Admissions Coordinator

Select Specialty Hospital; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to $300/month bonus incentives

Extensive onboarding & training

Customized health insurance packages

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital - Nashville West is seeking an Admissions Coordinator to join our Critical Illness Recovery Hospital (LTACH). This full-time role supports referral intake, admission processing, and coordination with multiple teams to ensure a smooth patient transition.

You will verify benefits, coordinate with departments, and help prepare for day-of-admission, while upholding the patient-first approach in our post-ICU care setting.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in hospital/physician practice or insurance environment.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Manage referral intake and admission of all patients.
• Communicate with departments to prepare for admission.
• Lead conversion calls with Business Development team each morning.
• Verify Medicare benefits and secondary insurance plans for referred patients.
• Enter referral, admission, denial and conversion data in online systems.
• Ensure all deficiencies remain at 0% to keep the hospital financially viable.
• Coordinate equipment, medications and needs in the patient’s room.
• Give patient tours and obtain signed consent to treat forms.

Skills

Medical terminology

Customer service

Insurance verification

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Select Specialty Hospital - Nashville West

Critical Illness Recovery Hospital (LTACH)

Admissions Coordinator

• Pay Range: $24-$34 per hour depending on directly coorelated work experience with insurance verification / prior authorizations
• Up to $300/ month in bonus incentives
• Extensive onboarding & training program
• Customizable Health Insurance Packages

Select Specialty Hospital - Nashville West

Critical Illness Recovery Hospital (LTACH)

Admissions Coordinator

Full-time, General Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8-5 PM, On-Site

• Pay Range: $24-$34 per hour depending on directly coorelated work experience with insurance verification / prior authorizations
• Up to $300/ month in bonus incentives
• Extensive onboarding & training program
• Customizable Health Insurance Packages

Who We Are

Our hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives - and our team plays a central role in providing compassionate, excellent care every step of the way.

What An Admissions Coordinator Does

The Admissions Coordinator serves as a member of the Business Development Team through managing the referral intake and admission of all patients. You will stay in close communication with all departments to prepare for the day of admission.

A Day in the Life

You will be a champion of The Select Medical Way, which includes: putting the patient first, helping to improve quality of life for the community in which you live and work, developing and exploring new ideas, providing high-quality care and doing well by doing what is right.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Conversion Call with Business Development team each morning.
• Verify Medicare benefits and secondary/supplemental insurance plans of all referred patients as they arrive in Transitions of Care (TOC).
• Enter accurate referral, admission, denial and/or conversion data using various on-line programs and databases.
• Ensure all deficiencies remain at 0% to eliminate holds and keep the hospital financially viable.
• Communicate relevant data to clinical liaisons, case managers, prior authorization team, and physicians to help prepare for admission.
• Point of coordinator on day of admissions to guarantee that all equipment, medication and other necessities are present in the patient’s room.
• Physically admit patient. Then, give a tour of the facility. Finally, receive signed consent to treat forms and file.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a hospital, physician practice or insurance environment.
• Knowledge of Medical terminology.

Preferred skills that will make you a successful Admissions Coordinator:

• Direct experience in third party insurance verification and knowledge of how benefits under the Medicare program are applied.
• Previous experience as a customer service representative for a health insurance company or provider.
• Previous experience with obtaining prior authorizations.
• A High School Diploma or GED.