Community Education Manager

Thousand Branches Wellness; Abbeville (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and

Prescription Drug Plan

401(K) with company match

Long and Short-term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Career development opportunities

Tuition Assistance

Rewarding work environment

Job summary

Horizon Health, at Abbeville General Hospital in Abbeville, LA, seeks a Community Education Manager to lead a comprehensive community education program and coordinate referral development along with internal and external communications. The role includes training junior staff as needed and partnering with community providers to enhance behavioral health services.

The position emphasizes marketing plans, community outreach, and collaboration with hospital leadership to promote program objectives

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8-10 years of marketing experience in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement a comprehensive community education program.
• Coordinate referral development/sales process and maintain information systems.
• Develop and maintain marketing plans and track progress for leadership.
• Promote and facilitate community relations opportunities within the designated area.
• Coordinate with health centers, insurers and coalitions to promote program objectives.

Skills

Marketing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Responsibilities

Community Education Manager

Horizon Health is seeking a Community Education Manager to join our team at Abbeville General Hospital in Abbeville, LA. This is a 16 bed inpatient psychiatric unit treating ages 18+. The Community Education Manager, in conjunction with the Program Director, is responsible for the planning and implementation of a comprehensive community education program. He/she coordinates the referral development/sales process, develops and maintains accurate community education information and account management systems, as well as coordinating the unit’s internal and external communications program. Functions as preceptor to provide training and support to subordinate Community Liaison’s as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Works in partnership with community-based providers, Horizon leadership, client hospital administrative staff, clinical staff and Unit leadership to develop and implement programs that promote Unit behavioral health programs within designated area/communities.
• Maintains a thorough understanding of the services provided by the program, admission criteria and patient characteristics and effectively communicates this information to current and potential referral sources including medical staff and hospital clinical department manage including medical staff and hospital clinical department managers.
• Responds to all requests for general information about the unit’s treatment program and provides information about appropriate topics -in response to common requests. Informs Program Director, Vice President of Community Education and Director of Operations of any adverse publicity.
• Develops, maintains and continually updates comprehensive marketing plans and mailing lists. Record and reports progress to leadership on a routine basis.
• Promotes and facilitates community relations opportunities within the designated area.
• Works with health centers, community-based organizations, insurers and community coalitions to develop programs, events and new initiatives that promote marketing of Unit program objectives.
• Coordinates the referral source surveys in compliance with company standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned/required by this position.

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

Who we are & where you can make a difference:

Quality care is our passion; improving lives is our reward. Horizon Health, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, is a leading behavioral services management company. Horizon Health Behavioral Health Services has been leading the way in partnering with hospitals to manage their behavioral health programs for over 40 years. With an unparalleled breadth of services, Horizon Health has singular expertise in behavioral health conditions and comprehensive care settings. Whether it involves the planning, development and implementation of a new behavioral health service line, or the successful management of an existing behavioral health service, Horizon Health has extensive expertise in successfully addressing concerns unique to hospital-based programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• 8-10 years of marketing experience in healthcare

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.