Admissions Coordinator

AdamsPlace; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid Time off

401(k) with company match

Job summary

National HealthCare Corporation seeks an Admissions Coordinator/Director to manage the admissions process, assess patient needs, and coordinate with social services, nursing, and bookkeeping to ensure smooth transitions into care. The role includes communicating with families, handling inquiries, and supporting crisis management within a hospital or center setting.

Daily responsibilities include collaborating with care teams, performing needs assessments, and maintaining community partnerships.

Qualifications

• Experience in a medical setting or knowledge of medical case management.
• Ability to work across multiple web-based platforms with strong computer skills.
• Knowledge of funding resources such as Medicare/Medicaid and managed care is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate admissions to the center by handling inquiries by phone or in person and conduct needs assessments.
• Support patients and families to adjust to center life and manage crises related to illness or disability.
• Participate in in-service training and maintain contacts with community agencies.
• Alert the Social Work Services Director or Administrator to identified admissions needs.

Skills

Medical setting

Web platforms

Insurance authorization

Independent work

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job 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

Ideal Candidate Will have

• 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 ishighly preferred.
• Ability to work independently
• Superior organization and multitasking skills
• Insurance authorization experience preferred
• Medical knowledge and terminology preferred
• Ability to interact in person with potential admissions in a hospital settingin a professional and empathetic manner.
• Bachelor's degree preferredbut notrequiredfrom an accredited college or university.
• Strong teamplayer mindset.

Benefits

• 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.

If you are interested in working for a leader in senior care and share NHC's values of honesty and integrity,

We look forward to talking with you!! EOE