what exactly does a veterinary receptionist do?
Asked by seashore101
There is an ad in the paper for veterinary receptionist and the job is located only 5 minutes from my home. Which is great because I don't want to be too far away from my baby. (yep i'm a first time mom) I am currently a stay at home mom and would like to get back into the work force. The ad doesn't have specific requirements for the job so I was wondering what does the receptionist do. I have heard some say that you also have to help clean cages, etc. Please help. I am thinking about applying Monday mornng. Thanks in advance! i would also like to know how much they make? city: fayetteville,nc i only asked because a family member was telling me something different. thank you very much :(

Best Answer:
I agree with the person who said that a veterinary receptionist often has to help out in different way besides answering the phone. While you won't have to do any vet tech work, per se, you should be an animal lover and be prepared to be around animals all day. Not a pretty thought, but your job may involve some cleanup after animals -- also you will probably need to understand how to read and interpret bills, administer credit card and cash payments, and even verify coverage and co-pays for people who have pet insurance. And you need to be able to juggle this with working the telephones and keeping a good customer-service attitiude.

A receptionist of any kind usually answers telephone calls, schedules appointments, makes copies, makes coffee, and someone cleans. Have you contacted the company to find out? Also, if you apply and have an interview, the interviewer will usually tell you what your duties will be. Most receptionists get paid $7-10 per hour, depending on the city and state where the job is located.
Answered by Star

I have worked as a Vet Tech for a few years now, and in the places I have been employed the receptionist has had many different responsibilities. The biggest thing is how big the clinic is, because despite popular belief vets don't make huge amounts of money, they often have their receptionist help them out in different ways. You would be doing all of the normal receptionist stuff, as well as, maybe helping with inventory and other small things in the medical side to help relieve some of the duties of the staff, however I have never seen a place where the office personnel cleaned cages, maybe cleaned the office areas though. I will say that you spend a lot of your time keeping the pet owners from bothering the vet who is usually to busy to be on the phone and people worry a lto about their animals. Oh and as far as pay goes its usually about $10 an hour. Hope this helps!
Answered by jhr86

if you gotta ask then it may be in over your head from the start
Answered by rwa000