Physician Liaison | 40 hours per week (Exempt) | Medical Staff Development

Minimum Hiring Wage:

From $61,526.40 a year

Job Details:

Scheduled Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Occasional Weekend Shifts

Responsible for strategically planning and implementing outreach efforts focusing on physicians, community groups, and other potential referral sources in the health system's target markets. Primarily focuses on developing and improving health system referral relationships with physicians in the service area, with the goal of increasing the selection of Great River Health System (GRHS) facilities for inpatient and outpatient services as well as Great River Clinic specialties and sub-specialties by physicians who utilize the GRHS facilities and those who also select non-GRHS facilities. Also responsible for establishing, building and maintaining strategic relationships between physicians and their office staff and hospital administration. Responsible for promoting and marketing GRHS programs and services to physicians and their office staff. Timely identification and resolution of issues that affect our Medical Staff and the effective delivery of health care. Executes initiatives related to increasing loyalty and preference to GRHS among internal and external provider referral sources. Responsible for ensuring great provider relations from hire to separation and successful provider retention within the health system.

What you will do

• Working with strategically identified physicians in an effort to enhance patient care by ensuring effective communication as well as to facilitate introductions to physicians and/or health system programs and services. Successful in securing face-to-face meetings with physicians or key decision-makers in practices.
• Implementing strategic physician marketing plans and strategies, understanding profitability, setting and maintaining appropriate tracking mechanisms and demonstrating positive ROI.
• Persistence in overcoming objections, while identifying and following through with opportunities. Assisting with the development, distribution and communication of key information of health system. Articulates issues facing departments, which can impact marketability and have the ability to suggest potential solutions
• Establishing and maintaining ongoing communications with referring providers and/or their office staff, including routine follow-up visits, emails, and phone calls
• Identifying opportunities to support physician success and retention, collaborating with Human Resources to develop retention strategies and best practices. 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in Marketing, Business Administration, or Healthcare, or comparable, relevant experience Preferred
• 1-3 years experience working with physicians/providers, medical practice office staff, or other medical specialties Preferred

Benefits:

We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions, which includes:

• Competitive base pay

• Matching retirement programs

• Health, Dental and Vision plans

• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

• Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans

• Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D

• Paid time off (PTO)

• Education Assistance Program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee Referral Bonus Program

• Discounted cafeteria meals

• Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Service Recognition program  

• Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity

 

Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.