Admissions Coordinator, PRN

Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana (RHI); Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 38,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

The Admissions Coordinator at Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana (RHI) oversees the intake of inpatient referrals, ensuring complete biographical and financial data before admission. The role supports care coordination and ensures accurate information flows among the interdisciplinary team to initiate program services.

Responsibilities include managing admissions, obtaining necessary documentation, and guiding patients and families through service overview while aligning expectations with care

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Manages and assists with the Admissions office to facilitate intake of referrals to RHI Programs.
• Obtains applicable medical documentation as needed and reviews for completeness.
• Provides patient and/or family with overview of services and aligns expectations.
• Ensures all supporting documentation is uploaded into Cerner before admission.
• Communicates medical information to the physiatrist to facilitate admission and care continuity.

Skills

Insurance verification

Registration

Scheduling

Patient access

Clinical background

Interdepartmental coordination

Education

Bachelor/Associate degree in related field

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.