Admission Director

Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab; Shawnee (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Annual evaluations

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehab in Kansas is seeking an Admission Director to drive census and quality mix by guiding prospective patients and families, explaining admission policies, and coordinating with the administrator and department heads to market the facility. You will handle inquiries, tours, and financial arrangements to ensure smooth admissions.

The role requires presenting brochures on Medicare facts and room rates, ensuring paperwork is complete, and maintaining a professional

Qualifications

• College degree preferred.
• Sales experience in health care services desirable.
• Familiarity with long-term care and health care services useful.
• Presents professional image through appearance, behavior and speech.

Responsibilities

• Conduct the admission process of signing in and explaining admission policies to patients and families; ensure a smooth transition and complete paperwork.
• Ensure financial verification is accurate and complete before admission to reduce accounts receivable.
• Handle walk-in or telephone inquiries, invite referral sources, conduct tours, and provide brochures on Medicare facts and room rates.

Skills

Sales experience

Long-term care familiarity

Professional image

Education

College degree preferred

Job description

As the Admission Director you are responsible for developing census and quality mix by providing prospective patients and/or responsible parties with appropriate information and assistance to the nursing center. In addition, you will collaborate with the administrator and other department heads to create and conduct purposeful marketing for the facility.

GENERAL DUTIES

• Conduct the admission process of signing in and explaining admission policies to patients and their families. Ensures a smooth transition is achieved and that all paperwork is complete upon admission. Emphasizes financial arrangements and responsibilities.
• Ensure financial verification is accurate and complete before the patient is admitted to the Facility thus assisting in reducing accounts receivable.
• Handle walk-in or telephone inquiries and invites referral source to nursing center; follows-up on inquiries by conducting tours of the center, completing inquiry electronic system for admissions, and providing patient’s family with brochures about nursing homes, Medicare facts, and room rates.

Qualifications

• College degree preferred.
• Sales experience, particularly in health care services, products or pharmaceuticals is desirable.
• Familiarity with long-term care and/or health care services are useful.
• Presents professional image through appearance, behavior and speech.

401K

• Annual evaluations
• Dental insurance
• Employee appreciation events
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance