Pet End of Life Care Representative
Lap of Love
Job Summary
Lap of Love is hiring a Remote Pet End of Life Care Representative to support pet families through compassionate phone conversations, appointment scheduling, medical information gathering, and customer service for in-home end-of-life veterinary care.
Job Description
The Pet End of Life Care Representative, also known as a Veterinary Care Coordinator, provides compassionate customer support to pet families seeking end-of-life care services. This role involves handling emotional conversations, answering a high volume of calls, documenting pet medical information, scheduling appointments, and supporting families during sensitive situations.
Representatives work remotely in a call center environment and must demonstrate empathy, professionalism, accuracy, dependability, and strong judgment. This position requires comfort discussing end-of-life care, quality-of-life concerns, behavioral challenges, aggression or bite incidents, and other sensitive pet care situations.
### Key Responsibilities
* Answer high-volume customer service calls
* Guide emotional end-of-life care conversations
* Support pet families with quality-of-life questions
* Discuss behavioral concerns such as aggression or bite incidents
* Provide compassionate customer service
* Gather and document pet medical information
* Schedule veterinary care appointments
* Learn and use custom software systems
* Maintain accurate customer and pet records
* Meet productivity, quality, and performance standards
* Follow attendance and schedule requirements
* Support veterinarians and internal teams
* Provide calm and professional communication during sensitive situations
### Requirements
* Experience in high-call-volume customer service or call center environments
* Hardwired Ethernet internet connection required
* Satellite internet and 4G/5G hotspots not supported
* Ability to learn Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Five9, Zoom, and custom software
* Previous work-from-home experience preferred
* Ability to work independently with limited peer interaction
* Strong attention to detail
* Ability to adapt to new processes
* Must be punctual and reliable
* Ability to attend mandatory multi-week intensive training
* Ability to sit for extended periods
* Ability to use a computer and keyboard for extended periods
* Ability to lift up to 15 pounds
### Preferred Qualifications
* Veterinary customer service experience
* Pet care industry experience
* Remote call center experience
* Scheduling experience
* Experience handling emotional customer conversations
* Five9 experience
* Google Workspace experience
### Benefits
* Medical insurance
* Dental insurance
* Vision insurance
* HSA option
* Wellness resources
* Life insurance
* Short-term disability insurance
* Long-term disability insurance
* 401(k) with 3% match
* Roth 401(k)
* Paid time off
* Paid parental leave
* Bereavement leave
* Training and development
* Pet insurance
* Remote work from home
### Phone Level Breakdown
* Inbound calls: Very High
* Emotional customer support: High
* Scheduling: High
* Documentation: Moderate
* Veterinary team support: Moderate
* Email/system work: Moderate
### Best Fit For
Candidates with experience in call centers, customer service, veterinary support, pet care, scheduling, remote customer support, emotional support conversations, healthcare-style service coordination, and high-volume phone environments.