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Job Description

Job Description

JOIN US IN MAKING THE MOST OF EVERY DAY!

Hospice of The Western Reserve operates in celebration of the individual worth of each life, we strive to relieve suffering, enhance comfort, promote quality of life, foster choice in end-of-life care and support effective grieving.

WHY US?

We believe that our success starts with our greatest asset : OUR EMPLOYEES!

We live our shared core values in everything we do :

COMPASSION. EXCELLENCE. EQUALITY. INTEGRITY. SERVICE. STEWARDSHIP .

We have a passion for purpose driven work! Do you?

JOIN OUR FAMILY!

Coordinates comprehensive continuum of outreach services to professionals and community. Facilitates appropriate referrals to help grow census, increase length of stay and enhance the quality of care via effective communications with referrers. Assures that marketing programs and activities are appropriately integrated into the strategic marketing plan.

WHAT YOU WILL DO :

• Provides input and collaborates with the Director of Provider Relations to develop and implement the strategic marketing plan; establishes plan goals and measurable objectives that directly impact census; develops action plans for underserved or unserved populations that could benefit from hospice care and Navigator services; evaluates plans and outreach programs and activities on an ongoing basis.
• Creates effective, ongoing relationships with various professional referring sources and community agencies, including physicians and their nursing staffs, discharge planners in hospitals, managed care organizations, social services and nursing administration, staff of alternative homes, home health agencies, HMO contracted groups and other organizations; promotes understanding and increased utilization of agency services.
• Evaluates and monitors referrals, admissions and ALOS history and other related marketing and referral data for all referring sources; assures accurate and timely quantitative documentation of marketing and referral activities; tracks data, and reports on overall effectiveness of outreach in impacting growth.
• Represents agency at appropriate community and professional meetings; serves as liaison to groups and community organizations through networking, speaking engagements, health fair participation and committee work; initiates and maintains liaison relationships, contracting, and education with inpatient facilities serving agency patients.
• Participates in the Quality Assurance / Utilization Review process on an ongoing basis; provides input to and completes follow-up with professional referral sources on quality concerns, FEHC surveys, and service needs.
• Assists in planning, implementing and / or presenting educational programming and events for physicians and other allied health professionals; provides internal education related to effective communication with professional referral source; participates with team members in developing new and / or enhancing existing end-of-life topic presentations for professional communities.
• Participates on agency committees; performs additional duties as assigned.

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NOTE : The responsibilities of this position are described above, and they may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodations or other reasons. Also, this description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

Applicants who may need reasonable accommodations to complete the application process may contact :

Careers at Hospice of the Western Reserve

17876 St. Clair Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44114

216.383.2222 or

Hospice of the Western Reserve is an Equal Opportunity Employer - we recognize that diverse teams make the strongest teams, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.