Admissions Coordinators

Ascent Healthcare Management; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Leadership support

Growth opportunities

Health, dental, vision, and PTO

Team-focused culture

Job summary

Ascent Healthcare Management in Western North Carolina is seeking Admissions Coordinators to join a high-energy, relationship-driven team serving Asheville, Brevard, Hendersonville, Rutherfordton, and beyond. The role focuses on driving census, coordinating admissions, and delivering outstanding customer service to residents, families, and facilities.

You will manage referrals, validate payor sources, and coordinate the admission journey with clinicians and facility leadership, ensuring smooth

Qualifications

• Experience in admissions, social services, marketing, case management, or healthcare preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive census with skill & strategy — build relationships with hospitals, physicians, case managers, and referral partners.
• Respond quickly and professionally to referrals; speed matters.
• Identify high-quality admissions that support clinical success and financial stability.
• Track trends, monitor daily census, and support facility growth goals.
• Coordinate the admission process from referral to arrival.
• Validate payor sources, benefits, authorizations, and financial accuracy.
• Review clinicals for safe, appropriate placement.
• Communicate with DON, Administrator, and interdisciplinary team for seamless transitions.
• Provide outstanding customer service to residents, families, and stakeholders.
• Lead facility tours and create a welcoming, trustworthy first impression.
• Serve as the go-to resource for questions and support during the admission journey.
• Manage a fast-moving workload with confidence and humor.
• Keep documentation accurate and compliant in PCC and other systems.
• Support marketing initiatives, internal events, and community presence.

Skills

Admissions experience

Relationship building

Communication

Multitasking

Customer service

Job description

Admissions Coordinators – Western North Carolina

SERVING ASHEVILLE, BREVARD, HENDERSONVILLE, RUTHERFORDTON, AND SOON TO BE SALIBSURY NC.

Ascent Healthcare Management

Are you a natural connector? A problem-solver with grit? Someone who can admit smart, build census, and laugh in the face of a challenge? If so......you’re our kind of people.

Ascent Healthcare Management is growing across Western North Carolina, and we are seeking a high-energy, relationship-driven Admissions Coordinators to join our team. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves people, and knows how to turn opportunities into results.

Position Summary

The Admissions Coordinator serves as the face of the facility, driving census through timely admissions, exceptional customer service, and strong relationship management with hospitals, families, referral sources, and the internal clinical team.

This role requires someone who can juggle moving parts, communicate clearly, and maintain a positive attitude, even when the day throws curveballs. You will help ensure every admission is smart, compliant, clinically appropriate, and sets the resident up for success from the first minute they walk in the door.

What You’ll Do

Drive Census With Skill & Strategy

• Build and maintain strong relationships with hospitals, physicians, case managers, and referral partners.

• Respond quickly and professionally to all referrals because speed matters.

• Identify high-quality, appropriate admissions that support clinical success and financial stability.

• Track trends, monitor daily census, and support facility growth goals.

Admit Smart

• Coordinate the admission process from referral to arrival.

• Validate payor sources, benefits, authorizations, and financial accuracy.

• Review clinicals for safe, appropriate placement.

• Communicate closely with the DON, Administrator, and interdisciplinary team for seamless transitions.

Be a Relationship Rockstar

• Provide outstanding customer service to residents, families, and stakeholders.

• Lead facility tours and create a welcoming, trustworthy first impression.

• Serve as the go-to resource for questions and support during the admission journey.

Stay Organized & Calm

• Manage a fast-moving workload with confidence and humor.

• Keep documentation accurate and compliant in PCC and other systems.

• Support marketing initiatives, internal events, and community presence.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in admissions, social services, marketing, case management, or healthcare preferred.

• Strong communication and people skills- warm, approachable, confident.

• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and stay calm under pressure.

• Someone who genuinely enjoys people and can laugh through the chaos while still getting it done.

• Knowledge of SNF regulations, payors, and pre-admission processes a major plus.

Why Join Ascent?

Because we believe in hiring people with grit, heart, humor, and a deep commitment to Every Resident, Every Day. Our leadership culture is built around honesty, accountability, relationship-building, and joy in the journey.

We offer:

• Competitive salary

• Strong leadership support

• Growth opportunities within a rapidly expanding NC-based company

• Health, dental, vision, and PTO

• A team that values your personality as much as your skill set