Responsibilities

• As a professional in public relations, you play an essential role in representing the agency to various parties, including physicians, hospitals, public health agencies, nurse associations, and medical societies.
• You conduct ongoing meetings with physicians, discharge planners, social workers, the community at large, senior ministries, and other healthcare professionals to monitor quality assurance issues.
• To keep people informed about topics such as our agency's services and Medicare guidelines, you provide education that is tailored to meet the needs of your audience.
• In addition, you research, design, and implement new programs and protocols to provide client services of higher quality, improve communication, and address any concerns or problems raised by clients, families, physicians, or other entities.
• You also participate in community education functions such as public speaking to civic and church groups in order to provide information on home health services that are available through Medicare.
• Each month, you take care to stay within your set budget and get anything approved by management that goes over.
• Using your exceptional public relations skills, you make calls to a variety of people and organizations in order to raise public awareness and provide education about our agency.
• You submit a weekly Community Education Pre-Plan each Monday as well as a Quarterly Action Plan and Prospect List two weeks prior to the upcoming quarter.
• In order to stay actively involved, you serve on at least two agency committees per year.
• When needed, you help out around our office and assist with orientation for new hires.

Requirements

• Degree in marketing, health, or a related discipline OR licensed as a medical professional
• 1+ years of experience in healthcare marketing, public relations, or a clinical practice
• Ability to effectively communicate with families, visitors, patients, and physicians as well as healthcare facilities and offices

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, 6 holidays off, paid time off (PTO) accrual, a 401(k), schedule flexibility, and life insurance.