimal.com/additionaljobdescriptiondetails/.