Intake Coordinator: Hospice Admissions & EMR Lead

Heart to Heart Hospice; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Medical, Dental & Vision insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid holidays

401k with up to 4% employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Company car for qualifying individuals

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Heart to Heart Hospice is seeking an Intake Coordinator to manage daily patient referrals and intake operations. You will initiate charts in the EMR, maintain census data, and ensure compliance with CHAP standards and state/federal regulations.

The ideal candidate has healthcare experience (3–5 years), admissions or intake background, a valid driver’s license, and familiarity with EMR systems. This role offers full-time employment with extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Degree in health care or related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of health care experience, preferably in hospice operations.
• Admissions/Intake and customer service experience.
• Knowledge of corporate management, governmental regulations, CHAP standards, and private payer practices.
• Experience with EMR software.

Responsibilities

• Direct all daily patient referral and intake operations including participating in the establishment and implementation of intake policies.
• Initiate chart into EMR and maintain workflow.
• Maintain census, pending admissions, red flag, journey’s end and care plan meetings on stand up board.
• Ensure compliance with all state, federal and CHAP as applicable referral/intake regulatory requirements.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with current and potential referral sources, build and monitor community and customer to enhance perceptions of Heart to Heart Hospice as a high-quality provider of services.
• Gather, collate, and report referral statistics including key customer referral trends.
• Participate in strategic planning including identifying opportunities for additional or improved services to meet unmet customer needs.
• Maintain comprehensive working knowledge of company contractual relationships and ensures that patients are admitted according to contract provisions.
• Participate in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
• Maintain comprehensive working knowledge of community resources and assist referral sources in accessing community resources should services not be provided by Heart to Heart Hospice.
• Timely submission of all documentation.
• Performance of other duties as required.

Skills

Admissions/Intake experience

Customer service experience

Knowledge of regulations

Education

Degree in health care or related field

Tools

EMR software

Job description

Heart to Heart Hospice is seeking an Intake Coordinator to manage daily patient referrals and intake operations. You will initiate charts in the EMR, maintain census data, and ensure compliance with CHAP standards and state/federal regulations.

The ideal candidate has healthcare experience (3–5 years), admissions or intake background, a valid driver’s license, and familiarity with EMR systems. This role offers full-time employment with extensive benefits.