Hospice Community Liaison

Employment Type: Full-Time, Salaried
Compensation: DOE
Schedule: Monday–Friday, with flexibility as needed for referral meetings, community events, and business development activities
Territory: Sacramento and surrounding communities
Travel: Regular local travel throughout the assigned territory is required

About the Position

A1 Healthcare Home Health & Hospice is seeking a motivated, relationship-driven Hospice Community Liaison to join our growing team.

This position will play an important role in expanding our hospice presence throughout the Sacramento region and surrounding communities. The Community Liaison will be responsible for developing new referral relationships, maintaining existing accounts, educating healthcare professionals and community partners about hospice services, and working closely with our Intake, Admissions, and Clinical teams to support timely and appropriate patient referrals.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable working in the community, developing professional relationships, building a territory, and representing our organization with professionalism, compassion, integrity, and consistent follow-through.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in healthcare marketing, community outreach, business development, provider relations, or healthcare sales is strongly preferred.
• Hospice and/or home health marketing experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience developing healthcare referral accounts and maintaining professional relationships is preferred.
• General understanding of hospice services, healthcare referrals, and the continuum of care is preferred.
• Strong networking, communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with healthcare providers, facilities, and community organizations.
• Ability to independently manage and develop a field territory.
• Self-motivated and comfortable initiating contact with new referral sources.
• Excellent organizational, time-management, and follow-up skills.
• Professional appearance and demeanor when representing the organization in the community.
• Ability to communicate professionally and compassionately with patients, families, healthcare professionals, and community partners.
• Ability to work collaboratively with clinical and administrative teams.
• Basic computer proficiency and ability to maintain accurate records of outreach and referral activities.
• We are willing to train the right candidate who demonstrates strong communication, relationship-building, and business-development potential.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Marketing, Business, Communications, Public Relations, or a related field preferred.
• Relevant hospice, home health, healthcare, sales, marketing, or business-development experience may be considered in place of a college degree.

License & Transportation Requirements

• Valid California driver’s license required.
• Reliable personal transportation required.
• Current automobile insurance required.
• Must be willing and able to travel regularly throughout the assigned territory.
• Mileage reimbursement provided for approved business travel in accordance with company policy.

Territory & Service Area

This is primarily a field-based position focused on maintaining current referral relationships while developing new referral sources to support the continued growth of A1 Healthcare Home Health & Hospice.

The assigned territory will include Sacramento and surrounding communities based on agency needs and approved service areas.

Candidates must be comfortable with regular local travel and developing professional relationships across a broad geographic territory.

Preferred Candidate

We are especially interested in candidates who have:

• Previous hospice or home health marketing or business-development experience.
• Experience developing a healthcare territory or building professional accounts.
• An established professional network within Sacramento and surrounding healthcare communities.
• Existing relationships with hospitals, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), assisted living facilities (ALFs), RCFEs, physician offices, medical groups, case managers, social workers, or senior communities.
• Experience identifying and developing new referral sources.
• An understanding of professional and ethical healthcare marketing practices.
• Experience conducting presentations or educating healthcare professionals about healthcare services.

Candidates without direct hospice experience are encouraged to apply if they possess strong transferable skills and a willingness to learn.

What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, outgoing, dependable, professional, organized, and results-oriented, while maintaining a compassionate and ethical approach to hospice outreach.

We are looking for someone who can maintain existing relationships while also developing new referral opportunities, establishing new community partnerships, identifying opportunities for growth, and consistently following through with referral partners.

The successful candidate will understand that strong hospice business development is built on trust, responsiveness, education, professional relationships, and quality patient care.

Benefits

• Competitive salaried compensation, DOE
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Mileage reimbursement for approved business travel
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative work environment

Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and company policy.

Equal Employment Opportunity

A1 Healthcare Home Health & Hospice is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, experience, business needs, and other lawful considerations without discrimination based on any status protected by applicable federal or California law.

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person