Director of Hospital Partnerships

Agape Care Group•Overland Park, KS

10d

About The Position

The Director of Hospital Relationships is a strategic leader responsible for developing, strengthening, and expanding hospital partnerships that support organizational growth, patient access, and exceptional care transitions across the post-acute continuum. This role serves as a trusted liaison between the organization and hospital partners, building executive-level relationships while identifying opportunities to increase collaboration, referral partnerships, market presence, and long-term business value. The Director will develop and execute hospital partnership strategies, establish scalable processes and best practices, and collaborate cross-functionally with clinical, operations, sales, and leadership teams to ensure partnerships are aligned with organizational goals and the needs of patients, families, and healthcare providers. The role will proactively identify market opportunities, resolve partnership challenges, communicate organizational capabilities, and create meaningful alignment between hospital and hospice teams. Success in this role requires a strong understanding of the hospice and post-acute care continuum, demonstrated healthcare leadership experience, exceptional relationship-building skills, and the ability to translate partnerships into measurable growth and improved patient outcomes. The Director will monitor partnership performance, analyze key metrics, forecast market and referral trends, and provide leadership with actionable insights to inform strategic decisions and future growth. The ideal candidate is a mission-driven healthcare leader and strategic relationship builder who can establish credibility with hospital executives, physicians, case management teams, and clinical leaders while representing the organization with professionalism, compassion, and a commitment to delivering meaningful value to every partner and patient served.

Requirements

A heart to serve patients and families and a passion for providing the best possible care
Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree required
5 - 10 years of leadership experience in a health care setting or in sales/marketing with demonstrated knowledge of every aspect of the post-acute care model
Hospice experience required
Reliable transportation

Nice To Haves

Ability to establish credibility with hospital executives, physicians, case management teams, and clinical leaders

Responsibilities

Developing, strengthening, and expanding hospital partnerships
Serving as a trusted liaison between the organization and hospital partners
Building executive-level relationships
Identifying opportunities to increase collaboration, referral partnerships, market presence, and long-term business value
Developing and executing hospital partnership strategies
Establishing scalable processes and best practices
Collaborating cross-functionally with clinical, operations, sales, and leadership teams
Proactively identifying market opportunities
Resolving partnership challenges
Communicating organizational capabilities
Creating meaningful alignment between hospital and hospice teams
Monitoring partnership performance
Analyzing key metrics
Forecasting market and referral trends
Providing leadership with actionable insights