Business Development Representative

Bronson Behavioral Hospital•Battle Creek, MI

About The Position

Ready to turn your networking skills into life-changing opportunities? Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives while driving growth in a meaningful industry? Join our team as a Business Development Representative in the field of Behavioral Health. In this role, you’ll be the bridge between our services and the community—expanding lines of service as defined by management by developing and retaining referrals from physicians and other key non-physician referral sources. Your ability to build strong relationships will directly impact access to care for those who need it most. Bronson offers competitive pay and many other great benefits: Three Medical Plan Levels, Dental and Vision Insurance HSA with a Company Contribution FSA Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Basic Life/AD&D and Supplemental Life Insurance Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance 401k with a Company Match EAP (Employee Assistance Program) Employee Discount Program Vacation, Sick Time, Personal Days, and 8 Paid Holidays Tuition Reimbursement Access to continuing education credits at no cost to you Paid training and professional development

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related health or social services field preferred.
Two or more years’ experience in sales and/or marketing required.
Must have and maintain a valid driver's license, maintain automobile insurance coverage and have access to an automobile, where facility requires.

Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with hospital discharge planners, social workers, case managers, physicians and management, as well as provide education staff to generate referral sources.
Develop strong relationships with key referral sources.
Identify opportunities for partnering and growth.
Manage leads from referral sources and ensure efficient admissions process for clients.
Increase the number of referral sources within a facility such as with physician, social workers and discharge planners.
Coordinate with clinical assessment team on referrals for admission based on the services provided by the facility.
Educate patients, families, community and other referral sources on programs, services and amenities provided within facility.
Coordinate the completion of admission process and ensure appropriate resources are obtained.
Travel frequently within community, scheduling meetings and developing contacts/referral sources.
Document referral sources within appropriate contact management system.
Develop events and educational forums that demonstrate programs and provide an opportunity to identify potential referral sources.
Maintain existing referral relationships.
Utilize analytic tools, such as Salesforce, to effectively plan and evaluate activity to optimize results.
Represent facility in professional forums and communicate mission in all outreach interactions.
Create outreach initiatives that will regularly communicate facility mission with referral sources through phone, email, e-blast, written notes, events, networking and other professional activities.
Provide the facility or receiving team with appropriate information to facilitate admission when necessary.
Create outreach initiatives that will ensure regular communication with top referral sources through phone, email, e-blast, written notes, events, networking and other professional activities.