COMMUNITY LIAISON

Universal Health Services; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Behavioral Health System in Dover, Delaware, is seeking a Community Relations Liaison to develop and maintain long-term referral relationships that drive steady admissions and census objectives.

The role requires travel 90-95% of the time, serving primarily the Maryland/Delaware area, and involves engaging hospitals and referral sources to optimize care pathways.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Sales or a relevant field.
• Minimum three years in a medical or behavioral health setting preferred.
• Strong oral communication and presentation skills.
• Creativity in developing marketing methods to reach referral sources.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record and dependable transportation.
• Ability to travel 90-95% of the role.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a tracking system for admissions via professional referrals.
• Acknowledge admissions to referral sources and provide necessary information promptly; maintain communication logs.
• Address requests of referral sources, including admission procedures and program descriptions.
• Ensure timely delivery of discharge summaries to referral sources and maintain business development contacts.

Skills

Oral communication

Presentation skills

Creativity in marketing

Valid driver's license

Travel ability (90-95%)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Sales or a relevant field

Job description

Responsibilities

Job description

Community Relations Liaison - Delaware area

Dover Behavioral Health System is a 104-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in the beautiful Dover, Delaware area. Dover Behavioral Health System features individual units for adolescents and adults and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. On average, over 10,000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Dover Behavioral Health System. This opportunity offers working at a hospital known for its outstanding patient satisfaction, including ranking6thfor highest patient satisfaction in 2020 compared to over 200+ psychiatric hospitals. We attribute this success to our talented and dedicated staff. We are the best at what we do!

Dover Behavioral Health System is looking for qualified candidates for ourCommunity Relations Liaison position. The Community Liaison will assess the needs of patients, the community , and the hospital in order to develop and maintain a long-term referral relationship which will generate a continuous flow of admissions to meet hospital census objectives.Travel is required for 90-95% of the role. This role is operating primarily out of Maryland/Delaware area

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a tracking system for admissions via professional referrals.
• Acknowledge admissions to referral sources and provide necessary information promptly; maintain communication logs and distribute relevant information.
• Address specific requests and needs of referral sources, including admission procedures, program descriptions, and treatment plans.
• Ensure timely delivery of discharge summaries to referral sources; maintain communication with potential referral resources for business development.

About our parent company Universal Health Services (UHS)

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

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.

Notice

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ degree in Marketing, Sales or a relevant field
• A minimum of three years of experience working with/in the medical field (preferably in a behavioral health or mental health setting)
• Strong oral communication skills and an ability to communicate at a level appropriate to the audience, strong presentation skills
• Creativity in developing marketing methods to effectively deliver the service message to referral sources
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record and dependable transportation
• Ability to travel for 90-95% of the role