Area Sales Manager

Brighton Hospice; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 72,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Competitive pay

Medical, dental, vision

PTO

401k with match

Growth opportunities

Team culture

Job summary

Brighton Hospice is seeking a Hospice Care Consultant to drive growth by connecting with physicians, hospitals, and community partners. You will build referral networks and promote our CHAP-certified services across the service area, delivering compassionate, patient-centered marketing strategies.

This role requires self-starting leadership, excellent communication, and the ability to work with an interdisciplinary hospice team.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in healthcare sales, especially home care and/or hospice.
• Ability to market aggressively while maintaining positive industry relationships.
• Strong communication, negotiation and public relations skills.
• Ability to work independently and build relationships with referral sources.
• Must have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and auto insurance.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with current and potential referral and payer sources
• Build and monitor community, customer, payer, and patient perceptions of the organization
• Assist in strategic planning to identify opportunities for additional or improved services to address customer needs
• Maintain comprehensive working knowledge in the field of marketing
• Maintain comprehensive working knowledge of Suncrest Hospice markets
• Extensive experience in healthcare sales, especially home care and/or hospice
• Ability to market aggressively while simultaneously maintaining positive industry relationships
• Demonstration of good communication, negotiation, and public relations skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with referral sources
• Must be willing to drive with reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and auto insurance

Skills

Healthcare sales

Home care/hospice

Communication

Negotiation

Public relations

Independent work

Relationship-building

Driver's license

Job description

At Brighton/Suncrest Hospice our goal is to change the expectation of hospice care in your area by providing exceptional care and service to our patients. This is achieved by allocating the resources to increase our staff to patient ratios, thereby increasing clinical visits while lowering clinician caseloads. We are proud to be a Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) certified hospice. If you have a commitment to providing the highest quality of care to patients and their families, we would like to hear from you!

• Actual Work/Life Balance
• Competitive Pay ($72,000 - $85,000)
• Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401k plan with employer match and 100% vesting after 90 days of employment
• A culture with an emphasis on appreciating and valuing the team member
• The opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing national company, with possible position upgrades

We are interested in candidates who possess a unique creativity to work within the current climate of healthcare and marketing. The Hospice Care Consultant will require interactions with physicians, hospitals, and community partners as we seek to provide continued delivery of care throughout the service area. Candidates will need to feel confident in their ability to be a self-starter, as well as work with an interdisciplinary team of highly skilled hospice members. We are anxious to add quality, talented people to our team that complement our mission and culture.

Essential job functions & responsibilities

• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with current and potential referral and payer sources
• Build and monitor community, customer, payer, and patient perceptions of the organization
• Assist in strategic planning to identify opportunities for additional or improved services to address customer needs
• Maintain comprehensive working knowledge in the field of marketing
• Maintain comprehensive working knowledge of Suncrest Hospice markets
• Extensive experience in healthcare sales, especially home care and/or hospice
• Ability to market aggressively while simultaneously maintaining positive industry relationships
• Demonstration of good communication, negotiation, and public relations skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with referral sources
• Must be willing to drive with reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and auto insurance