What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Care Business Development Manager position at Assisting Hands of Fort Lauderdale?
Description: This position builds relationships with other organizations that have the opportunity to refer clients to Assisting Hands®. This includes hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, and other organizations who may be releasing individuals back to their homes.
Reports To: Administrator
Qualifications:
At least 2 years experience in a healthcare environment in sales.
A solid reputation among peers and positive relationships with senior service professionals is a must.
General computer experience, such as Microsoft Office, is required.
Must be detail oriented, self-managing, and have excellent customer service skills.
Primary Duties:
- Meet with social workers, case managers and other professionals to inform them about our services.
- Attend networking meetings to develop business for Assisting Hands; may include participation on Boards, committees, or other community activities to enhance the company’s reputation and name awareness in the community.
- May visit clients who are hospitalized or inpatient in other facilities.
- Conduct appropriate follow up with referral sources including visits, e-mails or written correspondence.
- Exhibit at conferences, expos and vendor fairs.
- Identify new and innovative marketing and business development opportunities.
- Assist clients and their families with referrals to other needed services, including financial assistance such Medicaid Waiver, LTC Benefits, VA or other resources.
- Increase agency visibility online and through electronic communications and be able to demonstrate the increase through the use of system metrics
- Search for relevant material and write copy to post on Blogs, Facebook and other mainstream social media platforms
- Develop and maintain databases to include potential referral sources, prospective clients and former clients
- Assist in the creation of electronic newsletters and bulletins, including identifying relevant topics and finding and/or writing articles relating to the industry in order to draw traffic to the company sites
- Set up and send mass e-mails and electronic “e-blasts” to target populations
- Assist in follow-up from marketing events and activities via mail, e-mail and phone
- Maintain marketing database and complete marketing activity reports on a timely basis.
- Conduct telephone follow up of new and prospective clients.
- Participate in on call rotation
- Participate in new client intakes
- Provide information about Assisting Hands to prospective clients
- Assist in office as needed
Hours: Full time. Hours are flexible.
