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Placement Specialist Overview. Are you looking for a role where you can be an independent worker, do meaningful work, contribute to team process, genuinely feel productive, and feel heard? If so, our Placement Specialist position at Keypath may be the next step in your career path. At Keypath Education, our goal is to facilitate a student experience that best prepares students to enter their future career field with confidence. One of the ways we foster this experience is by providing placement services to students. As one of our Placement Team Members, you will assist students in achieving their dreams of being future leaders in their field. Talk about meaningful work! What you’ll be doing as a Placement Specialist: As a Placement Specialist you will spend your day forming relationships with the clinical placement sites where students can acquire hands-on learning in their field. This role is a hybrid between sales and customer service; Specialists will be responsible for introducing themselves to prospective providers and securing agreement to work with our students, while also providing quality follow-up to ensure a relationship that extends beyond the first placement. The goal is to ensure that each site is more than just a number and is, in fact, a mutually respected, cultivated relationship that continues to yield a quality student experience. Keeping this process personal grows the University's brand by sending prepared and engaged students to sites across the country. Our priority is always on the relationships built at the student, site, and university level.
Job Responsibility:
Build partnerships with hospitals, community facilities/clinics and other agency sites for students to complete their clinical rotations
Develop leads for possible partnerships with healthcare agencies by identifying suitable clinical sites, negotiating placement agreements, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards
Manage relationships with existing clinical agency partners to ensure successful clinical experiences for all students
Match students and site in a timely manner to avoid any lapse or delays in class registration
Maintain complete knowledge and understanding of our Partners’ curriculum and programs and clearly explain these curricula and programs to clinical partners
Identify and assess concerns related to clinical experiences
facilitate appropriate intervention with Placement Coordinators, faculty, and Program Coordinators
Working with University Partners and legal teams to secure contracts with sites
Serve as role model for faculty, staff, and students in the areas of customer service, collaboration, communication, and general professionalism
Use relationship skills in situations requiring group problem solving, consensus building, and win-win negotiation
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree (or higher) preferred
commensurate experience (i.e., healthcare/placement) considered
3-5 years of successful demonstration of business development and/or sales competencies
Inside sales and/or sales support skills helpful
Solid knowledge of or experience working in healthcare field, directly with or for providers
Problem-solving and critical thinking skills
Willingness to collaborate to achieve goals
Ability to multi-task, organize, and attend to details
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Strong presentation skills with the ability to develop relationships via phone and in person
Self-motivated and able to work autonomously, reporting back to a team
What we offer:
Flexibility of remote, hybrid, and flexible work options
Competitive array of medical, vision, and dental insurance plans
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and various mental health and well-being support programs
Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs
401(k) retirement contributions and company matching