What are the responsibilities and job description for the BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) - Full time position at Hartgrove Behavioral Health System?
Responsibilities
Hartgrove Behavioral Health System and Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital seek a dynamic
Business Development Representative (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)
In collaboration with the Director of Business Development, you will be responsible for creating demand for the facility’s services through the effective application of ethical marketing principles and sales methods. The Business Development Representative presents a positive and professional public image of the facilities within the community, assists in implementing the facility’s strategic sales plan, enhances the facility’s brand/image, effectively manages assigned territory and accounts in Illinois, and works to achieve departmental and facility business development goals.
Duties Include
Benefit Highlights
Qualifications
Education: A college degree (Master’s preferred) in a healthcare area, marketing, business administration, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Licensure: Must have a valid driver's license
Experience: Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in health care business development/marketing environment or pharmaceutical sales with measurable results. Knowledge of psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment principles preferred. Business management, public speaking, knowledge of market research and the greater Chicago healthcare community required.
Skills Set Requirements Include
Hartgrove Behavioral Health System and Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital seek a dynamic
Business Development Representative (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)
In collaboration with the Director of Business Development, you will be responsible for creating demand for the facility’s services through the effective application of ethical marketing principles and sales methods. The Business Development Representative presents a positive and professional public image of the facilities within the community, assists in implementing the facility’s strategic sales plan, enhances the facility’s brand/image, effectively manages assigned territory and accounts in Illinois, and works to achieve departmental and facility business development goals.
Duties Include
- Focusing on relationship building and new business development by maintaining or initiating contact with employees, community members, and clients.
- Growing patient census by consistently developing new referral sources, identifying referral source needs, and introducing services to meet those needs.
- Coordinating program-focused workshops, training programs, and seminars.
- Scheduling outreach meetings with local community resources and marketing the hospitals in luncheons, conferences, one-to-one meetings, as well as hosting special events, making presentations, calling on clients.
Benefit Highlights
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
- Competitive Compensation
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Free Basic Life Insurance
Qualifications
Education: A college degree (Master’s preferred) in a healthcare area, marketing, business administration, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Licensure: Must have a valid driver's license
Experience: Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in health care business development/marketing environment or pharmaceutical sales with measurable results. Knowledge of psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment principles preferred. Business management, public speaking, knowledge of market research and the greater Chicago healthcare community required.
Skills Set Requirements Include
- Customer relationship management – the ability to interview others, penetrate markets, and interface with key organizational leaders to obtain needed information to stay current on the addiction and mental health community needs.
- Conflict resolution – responsible for service recovery and identifying process challenges and using negotiation tactics to encourage resolution.
- Public speaking – concise public speaking skills to present at public and private meetings.
- Marketing – promotional skills to effectively share the Hospitals’ message with the local community using engagement and outreach skills and have the ability to connect with a variety of different personalities.
- Administrative skills – MS Office, Excel, CRM, and reliability to provide weekly reporting.
- Writing skills – expert business etiquette in responding to phone, email, and text communication with referral sources.
- The Business Development Representative must be able to demonstrate tact, resourcefulness, patience and dedication in a fast-paced environment.