Assistant Director of Business Development

About the role

Join our team if you have a desire to work in an engaging environment with a team of professionals dedicated to providing help and hope to individuals and families for the achievement of improving their mental health. Help, providing a safe, nurturing environment while they are with us. Hope, by providing options for continued improvement when they leave this environment. Brentwood Hospital is a 260-bed psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment facility located in Shreveport, Louisiana. Brentwood has served Louisiana, East Texas and South Arkansas for more than 45 years. We provide quality services to children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. We help individuals and families achieve optimal mental health, resulting in improved quality of life. A dedicated professional team provides individualized treatment, meeting the personal needs of our patients in a safe and nurturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Works with the facility Director of Business Development to oversee the Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service activities within the Business Development Department.
• Responsible for achieving the desired utilization of the organization’s continuum of care through the effective application of marketing principles and methods.
• As a member of the facility business development team, actively involved in discussions related to a wide variety of departmental issues including, but not limited to, strategic planning, potential growth opportunities, future projects, changing in programing/protocols, recruitment and retention.
• Responsible for assisting the Director of Business Development in developing and implementing the facility’s strategic marketing plan, enhancing the facility’s brand/image, coordinating sales and business development activities and maintaining an active and productive working relationship with internal departments and communicates issues or potential problems proactively, especially with the CEO, Director of Business Development, and Director of Admissions/Intake.
• Hours are based on departmental and facility needs and may include day, evening and weekend hours, as directed by the CEO/Managing Director and Director of Business Development.
• Strategically analyzes and designates target markets for account managers and territory/account assignments, taking into account the strengths and weaknesses of each account manager.
• Insures that expertise and personal styles of team members are insightfully matched to prospective referral sources.
• Develops and maintains comprehensive knowledge of each of the facility’s programs and services, including Inpatient, Residential and Outpatient programs; the assessment process and transportation services.