Career Opportunities

West Chester Veterinary Medical Center is offering a sign on/retention bonus to a Veterinarian who wants to be a part of our amazing team!  

West Chester is an AAHA accredited full service animal hospital in beautiful Chester County Pennsylvania. Our hospital has everything you need to practice high-quality medicine including: a full Idexx suite of in-house lab equipment, digital radiography (including dental), a Snyder oxygen unit, electrocautery, video microscope, and ultrasound. We offer our doctors a supportive environment and promote a work-life balance culture. Some of our benefits include:

• Excellent health, dental and vision insurance
• 401k
• Flexible schedule with generous PTO 
• CE allowance, plus additional PTO for CE
• Reimbursement for membership and license fees

Come be a part of clinic culture that is supportive and progressive in role. Tools that help make a different environment/culture in this clinic include:

• A minimum 2-to-1 assistant-to-doctor ratio
• Digital Radiology including Digital-dental
• Ultrasound
• Snyder oxygen unit
• Laser Therapy and electrocautery
• Video microscope
• Fear-Free certified staff
• Referral/Emergency facilty easily accessible to client base to help provide best medicine for patient

We also have a veterinarian on staff who is a certified canine rehabilitation practitioner and a certified animal pain manager.  She utilizes our physical therapy center, complete with an in ground pool, underwater treadmill, Companion therapy laser, and Piezo Wave shockwave system. You can find out more about our hospital at: http://www.westchestervetmedcenter.com/.

We are located in West Chester, PA, which is less than an hour west of Philadelphia. West Chester is a picturesque community with numerous restaurants, hiking and biking trails, shops, parks, gardens, historical sites, and the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail.

If this sounds like a team you want to be a part of, please email your resume to Amy Younes at ayounes@petvetcarecenters.com or apply at https://www.petvetcareers.com/.

Position Overview: Supports and adds value to an efficient organization dedicated to quality care and exceptional service. Performs a variety of clerical and customer service work in providing support to the hospital.

Essential Functions:

• Offers owners and potential owners a warm and friendly greeting in person or on the phone; answers their questions
• Provide top notch customer service
• Maintain a professional appearance (clothes and attitude)
• Identify and work compassionately with clients in various emotional states
• Responds to inquiries about the range of services the practice provides and the species it treats; refers to appropriate department/staff member as needed
• Coordinates the flow of pets and owners in the lobby; placates owners distressed by long waits, scheduling glitches, and other problems
• Recognizes the symptoms of pet(s) and owners in crisis; handles basic medical emergencies appropriately
• Assists owners when picking up medications or special dietary products; answers questions
• Inputs data to practice management software to check pets in; makes simple postings to accounts; compiles data for various reports
• Types and edits a variety of correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other material ensuring accuracy
• Receives and distributes incoming mail; processes and stamps outgoing mail
• Performs cashiering duties; processes refunds, returns and credits as needed
• Organizes and processes all payment plans
• Processes billing statements and collections
• Coordinates and schedules appointments; calls owners scheduled for the next day to remind them of their appointments, appointment times, and any special instructions, such as the need for fasting, withholding or administering medications
• May assist with retail sales
• May weigh pets when they come in for exams, procedures, etc.
• Responds to client emails
• Processes faxes
• Shows up for work regularly; full time presence at work is essential for every shift
• Obtain previous records from other facilities and adds to patient chart
• Calls clients whose pets are overdue for vaccines, grooming, medication refills, etc.
• Able to learn basic veterinary medicine terminology
• Become familiar with retail products, medications, vaccinations, routine testing, and heartworm and flea preventatives and be able to confidently discuss with clients
• Have a strong sense of excellent customer service and be able to provide that to clients even during high stress situations
• Be able to multi-task efficiently
• Able to identify conditions over the phone that can potentially be emergencies and scheduling those appointments appropriately
•  May take medication refill requests and messages for doctors
• Able to use Windows based computer systems, word processing, email, web search and other skills needed to effectively use software.
• Able to reconcile the drawer and complete end of day duties at the close of the day
• Performs other duties as assigned

Competencies:

• Customer Service: Displays a desire to provide outstanding services and exceed customer expectations
• Communication: Uses effective and appropriate methods of interacting with others
• Energy and Productivity: Completes tasks quickly and thoroughly without prompting
• Flexibility and Multi-tasking: Adapts easily to changing demands and manages multiple priorities effectively
• Administrative Ability: Uses appropriate administrative and clerical procedures and systems for managing office work.
• Dependability: Demonstrates responsibility in completing all job tasks
• Team orientation: Works cooperatively with the team to address tasks and accomplish goals
• Organization and Attention to Detail: Monitors and reviews information thoroughly and maintains an organized system for all documents
• Time Management: Manages time and prioritizes work tasks effectively

 Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• May consider an equivalent combination of education, certification, training, and/or experience
• Knowledge of clerical procedures such as alphabetizing files and records
• Ability to provide great customer service in a courteous, prompt, and efficient manner
• Ability to perform cashier duties accurately
• Ability to multitask and pay close attention to details
• Must be flexible with scheduling and able to work some weekends and holidays
• Depending on functional area of assignment, tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation and/or extended periods of time standing and/or walking
• May involve some climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
• Some tasks involve the periodic performance of moderately physically demanding work, usually involving lifting or carrying moderately heavy animals (up to 50 pounds)

The list of essential functions, as outlined in this job description, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. The omission of any job function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.