Account Executive
Posted Sep 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
Likely interview questions for this role
Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.
About your past
Tell me about a territory where you grew admissions. What did you do in the first 90 days?
What they are checking: Whether they have a repeatable approach to building referral volume, not just luck with an existing book of business.
Tell me about a time you lost a major referral source. What did you learn?
What they are checking: Whether they can reflect on losses honestly and adjust, rather than blame operations or the competition.
Walk me through how you plan a typical week of outside sales calls.
What they are checking: Whether they manage their own time and territory with intention when nobody is watching their schedule.
How do you handle coaching from a sales leader when you disagree with the strategy?
What they are checking: Whether they can take direction on the go-to-market strategy while raising concerns in a useful way.
What would you do
How would you explain the value of a clinical program to a discharge planner who already has a preferred agency?
What they are checking: Whether they can sell on outcomes and service gaps instead of pushing a brochure at a busy gatekeeper.
A physician's office says your agency was slow to start care on their last referral. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Whether they own service problems, work with operations to fix them and protect the relationship honestly.
How do you work with the clinical team when a referral comes in that may not be a fit for home health?
What they are checking: Whether they keep admissions appropriate and compliant instead of pushing every referral through to hit a number.
About the work
Who are the referral sources you would go after first for home health in a territory like Des Plaines or Palos Heights, and why?
What they are checking: Whether they understand which hospitals, physician groups and facilities actually drive home health admissions.
What numbers do you track each week to know if your territory is healthy?
What they are checking: Whether they manage with data like referrals, conversion to admission and source mix, as the posting emphasizes.
What do you know about the rules around marketing to referral sources in healthcare, like gifts or incentives?
What they are checking: Whether they understand anti-kickback limits that keep a healthcare sales rep and the company out of legal trouble.
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