COMMUNITY LIAISON

Community Liaison in Grand Forks, ND

Horizon Health Corporation is seeking a Community Liaison for our BRAND NEW unit called Altru Behavioral Health Center in Grand Forks, ND. This is a 24 bed inpatient psychiatric unit for adult and pediatric patients.

The Community Liaison directly serves as the liaison between the facility, the community, and referring agencies.  The Community Liaison is directly responsible for creating demand for the facility’s services through the effective application of ethical marketing principles and sales methods. In collaboration with the Director of Business Development and Business Development Team, the Community Liaison presents a positive and professional public image of the facility within the community.

The Community Liaison is responsible for the implementing the facility’s strategic sales plan, enhancing the facility’s brand/image, effectively managing their assigned territory and accounts, and works to achieve departmental and facility business development goals.  The C ommunity Liaison must be able to demonstrate tact, resourcefulness, patience and dedication in a fast-paced environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Effectively demonstrate and implement Sales Excellence and Service Recovery standards.
• Acts as liaison between the facility and referral sources and implements service-oriented action plans responsive to referral source needs, serves as a resource and representative to the community and, conducts facility tours to key stakeholders.
• Attends and actively participates in the Business Development team meeting and provides appropriate marketing reports, updates, and Service Recovery opportunities to the Director of Business Development on a timely basis.
• Maintains documentation of assigned top accounts, key contacts, planning reports, client profiles, competitive profiles, and updates as required by Director of Business Development.
• Builds and maintains positive and productive relationships with existing referral sources and shows ability to identify additional referral sources.
• Effectively maximizes field-based time while maintaining a daily average of 8-10 individual, face-to-face contacts with assigned referral sources concerning facility programs, philosophies of treatment, and clinical outcomes and satisfaction data.
• Demonstrates ability to develop and communicate appropriate sales messaging for each program offered and for each target audience.
• Demonstrates skills in identifying and building a strategic sales plan for existing and potential referral sources within assigned territory and target markets; effectively incorporates relevant research findings in identifying contacts.
• Assesses, develops and implements sales activities, as approved by the Director of Business Development, to achieve maximum market penetration among assigned accounts and to identify potential accounts in targeted market segments.
• Daily monitors referral inquiries and admissions statistics. Conducts an ongoing analysis to insure appropriateness and effectiveness of weekly sales action plans.
• Maintains current awareness of industry and anticipates changes or trends in target market and utilizes this information in developing and modifying weekly sales action plans, as well as providing recommendations to overall business development planning strategies.
• Facilitates positive, timely, and accurate communication. Encourages cooperation and utilizes problem-solving skills to build and secure relationships among the facility, the referral source, the patient, their family and the community.
• Responsible for maintaining up-to-date information in MedSeries 4/MIDAS/MEDIK, including documentation of daily contacts and accurate account information. The Account Manager will display proficiency in utilizing proprietary reports to appropriately plan sales activity.
• Completes all required reports and requests for information in a timely manner. This includes, but is not limited to expense reports, sales call plans and post-call follow-up reports.
• As required by Director of Business Development and facility needs, participate in off-hours sales and community activities.

Benefit Highlights for full-time positions:

• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Long and Short-term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts; Healthcare Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Career development opportunities within the company
• Tuition Assistance
• Rewarding work environment – Enjoy going to work every day!

For more information on this position, email  Oscar Hernandez, Horizon Health Corporation, Senior Recruiter at View email address on jobs.uhsinc.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $14.3 billion in 2023. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 96,700 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

• Education : Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or related field required.  Experience may be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in lieu of a degree.
• Experience: Prior marketing and/or sales experience within a behavioral healthcare setting preferred.  Three years minimum documented experience in referral development, account management, sales growth, and physician relationships preferred.
• Licensure/Certification: Must possess a valid Driver’s License

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