Healthcare Physician Relations & Referral Development Specialist – In Person

Altura Medical Group
Danbury, Connecticut
Part-Time | 20 Hours per Week | IN-PERSON & COMMUNITY-BASED POSITION

Healthcare Relationship-Building in the Greater Danbury Community

Altura Medical Group is seeking an experienced, personable, and highly motivated Healthcare Physician Relations & Referral Development Specialist to strengthen our relationships with physicians, medical practices, healthcare organizations, and community partners throughout Greater Danbury, Connecticut.

This is a local, in-person position. It is not a remote role. Candidates must currently live within commuting distance of Danbury, Connecticut, and be available for regular local physician-office visits, community meetings, and events.

The right candidate will enjoy getting out into the community, visiting medical offices, meeting healthcare professionals, developing referral relationships, attending local events, and representing Altura Medical Group throughout the Greater Danbury area.

We are looking for someone with professional healthcare outreach, physician relations, referral development, healthcare marketing, or medical business development experience who understands how relationships contribute to the growth of a medical practice.

What You'll Do

Your primary focus will be developing and maintaining professional relationships that increase awareness of Altura Medical Group and strengthen our local referral network.

Responsibilities include:

• Visit physician offices, healthcare practices, and other referral sources throughout Greater Danbury

• Introduce Altura Medical Group and its services to potential referral partners

• Develop and maintain relationships with physicians, practice managers, healthcare professionals, and community organizations

• Conduct outreach by phone, email, and in-person visits

• Follow up consistently with existing and prospective referral partners

• Identify new referral and partnership opportunities

• Represent Altura at community meetings, healthcare events, and local networking opportunities

• Assist with physician and community outreach campaigns

• Coordinate educational materials and information for referral partners

• Maintain organized records of outreach activities, contacts, and follow-up

• Track referral development and outreach activity

• Help coordinate community education and outreach events

• Support outreach surrounding Altura Medical Group initiatives and events

• Communicate regularly with leadership regarding outreach activity, opportunities, and feedback from the community

This Position Is a Good Fit If You...

Enjoy meeting people, developing relationships, networking, and being out in the community rather than spending your entire workday behind a desk.

You should be comfortable walking into a physician's office, introducing yourself professionally, explaining our services, developing relationships with office staff and providers, and following up consistently.

You should also enjoy identifying opportunities to connect people and organizations with healthcare services that may benefit their patients or communities.

Required Qualifications

• Must currently live within commuting distance of Danbury, Connecticut

• Must be available to work in person and conduct regular local physician-office and community visits

• Minimum 1–2 years of professional experience in healthcare physician relations, referral development, medical business development, healthcare outreach, healthcare marketing, provider relations, or a closely related role

• Experience developing professional relationships within healthcare

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Professional presence and ability to comfortably represent a medical organization

• Comfortable visiting physician offices and healthcare organizations in person

• Comfortable conducting outreach by phone and email

• Strong organizational and follow-up skills

• Self-directed and able to manage outreach activities independently

• Ability to maintain and track professional contacts and follow-up activities

• Valid driver's license

• Reliable vehicle

• Ability and willingness to travel locally throughout Greater Danbury

Preferred Experience

We are particularly interested in candidates with previous experience in:

• Physician relations

• Medical practice business development

• Healthcare referral development

• Provider relations

• Hospital or medical group outreach

• Behavioral health outreach

• Healthcare marketing

• Medical sales or healthcare relationship management

• Community partnerships within healthcare

Familiarity with the Greater Danbury healthcare and business community is highly valued.

Schedule

This is a part-time position of approximately 20 hours per week.

The role includes a combination of:

• In-person work at our Danbury office

• Local physician and medical practice visits

• Community meetings

• Networking and outreach activities

• Local healthcare and community events

This position cannot be performed remotely.

Specific days and hours can be discussed during the interview process.

Why Join Altura?

You will join a growing multispecialty medical organization while having the support and resources needed to focus on what you do best: building relationships and connecting our practice with the healthcare community.

We offer:

• Part-time schedule

• Direct collaboration with practice leadership

• Autonomy in managing local outreach activities

• Opportunity to develop strong relationships throughout the Greater Danbury healthcare community

• Exposure to multiple areas of healthcare

• Professional networking opportunities

• Opportunity for the position to grow as Altura Medical Group expands

• Ability to make a visible impact on the growth and community presence of the organization

About Altura Medical Group

Altura Medical Group is a growing multispecialty medical practice in Danbury, Connecticut, focused on providing integrated healthcare services to the community.

As we expand, we are strengthening our relationships with physicians, healthcare practices, community organizations, and other local partners throughout Greater Danbury.

We are looking for an experienced professional who enjoys healthcare relationship-building, physician outreach, and referral development and wants to become a recognizable representative of Altura within our local healthcare community.

This is an in-person, community-based position in Danbury, Connecticut. Applicants must be able to work locally and regularly travel throughout the Greater Danbury area.

Required Application Screening Question

Are you currently located within commuting distance of Danbury, Connecticut, and available to work in person and conduct local physician-office visits?

Yes / No

Candidates who select No will not meet the location requirements for this position.

To apply: Please submit your resume and a brief description of your previous experience in healthcare outreach, physician relations, referral development, or healthcare business development.