[Hiring] Community Liaison @UHS

Role Description

This position will cover North Carolina and Ohio! Applicants must live in Charlottesville or Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area.

The Community Liaison directly serves as the liaison between the facility, the community, and referring agencies. The Community Liaison is directly responsible for creating demand for Cumberland Hospital’s services through the effective application of ethical marketing principles and sales methods. The Community Liaison provides community education on the mission and goals of Cumberland Hospital by utilizing professional account management skills.

In collaboration with the Director of Business Development and Business Development Team, the Community Liaison presents a positive and professional public image of the facility within the community.

The Community Liaison is responsible for implementing Cumberland Hospital’s strategic sales plan, enhancing Cumberland Hospital’s brand/image, effectively managing their assigned territory and accounts, and works to achieve departmental and facility business development goals. The Community Liaison must be able to demonstrate tact, resourcefulness, patience, and dedication in a fast-paced environment.

Hours are based on departmental and facility needs and may include day, evening, and weekend hours as well as overnight travel as directed by the Director of Business Development.

Qualifications

• Requires excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate clearly and professionally both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Requires the ability to think quickly in times of stress or crisis.
• Skills in public speaking and problem solving.
• First-class customer service skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Public Relations/Business/Counseling, or a social science related field (minimum).
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) preferred.
• 2+ years in a related healthcare field; medical and psychiatric health care marketing experience preferred.
• Five or more years of experience may be substituted for educational requirement.

Requirements

• Knowledge of and adherence to company safety practices.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and maintain a good driving record (terms vary depending on state).
• Must be able to operate a computer and review reports containing data with small print.
• To read and write proficiently in English.
• Must be able to speak clearly; hearing and vision must be sufficient to perform the essential job functions.
• Must be able to travel daily (depending on assigned territory) via various methods of transportation (airplane, car, bus, metro, etc.) sitting for long periods of time.
• Overnight travel up to 50% may be required.
• Must be able to occasionally lift 30 pounds and carry small objects.
• Incumbent will be standing, walking, or driving 75% of the time.

Company Description

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

At UHS and all subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates with matching skillset and experience with the best possible career at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by contacting us at: uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.