Consultant - Rural Healthcare Business Development | Missouri

About the role

AVEM Health Partners is expanding its rural healthcare strategy into Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas and seeks an experienced rural healthcare consultant/business development professional with strong relationships across the Arkansas rural healthcare and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) community. The consultant will work on a part‑time, consulting basis, focusing on building meaningful relationships with rural hospitals and CAHs in Missouri.

Location: Missouri

Engagement: Consulting / Part‑time

Focus: Rural Healthcare, Critical Access Hospitals, Business Development, Strategic Partnerships

Responsibilities

• Identify rural hospitals and CAHs that may be appropriate for AVEM.
• Connect directly with hospital CEOs, administrators, board members, physicians, and other key decision‑makers.
• Facilitate 1–2 face‑to‑face meetings each month with rural hospital leadership.
• Introduce AVEM's capabilities and rural healthcare partnership model.
• Develop trusted, long‑term relationships with hospital leadership.
• Identify organizations considering strategic partnerships, management arrangements, affiliations, or other opportunities.
• Provide AVEM with relevant market intelligence and relationship insights.

Qualifications

• Established relationships with CAH and rural hospital leadership in Missouri.
• Direct access to CEOs, administrators, and other decision‑makers.
• Strong knowledge of the Missouri rural healthcare landscape.
• Credibility within the rural healthcare community.
• Excellent relationship‑building and communication skills.
• Ability to represent AVEM professionally and authentically.
• Experience focused on relationship creation rather than traditional research or report writing.