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Veterinary Patient Care Coordinator Home Office

Veterinary Patient Care Coordinator

Exempt - Regular, full-time (minimum 30 hours per week) • Home Office

Your veterinary career doesn’t have to have limitations. At Hometown Veterinary Partners, we provide veterinary professionals with options to build the career they want, including a path to partnership.

The Veterinary Patient Care Coordinator is the first point of contact for clients seeking care for their pets and plays a critical role in preserving access to care through a patient-centered, compassionate scheduling philosophy. This role requires veterinary medical knowledge to appropriately triage appointment needs, assess urgency, and collaborate with hospital teams using a “Yes First” scheduling approach—seeking solutions before saying no.
 
Every interaction is an opportunity to help a pet in need today. Unanswered calls or unnecessary scheduling barriers represent missed opportunities for care. This role balances medical judgment, empathy, and operational efficiency to ensure pets receive timely, appropriate care while supporting hospital capacity and team sustainability.
 
Key Responsibilities
Client Communication & Scheduling
  • Answer inbound calls promptly and professionally, representing the organization with warmth, empathy, and confidence
  • Use veterinary medical knowledge to assess presenting concerns and triage appointment needs appropriately
  • Schedule appointments accurately across multiple veterinary hospitals, providers, and service lines
  • Identify urgent, same-day, and priority cases and collaborate with hospital teams to ensure appropriate placement
  • Gather relevant client and patient history to support safe and effective scheduling decisions
  • Educate clients on next steps, appointment expectations, and basic medical or procedural guidance (within scope)
  • Manage reschedules, cancellations, and follow-up calls to optimize access to care
Compassionate Care & Experience
  • Apply a patient-centered, compassionate scheduling mindset, prioritizing access to care whenever medically and operationally possible
  • Lead with a “Yes First” approach—exploring all appropriate options before declining or deferring care
  • Recognize that every call represents a pet in need and approach each interaction with urgency, empathy, and accountability
  • Clearly and calmly explain scheduling decisions, next steps, and care options to clients
  • Support clients through emotionally charged situations with professionalism, compassion, and clarity
  • De-escalate concerns while maintaining focus on patient safety and timely care
Hospital Collaboration
  • Partner closely with hospital leadership, medical teams, and front desk staff to understand daily capacity, medical workflows, and service offerings
  • Communicate clearly regarding case urgency, special medical considerations, and client expectations
  • Adjust scheduling strategies based on real-time hospital feedback and patient care priorities
  • Serve as a liaison between clients and hospitals to ensure continuity, clarity, and compassionate care delivery
Proactive Schedule Optimization
  • Proactively protect and expand access to care by keeping hospital schedules full and responsive
  • Conduct outbound calls to past-due, recall, and deferred clients to offer timely appointments
  • Identify opportunities to move patients into earlier openings when clinically appropriate
  • Monitor schedules in real time to minimize unused capacity and reduce barriers to same-day or near-term care
  • Partner with hospitals to creatively solve scheduling challenges while maintaining patient safety and team wellbeing
Documentation & Systems
  • Accurately document all client interactions, appointments, and notes in practice management systems
  • Follow established scripts, workflows, and quality standards
  • Protect client and patient confidentiality at all times
Qualifications
Required
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Veterinary medical knowledge is required (e.g., experience in a veterinary hospital, clinic, or medical call center)
  • 1+ year of experience in veterinary medicine, healthcare scheduling, or a medical call center environment
  • Ability to assess presenting complaints and triage appointment urgency appropriately
  • Strong verbal communication, active listening, and clinical judgment skills
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize, and remain composed in high-volume, emotionally charged situations
  • Comfort using multiple computer systems and technology platforms
Preferred
  • Experience in veterinary medicine, healthcare scheduling, or medical call centers
  • Familiarity with practice management software
  • Demonstrated experience handling emotionally sensitive conversations
Skills & Competencies
  • Patient-centered decision making
  • Compassionate, solution-oriented scheduling
  • Clear, confident, and empathetic communication
  • Strong veterinary medical judgment within scope
  • Ownership mindset: treating every call as an opportunity to help a pet in need
  • Collaboration and trust-building with hospital teams
  • Adaptability in fast-paced, high-acuity environments
Compensation: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.





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