Admissions Coordinator

Pay Range: $27.00 - $30.00 per hour, depending on experience.
Schedule: Full-time

General Purpose

The primary purpose of your job is to support facility operations by increasing the facility census.

Essential Duties

• Manage the admissions process efficiently to ensure a positive experience for residents, families and supporting staff.

• Planning, directing and monitoring the daily operations of the Admissions Department to ensure that budgeted resident census goals are met and that residents are admitted in a professional and efficient manner.

• Admits Patients to the health care facility.

• Screens patients by comparing patients' condition to admission criteria.

• Admits patients by completing admission and financial responsibility forms.

• Must have the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the Sales and Marketing department.

• Working collaboratively with leaders of other facility departments to ensure timely communication of appropriate information and to enhance the admissions experience of residents and their families.

• Confirms that all insurance benefit coverage meets standards of admissions.

• Coordination and arranging physical, social, emotional and support services requirements, including transportation.

• Obtain applicant information by requesting completed applications and medical information; verifying and clarifying information; interviewing patients and family members; explaining admission criteria.

• Maintains comprehensive understanding of facility services that can be provided to prospective residents and educates referral sources as appropriate.

• Oversees the patients bed assignments and completion of preminary paperwork for admissions.

• Obtain Applicant information by requesting complete applications and medical information; verifying and clarifying information; interviewing patients and family members; explaining admission criteria.

• Completes additional facility-specific ongoing tasks and projects as assigned by immediate supervisor

• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the facility

• Completes resident intake process.

Coordinates with Director of Nursing and/or Case Manager to assure appropriateness of facility admissions.

Maintains and communicates accurate record of bed availability

• Works to initiate, nurture and maintain contacts with physicians, social workers, and discharge planners as valued customers to maximize referrals and facilitate admissions;

• Must attend daily stand-up meetings.

• Be familiar with Standard Precautions, Exposure Control Plan, Fire Drill and Evacuation Procedures and know how to use the information

• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information.

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