Community Liaison

JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for all aspects of organization marketing including, 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.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

- Directs all daily marketing operations including providing direct oversight of the establishment and implementation of marketing initiatives.

- Ensures maximum third party reimbursement through effective negotiation of service contracts with managed care organizations, government agencies, and other payers.

- Continuously conducts market assessments and develops a comprehensive marketing plan designed to meet budgetary volume projections.

- Works with the Director of Nursing to establish marketing techniques for specialty Clinical Programs.

- Employs marketing and promotional initiatives to achieve budgetary volume projections.

- Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with current and potential referral and payer sources.

- Builds and monitors community, customer, and payer and patient perceptions of Zion’s Way as a high quality provider of services.

- Provides leadership in strategic planning including identifying opportunities for additional or improved services to address customer needs.

- Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of PASCO/SW markets including government agencies, major payer groups, key referral sources, and competitor’s market positioning.

- Maintains comprehensive working knowledge in the field of marketing and shares information with appropriate organization personnel.

- Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of community resources and assists customers in accessing community resources should services not be provided by PASCO/SW.
The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the employee of this job.  The employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or related field preferred, but not required.

- Demonstrated ability to supervise and direct professional and administrative personnel.

- Ability to market aggressively and deal tactfully with customers and the community.

- Knowledge of corporate business management.

- Demonstrates good communications skills, negotiation skills, and public relations skills.

- Demonstrates autonomy, organization, assertiveness, flexibility and cooperation in performing job responsibilities.

Competitive Benefits; Medical, Vision, Dental , 401 (k), supplemental life insurance benefits.
Salary position $ $50,000.00-$90,000.00

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.