Partnership Liaison- Houston

United Surgical Partners International; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare's USPI centers are seeking a Partnership Liaison to build relationships with physicians, practice managers and schedulers to grow case volume and access. This role supports credentialing and onboarding and helps expand service lines in alignment with company priorities.

The position involves travel to market offices, presenting center capabilities, and driving provider engagement to improve access to procedural times while maintaining high ethical standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred.
• 2–5 years of experience in health system physician relations, pharmaceuticals, or medical devices.
• Exhibited success in a business development / sales role; strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Must be able to travel in market; Motor Vehicle Records check required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct in-person visits with key stakeholders at proceduralist offices to increase center selection.
• Identify trends in provider utilization and discuss dynamics behind facility selection.
• Coordinate with Operations to optimize block times and access to procedural time at the center.
• Conduct face-to-face sales meetings with clients to demonstrate center attributes and patient outcomes.
• Complete follow-up meetings to understand providers' needs and obstacles to growth.
• Prepare and present sales reports on case volume growth and opportunities.
• Document client engagement in the CRM daily and ensure timely follow-ups.
• Support service line expansion and extended hours initiatives as directed.

Skills

Business development

Sales experience

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Overview

Who We Are

We are a community built on care. Our caregivers and supporting staff extend compassion to those in need, helping to improve the health and well-being of those we serve, and provide comfort and healing. Your community is our community.

Our Story

We started out as a small operation in California. In May 1969, we acquired four hospitals, some additional care facilities and real estate for the future development of hospitals. Over the years, we've grown tremendously in size, scope and capability, building a home in new markets over time, and curating those homes to provide a compassionate environment for those entrusting us with their care.

We have a rich history at Tenet. There are so many stories of compassionate care; so many 'firsts' in terms of medical innovation; so many examples of enhancing healthcare delivery and shaping a business that is truly centered around patients and community need. Tenet and our predecessors have enabled us to touch many different elements of healthcare and make a difference in the lives of others.

Our Impact Today

Today, we are leading health system and services platform that continues to evolve in lockstep with community need. Tenet's operations include three businesses - our hospitals and physicians, USPI and Conifer Health Solutions.

Our impact spreads far and deep with 65 hospitals and approximately 510 outpatient centers and additional sites of care. We are differentiated by our top notch medical specialists and service lines that are tailored within each community we serve. The work Conifer is doing will help provide the foundation for better health for clients across the country, through the delivery of healthcare-focused revenue cycle management and value-based care solutions.

Together as an enterprise, we work to save lives and can accept nothing less than excellence from ourselves in service of our patients and their families, every day.

Job Summary

A Partnership Liaison is responsible for physician and practice outreach for internal physicians. In accordance with enterprise and local strategic priorities, this role will establish and foster relationships with physicians, practice managers and / or schedulers that best grow and develop USPI centers potential case volume and service lines. With the objective of increasing the selection of our centers by proceduralists, this role is primarily responsible for supporting credentialing and onboarding, facilitating increased access to procedural times, supporting service line expansion initiatives. All provider engagement, and work, to be done in accordance with the Company’s Standards of Conduct and policies and procedures, particularly those involving referral source arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning and conducting in-person visits, predominantly focused on key stakeholders at proceduralist physician offices to increase selection of centers to perform cases at. This role will receive ongoing guidance from Business Development leadership on providers of focus and productivity expectations.
• Identify trends in assigned providers’ utilization of the USPI center and facilitate discussions with the provider / practice to understand underlying dynamics, decision making behind facility selection, feedback etc.
• Coordinate with Operations team and provider / practice to optimize use of existing block times and increase the provider’s access to procedural time at the center
• Conduct face-to-face sales meetings with clients ensuring through understanding of the center’s attributes, specialty capabilities, processes as well as patient experience & safety outcomes
• Complete follow-up meetings with physicians, practice managers etc. to ensure thorough understanding of the physicians’ desires, needs and obstacles to growth to increase potential case volumes at USPI centers
• Communicate feedback from clients and partner with the appropriate facility resources to facilitate credentialing and onboarding of new physicians as well as resolve issues such that providers practice more at USPI centers
• Prepare and present sales reports, measuring case volume growth, identifying trends, lessons learned, opportunities and areas for improvement to achieve facility and / or market goals.
• Continuously modify and execute business development tactics to ensure optimal business outcomes, based on feedback from providers and facility leaders.
• Maintain latest knowledge of the market hospital, ambulatory surgery and provider landscape, in your defined market service area.
• Document all client engagement in a timely manner on a daily basis in the defined CRM tool, including outcomes and required follow-up.
• Support the implementation of service line expansion, extended hours, case cancellation recapture and other relevant initiatives, as directed by the Business Development and Operations Leadership.
• Perform all duties with consistently high ethical standards and strict adherence to company policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred

Minimum Experience

• At least 2-5 years of experience in a field related to health system physician relations, pharmaceuticals, or medical devices

Other Requirements

• Exhibited success in a business development / sales role
• Possess and demonstrate excellent organizational, interpersonal, facilitation, and communication skills
• Capacity to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to travel in market
  • Selected candidate will be required to pass a Motor Vehicle Records check.

Organization Description

Careers at Tenet

At Tenet Healthcare, the heart of what we do centers on caring with compassion, which ultimately creates a bond between our caregivers and patients. Everyone contributes to these moments, whether providing care directly or supporting those who do.

As an organization, we provide employees with resources, tools and support to serve our patients and customers in the best way possible. We also take care of one another, helping team members further develop their career pathways and maximize their potential.