Customer Experience Coordinator; Relief - Columbia, MD

Customer Experience Coordinator (Relief) - Columbia, MD

VEG is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States. Our mission is to help people and their pets when they need it most. We are revolutionizing emergency medicine with a "customer first" mentality and a true, employee‑centric work environment.

A successful Customer Experience Coordinator is outgoing, personable, and thrives in chaos. You are a strong verbal communicator, able to read people quickly, with high emotional intelligence and strong organizational skills. You are a natural problem solver, obsessed with innovation, and passionate about delivering impeccable customer experiences while maintaining a professional demeanor.

Your Mission: Define the customer's experience through Service, Focus, and Participation.

• Answer incoming calls immediately with a smile
• Manage incoming customer communications (email, text messages, phone calls)
• Record call information accurately, such as referring vet information
• Ensure phone calls are transferred to a doctor quickly for anything medically related
• Stand & greet customers with warmth and urgency upon entrance to the hospital, announce their presence to the team, and get them checked in
• Monitor customer wait times and identify bottlenecks to improve workflow efficiency
• Offer beverages or snacks, and find ways to deliver a unique and curated experience
• Listen to customers' needs with the intent to understand
• Take ownership of customer complaints, be empathetic, and work to resolve them quickly
• Anticipate any hiccups that might upset customers and get ahead of them to ensure business credibility and commitment to service
• Invite customers to provide feedback by completing a survey
  • Collect and share positive feedback with the team, celebrate wins, and identify patterns in responses to improve our flow and efficiency
• Process payments, maintain the accuracy of customers' personal and financial records, and payment history
• Accompany customers to the exit and thank them for trusting us with their pet's care
• Always find a creative way to say yes to our customers' needs

• Engage in conversations with customers while they are waiting
• Optimize customer satisfaction, wait time, and emergency room utilization by circulating the hospital and checking in with customers and the emergency care team
• Update or provide feedback to the nurses and doctors about customers' needs
• Provide confidentiality and sensitivity around customers' personal and financial information and help them find the best financial solution to fit their needs
• Educate customers on end‑of‑life details such as cremation options
• Call/text customers 24 hours after their visit to follow up on their pet's care
• Ensure customers are invited to stay with their pet
• Initiate video chats between customers, their pet, and our team when they cannot be in the hospital

• Identify creative opportunities for customer participation in a valuable and safe way
• Celebrate and capture special moments, with permission from the customer
• Create a personalized experience for the customer and their pet

• 2+ years of experience in a customer service role
• Advanced proficiency in computer programs and practice management software
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Ability to communicate with anyone and everyone
• Strong multitasking skills
• High emotional intelligence; ability to "read a room" and act accordingly
• Adaptable and amenable in high‑stakes environments
• A natural people pleaser
• Must present yourself with a professional and approachable demeanor

Because emergency is all we do, so we do it best! We also offer:

• Industry‑leading compensation
• 401(k) with company match
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Paid parental leave – 10 weeks at 100% of regular salary
• Unlimited continuing education (C.E.) opportunities
• Flexible work schedules for a true work‑life balance
• Something new every day – you'll never be bored in emergency medicine
• We build our hospitals from scratch with the latest equipment and technology
• Generous employee pet discount
• Hospital stocked with fresh groceries and snacks, monthly and quarterly contests, quarterly outings, company‑wide retreats, etc.
• Referral rewards – tell your friends why they should come work for VEG too!

VEG celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. You've found the equal‑opportunity employer you are looking for. We can't wait to meet you!