What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Liaison position at Havenwyck Hospital (UHS)?
HAVENWYCK HOSPITAL (a UHS facility)
Havenwyck Hospital s a Joint Commission-accredited and licensed psychiatric hospital, overlooking Lake Galloway in Auburn Hills, Michigan. We specialize in providing comprehensive, compassionate behavioral health services to children, adolescents and adults. It is the ultimate goal of our dedicated staff to build strength, confidence and knowledge within each patient, in hopes that they may continue learning and understanding their needs and practicing self-care for the rest of their lives.
For more information, please visit us at www.havenwyckhospital.com
Comprehensive benefits are offered, such as:
- Challenging and rewarding, team-based work environment
- Competitive Compensation
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
Universal Health Services (UHS)
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit .
What do our current employees value at UHS?
An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of working at Havenwyck Hospital/UHS is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career. There are very robust continuing education options and opportunities for leadership development with UHS. Supportive and responsive leadership. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
Havenwyck Hospital is seeking a dynamic and talented Community Liaison, to join our team of compassionate and dedicated clinical professionals.
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 the facility’s services through the effective application of ethical marketing principles and sales methods.
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 the implementing the facility’s strategic sales plan, enhancing the facility’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 directed by the Director of Business Development.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
Account Management -
- Acts as liaison between the facility and referral sources and implements service-oriented action plans responsive to referral source needs, serves as a resource and representative to the community and, conducts facility tours to key stakeholders.
- Builds and maintains positive and productive relationships with existing referral sources and shows ability to identify additional referral sources.
- Effectively maximizes field-based time while maintaining a daily average of 8 -10 individual, face-to-face contacts with assigned referral sources concerning facility programs, philosophies of treatment, and clinical outcomes and satisfaction data.
- Demonstrates skills in identifying and building a strategic sales plan for existing and potential referral sources within assigned territory and target markets; effectively incorporates relevant research findings in identifying contacts.
- Assesses, develops and implements sales activities, as approved by the Director of Business Development, to achieve maximum market penetration among assigned accounts and to identify potential accounts in targeted market segments.
- Daily monitors referral inquiries and admissions statistics. Conducts an ongoing analysis to insure appropriateness and effectiveness of weekly sales action plans.
- As required by Director of Business Development and facility needs, participate in off-hours sales and community activities.
Market/Program Knowledge -
- Develops and maintains comprehensive knowledge of each of the facility’s programs and services, including Inpatient, Residential and Outpatient programs; the assessment process and, transportation services.
- Develops and maintains a comprehensive knowledge of the facility’s admission criteria and exclusionary criteria as it applies to inpatient, residential and outpatient programs.
- Develops and maintains an understanding of voluntary and involuntary admissions status and the facility’s procedures regarding processing these admissions.
- Contributes to the analysis of facility’s competitors within the Michigan, including programs, bed availability, SWOT, go-to-market strategy and, parent company, if applicable.
- Contributes to the knowledge of the status of UHS-facilities within Michigan including programs, bed availability, SWOT, and go-to-market strategy.
- Develops and maintains relationships with key leadership and physicians at facility and includes them, as necessary, in sales activities and facility tours.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or related field required. Experience may be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in lieu of a degree.
- Prior marketing and/or sales experience within a behavioral healthcare setting preferred. Three years minimum documented experience in referral development, account management, sales growth, and physician relationships preferred.
- Must possess a valid Driver’s License.
- Prefer knowledge of the Michigan behavioral health marketplace, insurance plans, target markets and referral sources, psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment and, age-specific programming. Must possess demonstrated business development concepts, sales abilities, competency in computer usage, and excellent written and oral communication skills; knowledge of and skills in application of marketing and sales principles; creativity and flexibility; skills in data collection analysis and interpretation; record of adherence to deadlines; customer service skills; willingness to travel, including overnight travel as required.
Required Travel:
80-90% Local
EEO Statement
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.
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At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $77,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Given the hospitals being supported, the successful candidate will reside in the Metro Detroit territory. Please confirm whether you live w/in the Metro Detroit territory.
- Years of relevant experience in healthcare?
- The Account Manager is a "Staff Level" position. What is your salary expectation?
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $77,000