Responsibilities

• Determines primary decision makers and pro-actively builds positive, solid working relationships with members of the medical community and partners.
• Promotes and positions Hospice's patients care service through regular visits in a manner that illustrates and reflects the Hospice's quality of care and unique capabilities.
• Works to build the brand of the hospice as the preferred hospice provider in our service area to achieve and exceed agency goals for growth and census management.
• Makes regular, planned calls to secure new referrals, build census, and meet established goals on new and existing, referring physicians; facilities; case managers discharge planners and social workers in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities; and other health care providers.
• May help Hospice in determining patient eligibility, based on their hospice knowledge and training.
• Conducts initial meeting with the patient and family giving an overview of hospice service and philosophy and obtains consents for care.