Intake Coordinator - Hospice

Deercreekseniorliving; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Sequoia Hospice in Milpitas, CA is seeking an Intake Coordinator to manage patient intake, communicate with families, and coordinate referrals. The role involves data entry, insurance verification, and maintaining relationships with referral sources and patients.

The position emphasizes compliance with regulatory standards and seamless transition to home care, requiring healthcare experience and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Healthcare experience, preferably in referrals/intake in hospice or home health.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and public relations abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manages daily patient intake and referral operations.
• Oversees insurance verification and authorization processes.
• Maintains relationships with patients, families, and referral sources.
• Ensures compliance with state, federal, and Joint Commission requirements.
• Coordinates care with providers to ensure smooth admission to home care.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Communication skills

Negotiation

Public relations

Education

Nursing background (preferred)

Job description

Intake Coordinator – HospiceShift: DaysJob Type: Full Time, In OfficePay: $27-30/hourABOUT USAt Sequoia Hospice, we’re passionate about delivering life-changing service to our patients and their families. Serving a uniquely diverse community, we provide individualized care with dignity, compassion, and excellence.As part of the Cornerstone Group, a nationwide network of over 75 home health and hospice agencies, we operate with the heart of a local team. Our culture is built on trust, innovation, and a commitment to our core values: CAPLICO – Celebration, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Love One Another, Intelligent Risk Taking, Customer Second, and Ownership.JOB SUMMARYThe Intake Coordinator is responsible for managing all aspects of the patient intake process including communicating directly with patients and families, data entry, establishing and maintaining positive relationships with customers and referral sources, responding to customer requests and concerns, facilitating a daily intake stand up meeting, and managing the insurance verification and authorization processes.DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Directs all daily patient referral and intake operations including providing direct oversight of the establishment and implementation of intake policies. Ensures compliance with all state, federal, and Joint Commission referral/intake regulatory requirements. Directs the implementation of improved work methods and procedures to ensure patients are admitted in accordance with policy. Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with current and potential referral sources. Ensures seamless transition of patients to home care by providing direct oversight of patient education and preparation for home care, plan of care initiation, and coordination of care with multiple service providers. Ensures maximum third party reimbursement through direct oversight of insurance verification and authorization processes. Builds and monitors community and customer perceptions of the agency as a high quality provider of services. Gathers, collates, and reports referral statistics including key customer referral trends. Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of the agency contractual relationships and ensures that patients are admitted according to contract provisions. Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of community resources and assists referral sources in accessing community resources should services not be provided by the agency.JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)The Intake Coordinator must have healthcare experience, preferably in referrals/intake in a home health or hospice environment.A nursing background is preferred but not required.Demonstrates good communication, negotiation, and public relations skills.Demonstrates autonomy, assertiveness, flexibility and cooperation in performing job responsibilities.Why Join Sequoia?Sequoia Hospice is part of the Cornerstone Group, a network of 75 agencies nationwide. While we’re part of a large family, we operate locally with a culture that values freedom, innovation, and excellence.Our Core Values (CAPLICO):CelebrationAccountabilityPassion for LearningLove One AnotherIntelligent Risk TakingCustomer SecondOwnershipJoin a team of high performers on a mission to create the best Hospice agency in the Bay Area!Ready to make a difference? Apply today and help us deliver exceptional care to our community.The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.