Community Liaison

The Carolina Center; Greer (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Stock plan

Paid time off

Job summary

The Carolina Center for Behavioral Health seeks a Community Liaison to join our Upstate SC team. The role bridges the facility, community, and referring agencies, applying ethical marketing and sales to generate demand for services.

You will work with the Director of Business Development to implement strategic plans, manage your territory and accounts, and travel as needed to build relationships with referral sources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or related field required; experience may be substituted.
• Three years minimum documented experience in referral development, account management, sales growth, and physician relationships preferred.
• Must possess a valid Driver's License.
• Knowledge of Upstate SC behavioral health marketplace, insurance plans, target markets and referral sources preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; willingness to travel, including overnight travel.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison between the facility, the community, and referring agencies.
• Develop and implement the facility’s strategic sales plan and business development goals.
• Represent the facility publicly and maintain its brand/image within the community.
• Travel to visit referral sources and accounts as required.

Skills

Marketing experience

Sales experience

Communication skills

Driver’s license

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

Join Us Now!

The Carolina Center for Behavioral Health is currently looking for a Community Liasion based out of Upstate SC to join our team of dedicated professionals.

Who We Are

The Carolina Center for Behavioral Healthis a 156-bed private behavioral health system located on 13 acres in the Greenville, South Carolina Area. Specializing in psychiatric programs and substance abuse treatments such as detox and rehab, The Carolina Center serves Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, and areas throughout South Carolina and western North Carolina. Programs are available at various levels of care to accommodate the severity of every patient’s condition: inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient treatment. To learn more visit: https://thecarolinacenter.com/.

Who You Are

It’s the opportunity to make a difference that drives you. It's taking the time to really listen to a patient so you can do your best to help. It's the camaraderie among professionals who push you further than you ever thought you could go. You are as equally diligent and attentive during quiet times as you are in a crisis situation. You are a highly empathetic individual with a high level of emotional and social intelligence. Your satisfaction comes from a patient’s noticeable progress or a sincere word of thanks from your patient's family. It's these experiences that solidify your dedication to helping others.

Summary of Job Duties:

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 represents a positive and professional public image of the facility within the community. The Account Manager 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 Community Liaison must be able to demonstrate tact, resourcefulness, patience and dedication in a fast-paced environment. Hours are based on departmental and facility needs and may include day, evening and weekend hours, as directed by the Director of Business Development.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Effectively demonstrate and implement Sales Excellence and Service Recovery standards
• Acts as liason 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
• 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.
• Facilitates positive, timely, and accurate communication. Encourages cooperation andutilizes problem-solving skills to build and secure relationships among the facility, the
  referral source, the patient, their family and the community
• Develops and maintains comprehensive knowledge of each of the facility’s programs and services, including Inpatient, Residential and Outpatient programs, the assessment process, and transportation services

Benefit Highlights:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Career development opportunities
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Generous Paid Time Off

Qualifications

Requirements

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. Bachelors Degree or equivalent preferred.

Additional Requirements:Must posess a valid Driver's License. Prefer knowledge of the Upstate of SC behavioral health marketplace, insurance plans, target markets and referral sources, psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment, and age-specific programming. Must possess demonstrated business development concepts, sales abilities, competency in computer usage, and excellent written and oral communicaton skills; knowledge of and skills in application of marketing and sales principals; creativity and flexibility; skills in data collection analysis and interpretation; record of adherance to deadlines; customer service skills; willingness to travel, including overnight travel as required.

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT:

Computer and software programs. Copy machine. Telephone and paging system. Policies, procedures, plans and program manuals.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body; be able to reach overhead; be able to work in various positions, including stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling and squatting for extended periods of time; be able to lift, pull and push materials and equipment to complete assigned job tasks; and be able to frequently lift 50-100 pounds of weight throughout the assigned workday.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: The Carolina Center for Behavioral Health is committed to the principle of Equal Employment Opportunity for all employees and applicants. It is our policy to ensure that both current and prospective employees are afforded equal employment opportunity without consideration of race, religious creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation or, disability in accordance with local, state and federal laws.