AAC Consultant

Job title

AAC Consultant (Augmentative and Alternative Communication Consultant) / Speech Language Pathologist

Reports to

Director of Marketing & Business Development

Supervises

None

Expectation of Work Hours/classification

Monday-Friday / Full Time Salary Exempt

Metrocare is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to join our team of AAC consultants. This position covers counties throughout the greater southern portion of the Dallas/Fort Worth region. This position offers a total compensation range (base salary and commission) of $85,00 to $120,000+ based on monthly units sold.

Job purpose

The primary function is to achieve Goals for Sales and Placements of Speech Generating Devices through Marketing, In-Services, Demonstrations, and Evaluations with Speech Language Pathologists (SLP) and other Health Care professionals, patients, and families while adhering to all company, accreditation, and HIPPAA rules and regulations.

General Expectations

• Regular, reliable, and predictable attendance
• Comply with all applicable company policies, procedures, and patient protocols. Comply with all current government regulations and professional standards respecting patient care.
• Develop and maintain working knowledge of current Speech Therapy products, and other services offered by the organization and all applicable insurance guidelines for coverage and reimbursement.

Duties and responsibilities

• Manage his/her territory to reach revenue and service goals set by company

• Maintain rapport with all referral sources, speech clinics and DME partners.

• Help with the processing of all orders in a timely manner with DME partners, speech clinics and MDs and help as needed

• Schedule and arrange delivery of devices in a timely manner as required.

• Assist with training of the DME partners to make sure they are knowledgeable with equipment and trained on delivery and setup

• Follow up with all patients delivered our product to make sure they understand the use of the product to enable them to give our organization a great reference

• Promote products and services to all referral sources in the community through ongoing and direct contact. Responsible to call and follow upon all major referral sources on an ongoing basis in person and no later than a month from last contact.

• Call Points include, but are not limited to:

• Speech Therapy Clinics

• School Systems

• Rehabilitation Facilities and Hospitals

• Home Health Care agencies

• Private Duty Nursing agencies

• SLP Programs (Universities)

• Advocacy Groups and Associations

• Responsible to be available to referral sources at any time

• Assist in training subsequent AAC Consultants as company grows

• Ability to report and work on all designated spreadsheets weekly to help maintain continuous flow of documentation and demonstrate referral management and partnerships and document in software systems as needed (Brightree/Sharepoint)

• 4 days per week spent in the field conducting marketing visits, providing education and in-services to referral sources, completing patient consultations, and delivering device trainings.

• 1 day per week dedicated to remote administrative tasks, documentation, and follow-up.

• Maintain and log 25-30 visits per week in the company's Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.

• Adhere to all documentation deadlines and maintain a steady, proactive pipeline of new AAC referrals.

• Other duties as needed