Home Care Liaison

Addus HomeCare; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Addus HomeCare in Abilene, TX is seeking an Account Executive to develop and maintain relationships with physicians, hospitals, and discharge planners to generate PCS Caregiver referrals. You will use sales and customer service skills to attract and maintain business relationships and travel to build a consistent source of referrals.

The role requires a minimum two years in healthcare sales/marketing, excellent communication, and willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years healthcare experience in a sales/marketing role.
• Non-degree candidates with supervisory experience in home health or related healthcare will be considered.
• Willing to travel.
• Ability to craft a marketing strategy for an assigned territory.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with physicians, hospitals, SNFs, discharge planners and case managers to generate referrals.
• Use sales and customer service skills to attract and maintain business relationships.
• Contact leads promptly and follow up weekly.
• Build connections with community, professional organizations, and clients to ensure a steady referral source.
• Conduct pre-discharge visits to determine client needs and discuss services.
• Lead informational meetings to explain personal Home Care Services to prospects.
• Initiate service agreements and manage documentation of marketing expenditures.
• Assist with public relations, speaking engagements, and co-marketing with healthcare professionals.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Computer literacy

Independent work

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Job description

PRIMARY FUNCTION

The primary function of the Account Executive is to develop and maintain relationships with physicians, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities management, discharge planners, and case managers to generate PCS Caregiver referrals.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Adheres to organizations policy and procedures
• acts as a role model within and outside the agency
• performs duties as workload necessitates
• maintains a positive and respectful attitude
• Communicates regularly with supervisor about department issues and keeps management advised of potential problems in all areas
• demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload
• Meets department productivity standards
• participates in working groups councils and committees
• accomplishes all tasks as appropriate
• recommends new approaches to affect ongoing continual improvements to policies procedures and documentation
• maintains compliance with federal and state regulations concerning employment
• participates in administrative staff meetings and attends other meetings and seminars
• create and conduct presentations using audio visual tools including PowerPoint
• consistently promotes the company's core values
• completes required compliance annual training

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION

• Educates physician offices slash groups, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities management, discharge planners and case managers on the benefits of personal Home Care Services
• use customer service and sales skills and knowledge to attract and maintain business relationships
• contacts all leads in a timely manner and follows up with leads on a weekly basis
• builds relationships with the community, professional organizations, customers and clients to build a consistent source of referrals
• conducts pre-discharge hospital or skilled nursing facility visits at the client’s request to determine need
• conducts informational meeting with prospective clients to understand their needs and inform them of personal Home Care Services
• responsible for initiating a service agreement with individuals coming on service
• responsible for maintaining and documenting marketing expenditures and submitting expense reports in a timely manner
• assist with public relations outreach through speaking engagements in services and other involvement in community organizations, trade shows and co-marketing with allied healthcare professionals
• ensure effective communication and collaboration with branch staff and field sales resources
• assist branch in timely processing of billing collections and documents all demographic and payor information

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to create a successful and meaningful marketing strategy for assigned territory
• Excellent interpersonal communication and time management skills
• Organized have a high work ethic and possess strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Computer literacy
• ability to work both independently and as a member of a team
• Non degree candidates with prior supervisory experience in home health, Hospice or other healthcare related industry will be considered
  1. Minimum two years healthcare experience in a sales marketing role preferably home health, Hospice or related industry
• Willing to travel

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
• exchange information and communicate verbally and by written word
• must be able to read write and comprehend English
• demonstrate active listening skills
• specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• endure long periods of driving
• ambulate on rough surfaces and climb stairs
• stand, walk and or sit for extended periods of time
• lift or move up to 50 lbs

Addus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Employee wellbeing is top priority at Addus Homecare, and we're thrilled to announce our recognition as the top healthcare company on Indeed's 2024 Top 100 Work Wellbeing Index. View the full rankings here: https://www.indeed.com/employers/work-wellbeing/work-wellbeing-100-ranking.