Admissions Coordinator

Nhccare; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Job summary

National HealthCare Corporation is seeking an Admissions Coordinator/Director to join the Social Services team. This role involves coordinating admissions, conducting needs assessments, and collaborating with social services, nursing, and bookkeeping to meet patient needs.

You'll work with patients and families empathetically to ease transitions, participate in training, and build community agency contacts. Full-time, Monday–Friday schedule.

Qualifications

• Experience in a medical setting or knowledge of the medical case management process.
• Ability to work in multiple web-based platforms; superior computer skills.
• Working knowledge of funding resources such as Medicare Part A, B, C, and D, Medicaid, Managed Care and other private insurances is highly preferred.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong teamplayer mindset and multitasking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate admissions to the center and handle inquiries (phone/in person).
• Conduct a needs assessment of the patient seeking admission and consider alternatives if needs cannot be met.
• Empathetically support patients and families toward adjustment to center life during illness or crises.
• Participate in-service training programs.
• Develop and maintain contacts with appropriate community agencies.
• Alert Social Work Services Director or Administrator of identified admissions needs.

Skills

Superior computer skills

Work independently

Team player

Organization

multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Description

Admissions Coordinator / Director

Heartland is looking for an Admissions Coordinator to join our Social Services team. Managing the emotional, financial, psychosocial, and medical aspects of an admission requires a solid knowledge of the center's responsibilities and the interrelation between social services, nursing, and bookkeeping.

Position Highlights:

• This position will be able to coordinate admissions to the center, including handling inquiries either over the phone or in person; and conduct a needs assessment of the patient seeking admission and consideration of alternatives, if centeris notable to meet a patient’s needs.
• Empathetically work with individual patients and families toward adjustment to center life and to crises of illness, disability, and death.
• Participate in-service training programs as applicable.
• Develop andmaintaincontactswithappropriate communityagencies.
• Alert the Social Work Services Director and/or Administrator of identified needs for the admissions function.

Work Schedule:Daily, Monday - Friday

Job Type: Full Time

• Experience in a medical setting orknowledge of the medical case management process,
• Ability to workinmultiple web- basedplatforms. Superior computer skills.
• A working knowledge of funding resources such as Medicare Part A, B, C, and D, Medicaid, ManagedCareand other private insurances is highly preferred.
• Ability to work independently
• Superior organization and multitasking skills
• Medical knowledge and terminology preferred
• Ability to interact in person with potential admissions in a hospital settingin a professional and empathetic manner.
• Bachelor's degreepreferred but notrequiredfrom an accredited college or university.
• Strong teamplayer mindset.
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time off
• 401(k) with generous company match

National HealthCare Corporation is recognized nationwide as an innovator in the delivery of quality long-term care. Our goal is to provide a full range of extended care services, designed to maximize the well-being and independence of patients of all ages. We are dedicated to meeting patient needs through an interdisciplinary approach combining compassionate care with cost-effective health care services.

We look forward to talking with you!! EOE

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