Central Intake Nurse

OPCO Skilled Management; Albuquerque (NM); Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

PTO

401K

Job summary

OPCO Skilled Management is seeking a Central Intake Nurse in Albuquerque, NM. The role involves obtaining referral documentation, coordinating care plans, and initiating care with service providers.

You will consolidate referrals, verify insurance, assess care needs, and support smooth transitions for patients and families. A state nursing license and managerial healthcare admin experience are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Current state nursing license.
• Minimum 2 years in healthcare administration at managerial level.

Responsibilities

• Consolidates inbound referral processes and reports data to senior management.
• Serves as single point of contact to verify insurance, assess needs, and respond to referrals.
• Engages with referrals to ensure appropriate care transitions.
• Assists patients and families in identifying services and community supports.
• Collects data to support admissions and signs forms.
• Reviews data systems to ensure MIS data integrity.
• May temporarily assume additional duties or fill in during vacancies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Healthcare administration

Nurse management

Education

High school diploma

Nursing license (state license)

Job description

Job Type: Full-Time

Remote possible

Benefits Offered:

• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO
• 401K

Your Job Summary

The Central Intake Nurse will be responsible for obtaining initial and ongoing referral documentation from physicians, insurers, and providers to determine appropriateness of services and/or facility placement. Coordinates the development of patient care plans that specify the frequency and duration of the services provided and initiates care with service providers.

Qualifications Required

• High school diploma required
• Current nursing license for appropriate state.
• Two (2) years of experience in healthcare administration at the managerial level, required

Job Responsibilities

• Consolidates the inbound referral processes, records and reports data related to admissions, discharges, and admission inquires to senior and facility management.
• Provides a single point of contact to verify insurance coverage, assess care needs, determine availability at facilities that are a good fit, and quickly respond to referrals from hospitals in a more succinct, organized fashion
• Receives, update, and engage with referrals, ensuring that the organization is able to provide the appropriate level of care, while also soliciting additional information to ensure the transition of care is as smooth as possible.
• Assist both patients and families by determining the services and support that are best suited for each patient, what support services are available in their community and which service will best meet their needs
• Collects data to facilitate the admissions process; ensures admission forms are properly signed and filled. Eliminate challenges by defining a singular access-point for patients, their families, and the organization; initiate control over acceptance criteria to ensure a more cohesive follow-up procedure.
• Reviews, audits, and supports the marketing information system by ensuring all data elements are available so that reports can be generated; responsible for the integrity of the data which is inputted into the MIS (CRM, IRM, PCC)
• May temporarily receive changes or additional job responsibilities and may temporarily assume a position in case of an unplanned vacancy, when qualified
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

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