Director of Business Development Hospice

We are hiring for a Director of Business Development

At LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve-it truly is all about helping people.

We strive to offer benefits that reward the whole you!

• employee wellness programs
• flexibility for true work-life balance
• holidays & paid time off
• continuing education & career growth opportunities
• company-wide support & resources to help you achieve your goals

Take your career to a new level of caring. Apply today!

• Achievement of annual location admit and census budgets.
• Successfully executes a weekly, monthly, and quarterly strategy to increase market share through key account development including prospecting|diversification and call frequency|routing. Plans activity to maximize territory coverage of both existing and prospective accounts.
• Responsible for executing effective sales calls that identify and meet the needs of the referral community and clearly communicate the features and benefits of the LHC Group. These include pre and post call planning, establishing rapport, effective questioning skills, proposing solutions, handling objections and closing.
• Works closely with the DON|Branch Manager to drive a vision of growth by focusing every team member on the needs and expectations of the referral community and patients.
• Responsible for all sales administration duties including, but not limited to, CRM compliance, expense reports, payroll time sheets, medical director time sheets, strategic territory planner, PTO requests, paperwork (485) delivery or pick-up when needed, and e-mail correspondence.
• Responsible for being a good steward of the company''s financial resources by projecting a return on monies spent and managing to a marketing expense budget of 5%.
• Knows the features and benefits of the services provided by LHC Group. Is able to articulate competitive advantages, specialty programs, and Medicare guidelines. Educates the medical community about the services of our organization through effective sales calls and in-services with the appropriate tools and literature.
• Provide leadership and accountability by coaching, developing and retaining a high performing sales team.
• Demonstrate consistency in achieving both admit and census goals by monitoring and assessing the progress and development of each Patient Care Representative|Territory. Prompt attention and action to any gap in performance to budgeted expectations and barriers related to these gaps.
• Compile, communicate and execute best practices in the field. Help develop new ideas, protocols and efficiencies for maximizing marketing resources to grow market share.
• Develop a collaborative partnership with the Operation Leadership team. Create and support a shared vision for growth between Sales and Operations.

• Formal Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: 3 years
• Two to three years of prior successful Hospice sales experience preferred.
• Excellent presentation, negotiation and relationship-building skills preferred.
• Must have strong computer skills to meet Microsoft Outlook and CRM software requirements.
• Must have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision and be self motivated.
• Demonstrates the ability to coach and develop PCRs, and communicates effectively with branch and clinical staff to foster a growth environment.