Doctor Coordinator

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Job description

DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital is hiring a Doctor Coordinator to join our hospital support team. We are currently hiring for swing shifts.

Are you passionate about animals? Are you a multi-tasking, admin extraordinaire? If so, the Doctor Coordinator position is a great way to get exposure to a career in veterinary medicine. As a Doctor Coordinator, you will support the receiving ER Veterinarians by performing administrative duties and communicating with the Charge Nurse in coordinating patient flow in a fast-paced, high volume emergency setting.

Job duties will include, but are not limited to:

Record patient history from the registration sheet into the patient medical record
Attach rDVM records, pictures, diagnostics, etc. to the patient medical record, and create a written summary as needed in the patient history
Begin discharge templates for DVM approval and finalization
Dispense prescriptions per DVM instructions
Track and help finalize diagnostics
Coordinate with Charge Nurse to schedule procedures
Coordinate patient care, such as surgery and ultrasounds between departments
Locate and room patients
Follow up on client communications as appropriate
Schedule specialty consultations for clients
Create cost estimates per DVM instruction
Review and discuss cost estimates with clients
Get client signatures on informed consent and estimates as appropriate
Set up for specific exam types including fluorescein stain and ear cytology
Call poison control, outside pharmacies, or any other organization that can remove administrative tasks from doctors

Who we are looking for:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of veterinary practice and safety measures.
Working knowledge of veterinary computer systems to input charges and other client/animal information.
Knowledge in general janitorial and cleaning methods.
Teamwork and interpersonal skills to work in cooperative and close fashion within critical care environment.
Customer service skills.
Ability to work in stressful situations associated with high volume, urgent care animal practice where accuracy, organization, and flexibility is always needed.
Ability to have a flexible schedule and work varied shifts as needed, including holidays and on-call.
Understanding of animal behavior and knowledge of safe animal restraints practices preferred.
Self-motivated
Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and work with high attention to detail.

Education and Experience

Minimum of one year working in Client Care, preferably in the veterinary field.
Valid driver's license for driving the DoveLewis transport van desired.
Experience in critical care or emergency small animal care in private, non-profit, or educational organization preferred.
Any suitable combination of experience or education may substitute.

Wage: $22-24/hr depending on experience.

Schedule: ER Client Service Representatives work 3/4 rotating schedules with 10 hour shifts. This means you have a consistent schedule that makes planning the rest of your life easy, and you get three or four days off in a row every week! If you have other schedule needs, please feel free to reach out and start a conversation, we're always happy to discuss options. We are currently hiring for Swing shifts.

How to apply:

To be considered for this position, please complete the online application and upload a resume.

Why do employees love working at DoveLewis?

We provide generous employee benefits including: medical/dental/vision insurance, paid time-off, veterinary discounts, and a positive work environment.
We provide continuing education benefits and abilities to grow your skills and capacities.
We live up to our mission of providing the best emergency, critical, and specialty care to our patients and service to our clients.
Your work makes a difference to the animal-loving community and to individual pet owners on a daily basis.

DoveLewis is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity and a drug-free workplace. Pre-employment drug screen for illegal substances and background screens required.

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