Agape South | Community Outreach Coordinator

Deercreekseniorliving; Green Valley (AZ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Green Valley is looking for a Community Outreach Coordinator. The role involves generating patient referrals by building relations with local healthcare professionals and community organizations. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Marketing or Business Administration and at least three years of healthcare marketing experience, ideally in hospice care. Strong communication and negotiation skills are essential. This position demands autonomy and the ability to work independently while maintaining organized territory management.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in healthcare marketing, preferably hospice care operations.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and maintain relationships.
• Must have valid driver’s license and automobile access.

Responsibilities

• Generate business by maintaining relationships with medical professionals.
• Conduct sales and educational presentations for community groups.
• Assist in market assessments and develop a marketing plan.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Public relations skills

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or related field

Master’s Degree preferred

Job description

Agape South | Community Outreach Coordinator page is loaded## Agape South | Community Outreach Coordinatorlocations: Green Valley, Arizonatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 6 Days Agojob requisition id: JR59469**JOB SUMMARY**The Community Liaison interfaces with hospitals, skilled nursing homes, board and care homes and outpatient discharge planning services, and physician offices. Provides and acts as a community resource and public relations representative in facilitating safe quality healthcare in our communities.The Community Liaison is expected to generate appropriate patient referrals/ admissions by establishing and maintaining professional relationships with all referral sources.**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES*** Generate business by creating new and maintaining existing relationships with physicians and other medical professionals, community and senior organizations, hospitals, appropriate special interest groups, discharge planners, nursing home professionals, assisted living facilities, and other potential referral sources.* Contacts prepares and conducts sales and educational presentations for physicians, businesses and local community groups regarding home care services and benefits.* Assists the Executive Director and/or Director of Business Development in establishing organization volume projections in the annual budget and in establishing allocations for the marketing department. Monitors allocation of resources according to budgetary limitations.* Continuously conducts market assessments and develops a comprehensive marketing plan designed to meet budgetary volume projections.* Exceed client and internal expectations by providing daily communication and creative solutions to problems and bringing a positive attitude.* Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with current and potential referral and payer sources.* Documents all physician office visits, referral source visits, follow up, phone calls and gifts.* Ensures all communications, messaging and branding is aligned with the culture.* Builds and monitors community, customer, and payer and patient perceptions of Southwestern Palliative Care and Hospice as a high quality provider of services.* Strategic planning including identifying opportunities for additional or improved services to address customer needs.* Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of Palliative Care and Hospice markets including government agencies, major payer groups, key referral sources, and competitor’s market positioning.* Maintains comprehensive working knowledge in the field of marketing and shares information with appropriate organization personnel.* Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of community resources and assists customers in accessing community resources should services not be provided by Cornerstone Healthcare, Inc.* Monitors and reports cost effectiveness of marketing efforts.* Assists patient and/or patient’s family through election of benefit and admission process.* Work closely with Care Coordination Team on any patient-related issues.**JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)*** Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or related field, Master’s Degree preferred.* At least three years’ experience in health care marketing preferably in hospice care operations preferred.* Demonstrated ability to work independently to increase business targets, obtain contacts, and maintain relationships in the communities.* Ability to market and deal tactfully with customers and the community.* Able to maintain an organized approach to territory management and work with limited supervision.* Demonstrates good communications skills, negotiation skills, and public relations skills.* Demonstrates autonomy, organization, assertiveness, flexibility and cooperation in performing job responsibilities.* The ability to drive and/or have access to transportation for agency related travel (e.g. community partners, patients, etc.) is an essential function of the job. Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, maintain automobile insurance coverage and have access to an automobile.The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.Agape Hospice is a Local Tucson hospice, committed to providing the highest quality, patient-centered hospice services to our patients. We firmly believe that we are here to help patients and their families on the end of life journey in 3 main ways:1. Providing comfort where there is pain2. Providing solutions where there are challenges3. Providing peace in the midst of chaosWe are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.