At UP Health System - Portage, providing an excellent patient experience is at the heart of everything we do. This includes not only providing the highest quality patient care, but offering exemplary customer service by creating an environment that puts our patients at ease. We accomplish this by embodying a patient-centric culture while supporting positivity and the growth of our employees both professionally and personally. We are seeking an energetic and positive individual to be our Growth & Outreach Liaison This position reports to the Hospital CEO with a strong dotted line reporting relationship to the HSC Vice President Growth & Outreach. As the Growth & Outreach Liaison you will be responsible for strategically planning and implementing outreach efforts specifically with physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, other area hospitals, EMS and other potential referral sources within the hospital’s primary, secondary and tertiary service areas while maximizing referral and redirection opportunities for both inpatient and outpatient services. This position is focused on continuous improvements that result in improved experiences for both patients and providers within our facility. *Required Skills:* · Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. · Business Mathematical Skills -- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret graphs. · Moderate Computer Skills – Frequent use of electronic mail, word processing, data entry, spreadsheets, graphics, etc. Ability to create, maintain and incorporate simple functions into documents, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations to support business objectives. · Moderate Communication -- Regularly uses moderately complex oral and written skills. May train others in functional areas, interact with others and make presentations to department or middle management. · Routine Business Problems -- Problems encountered are routine, somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures. · Job Specific Impact -- Decisions generally affect own job or assigned functional area. · Moderate Independent Judgement -- Results are defined; sets personal goals and determines how to achieve re-sults with few or no guidelines to follow; supervisor/manager provides broad guidance and overall direction. · Project Planning/Organization -- Handle multiple projects simultaneously including task delegation, project over-sight, and resource allocation. **Position Requirements:** Bachelor’s degree required Minimum of 3 Years’ related experience such as medical and/or pharmaceutical sale experience preferred Annual influenza vaccination or declination required *Position Details:* 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week) Day shift Weekdays only **Job:** **Strategic Growth and Development* **Organization:** ** **Title:** *Growth and Outreach Liaison* **Location:** *Michigan-Hancock* **Requisition ID:** *7459-4592*