Healthcare Admissions & Transition Specialist

OPCO Skilled Management; Alamogordo (NM); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

PTO

Job summary

OPCO Skilled Management is seeking an Admissions Coordinator to manage admission guidelines, collect applicant information, screen applicants, and guide residents and families through the admission process in a nursing center.

The role emphasizes census development, accurate financial verification, hospital discharge coordination, and maintaining positive relations with residents and families while upholding professional standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Experience, particularly in health care services desirable.
• Familiarity with long- term care and/or health care services useful.
• Presents professional image through appearance, behavior and speech.

Responsibilities

• Maintains admissions guidelines and actively participates in writing, updating, and recommending changes to admissions criteria, policies and procedures.
• Markets programs and facilities by preparing and providing information, answering questions and conducting tours with prospective residents and/or responsible parties, and referral sources.
• Handles walk-in or telephone inquiries and invites referral sources to nursing center; completes inquiry electronic system for admissions, Medicare facts, and room rates; Gathers nursing information from the e-discharge system, or floor nurse at the hospital.
• Ensures financial verification is accurate and complete before the resident is admitted to the Facility thus assisting in reducing accounts receivable.
• Screens prospective residents by comparing resident’s condition to admission criteria; evaluating and accepting or rejecting residents; referring residents and family to other programs and institutions.
• Resolves resident/family dissatisfactions by investigating concerns; recommending changes in service policies and procedures.
• Maintains necessary knowledge of served market areas, resident origin, and major referral sources. Assists with census development efforts by making quality contact (telephone, e-mail, other) with referral sources.
• Manages incoming inquiries, as needed, dependent on sales model (i.e. central intake)
• Uses clinical inventory to evaluate residents for admission; when necessary, visits prospective residents in the hospital and makes assessment regarding his/her suitability for admission in the nursing center, when required; Contacts Social Services Department to verify eligibility; Contacts insurance companies to determine or verify coverage; Meets in the center with families upon or before admission to sign the paperwork, timely and accurately; Records information that identifies physician and resident, type of accommodation required, insurance coverage, and date of admission, inspects resident’s room prior to admission, active role in the morning kick-off meeting.

Skills

Healthcare admissions

Admissions process

Customer service

Professional communication

Education

High school diploma

Job description

OPCO Skilled Management is seeking an Admissions Coordinator to manage admission guidelines, collect applicant information, screen applicants, and guide residents and families through the admission process in a nursing center.

The role emphasizes census development, accurate financial verification, hospital discharge coordination, and maintaining positive relations with residents and families while upholding professional standards.