Community Liaison

Deercreekseniorliving; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A senior living community in Tucson is seeking a Community Liaison to build positive relationships with customers and referral sources. The role involves negotiating service contracts with managed care organizations and ensuring maximum reimbursement. Ideal candidates will have strong relationship-building skills and a comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulations. This position provides a great opportunity to engage with the local community and enhance service offerings.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare marketing and understanding of referral sources.
• Ability to assist customers with accessing community resources.
• Proven ability to build relationships with payers and referral sources.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with customers and referral sources.
• Negotiate service contracts with managed care organizations and government agencies.
• Monitor and report on the effectiveness of marketing efforts.

Skills

Relationship building

Negotiation skills

Knowledge of healthcare regulations

Strategic planning

Job description

Community Liaison page is loaded## Community Liaisonlocations: Tucson, Arizonatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR58132**JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY**Responsible for establishing and maintaining positive relationships with customers and referral sources, responding to customer requests and concerns, and negotiating service contracts with managed care organizations, government agencies, and other payers.**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES**1. Adheres to all laws, statutes and regulations regarding anti-kickback, lawful marketing activities (gifts and services), patient solicitation, and accurate marketing materials.2. Ensures maximum third-party reimbursement through effective negotiation of service contracts with managed care organizations, government agencies, and other payers.3. Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with current and potential referral and payer sources.4. Builds and monitors community, customer, payer and patient perceptions of Organization’s Name as a high-quality provider of services.5. Assist in strategic planning including identifying opportunities for additional or improved services to address customer needs.6. Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of the Agency markets including government agencies, major payer groups, key referral sources, and competitor’s market positioning.7. Maintains comprehensive working knowledge in the field of marketing and shares information with appropriate organization personnel.8. Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of community resources and assists customers in accessing community resources should services not be provided by the Agency.9. Monitors and reports cost effectiveness of marketing efforts.The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.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.