Hospice Liaison in Rockford, Illinois at Northern Illinois Hospice

Make a Difference. Build Relationships. Grow Your Career.

Are you a driven healthcare professional who loves building connections and making a meaningful impact? Northern Illinois Hospice is looking for an exceptional Hospice Liaison to join our award-winning team and help patients and families access the compassionate hospice care they deserve.

Since 1979, Northern Illinois Hospice has been the region's trusted leader in hospice care. Our mission is simple: provide comfort, dignity, and peace to every patient and family we serve. When you become a Hospice Liaison, you join a collaborative, mission-driven team that values compassion, excellence, and community relationships.

A Day in the Life of a Hospice Liaison
As a Hospice Liaison, you'll spend your day building relationships with hospitals, physician practices, skilled nursing facilities, and healthcare providers throughout our service area. You'll educate professionals about hospice eligibility, benefits, and timely referrals while serving as a trusted resource for end-of-life care. Every conversation you have as a Hospice Liaison helps connect patients to the right hospice services at the right time.

Hospice Liaison Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain referral relationships with hospitals, facilities, physicians, and community providers.
• Promote Northern Illinois Hospice and increase awareness of hospice services.
• Educate healthcare professionals on hospice benefits, eligibility, and referral processes.
• Coordinate with admissions and clinical teams to support seamless patient transitions into hospice care.
• Conduct presentations, outreach visits, networking events, and in-service education programs.
• Identify referral opportunities and implement business development strategies.
• Represent Northern Illinois Hospice throughout the community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum two years of healthcare sales or marketing experience.
• Hospice or palliative care experience preferred.
• Nursing or social work background a plus.
• Strong presentation, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to confidently discuss hospice services with healthcare professionals.
• Excellent organization, time management, and customer service skills.

Schedule & Compensation

This full-time Hospice Liaison position offers a competitive salary of $79,000-$114,000, based on education and experience.

Expected Hours of Work: Full time, Monday – Friday,

Salary Description

We support our employees’ wellbeing and regularly benchmark with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. The expected base salary range for this role is $79,000 – $114,000. However, final base pay will be carefully determined based on several factors, including education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Additionally, this role may be eligible for other forms of compensation and benefits.

Benefits for the Hospice Liaison
Medical, dental, and vision coverage • HSA wellness account • Generous PTO • 401(k) with company match • Company-paid life, disability, and AD&D insurance

Ready to Apply?
Applying is fast and simple. Submit your application online and take the next step in your Hospice Liaison career today. Join Northern Illinois Hospice and be the liaison who makes a lasting difference - one relationship, one family, one moment at a time.

About Us:

Founded in 1979, Northern Illinois Hospice was created by the community to serve the community. As the region’s first hospice provider, we remain dedicated to delivering extraordinary care that brings comfort, dignity, and peace of mind to patients and families. Our team is made up of your neighbors—caring professionals who live here too—always ready to honor your needs and wishes with compassion and heart.

Northern Illinois Hospice is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Northern Illinois Hospice, we believe diversity makes us better.

Northern Illinois Hospice is a drug free workplace.