Admissions Coordinator, PRN

RHI Rehab; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana is seeking an Admissions Coordinator to facilitate the intake of inpatient referrals and manage the biographical and financial data required for admission.

You will ensure accurate information is available for the interdisciplinary team and coordinate admissions and registrations in Cerner, supporting liaisons to optimize patient access and census development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Associate degree in a related field or equivalent certification or experience.
• Current Indiana license or certification if incumbent is clinical.
• Rehabilitation or healthcare admissions experience preferred.
• Experience with insurance verification, registration, scheduling, and patient access.
• Strong clinical background or certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and assist with all Admissions office tasks to facilitate intake of referrals.
• Arrange suitable admission accommodations based on medical needs.
• Support Clinical Liaisons for referral follow-up and census development.
• Communicate inpatient information to the physiatrist to facilitate admission.
• Ensure documentation uploaded into Cerner before admission.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor or Associate degree

Tools

Cerner

Job description

The Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana is located on the northwest side of Indianapolis. RHI provides quality service to those facing life-changing injuries or illness. Featured as the only Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model System in the state of Indiana as well as a CARF-certified rehabilitation center. We offer competitive compensation and benefits package, along with a 401k match and tuition reimbursement program.

Summary:

The Admissions Coordinator facilitates the intake of all inpatient referrals to RHI.

This individual designs, implements and monitors efficient methods of collecting biographical and financial data required for each patient prior to admission and reviews all initial referral evaluations. They assure that all interdisciplinary team members have accurate complete information on patient prior to admission in order to initiate program services.

Essential Functions:

Admissions

• Manages and assists with completion of all functions of the Admissions office to facilitate intake of referrals to RHI Programs.
• Arranges suitable accommodation for inpatient admissions in accordance with his/her medical needs.
• Supports the Clinical Liaisons to ensure efficient and accurate referral follow-up and data retrieval in support of the inpatient referral process and to ensure support of liaisons' business and census development activities.
• Communicates medical information on inpatients referred for inpatient services to the physiatrist to facilitate admission process and ensures continuity of medical care. Assures appropriate cases are identified and referred to Utilization Review in a timely and efficient manner. Assures information flow between the Care Coordination Team and Clinical Liaisons relative to needs for additional information for admission approvals.
• Other duties as assigned

Registration

• Accepts incoming Inpatient referrals, reviews for completeness, and communicates with referral source for corrections according to procedures.
• Obtains applicable medical documentation as needed.
• Provides patient and/or family with overview of services to be provided. Aligns customer expectations with service delivery considerations.
• Ensures all supporting documentation is uploaded into Cerner before admission.
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor or Associate degree in related field (Equivalent certification or experience considered)
• Current Valid Indiana license or certification if incumbent is clinical
• Rehabilitation experience and/or health care admissions experience preferred
• Strong clinical background and/or certification preferred
• Experience in a health care environment working with insurance verification, registration, scheduling, and/or patient access desired

Work Schedule: PRN Schedule (to be aligned with hiring manager).

The Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.