Hospice Account Executive
Posted Sep 8, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about your experience selling hospice or home health services and how you grew admissions.
What they are checking: Whether they have a proven approach to building patient census in a medical sales territory.
Tell me about a time a family was hesitant about hospice. How did you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they handle emotional, sensitive conversations with empathy rather than a sales push.
How do you plan your week of outside sales calls?
What they are checking: Whether they manage time and territory with discipline when working independently.
What would you do
A physician says they prefer to wait before referring patients to hospice. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Whether they can educate on timely hospice benefits respectfully, without pressure or overreaching.
A referral source complains that a patient's family had a bad hospice experience with your team. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they listen, work with clinical leaders to fix it and protect trust honestly.
About the work
How is selling hospice different from selling home health?
What they are checking: Whether they understand hospice conversations involve end-of-life sensitivity, eligibility and family readiness.
Who would you target first for hospice referrals around Tinley Park, and why?
What they are checking: Whether they know physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities drive hospice referrals.
How would you explain hospice eligibility to a facility's staff without overstepping the clinical team?
What they are checking: Whether they know the clinical team determines eligibility and the rep's role is education and connection.
What do you know about the rules around marketing hospice services, including incentives to referral sources?
What they are checking: Whether they understand anti-kickback limits and compliance risks that are serious in hospice sales.
What metrics would you track to know your territory is growing?
What they are checking: Whether they use data like referrals, conversion and length of stay to guide their effort.
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