On-Site Admissions Coordinator - Hospital Intake & Care

Rush University Medical Center; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentives

Onboarding & training

Health Insurance Packages

Job summary

Select Medical Fort Myers is seeking an Admissions Coordinator to join the on-site team. You will manage referral intake, coordinate admissions, verify benefits, and communicate with clinical staff to prepare patients for admission.

The role includes a daily morning call with the Business Development team, ensuring smooth patient flow, accurate data entry, and 0% deficiencies to keep the hospital financially viable. This is a full-time, weekday on-site position.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a hospital, physician practice or insurance environment.
• Knowledge of Medical terminology.
• Direct experience in third party insurance verification and knowledge of how benefits under the Medicare program are applied.
• Previous experience as a customer service representative for a health insurance company or provider.

Responsibilities

• Lead Conversion Call with Business Development team each morning.
• Verify Medicare benefits and secondary/supplemental insurance plans of all referred patients as they arrive in Transitions of Care (TOC).
• Enter accurate referral, admission, denial and/or conversion data using various on-line programs and databases.
• Ensure all deficiencies remain at 0% to eliminate holds and keep the hospital financially viable.
• Communicate relevant data to clinical liaisons, case managers, prior authorization team, and physicians to help prepare for admission.
• Point of coordinator on day of admissions to guarantee that all equipment, medication and other necessities are present in the patient’s room.
• Physically admit patient. Then, give a tour of the facility. Finally, receive signed consent to treat forms and file.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Medical terminology

Customer service

Prior authorizations

Insurance verification

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Referral intake software

Online databases

Job description

Select Medical Fort Myers is seeking an Admissions Coordinator to join the on-site team. You will manage referral intake, coordinate admissions, verify benefits, and communicate with clinical staff to prepare patients for admission.

The role includes a daily morning call with the Business Development team, ensuring smooth patient flow, accurate data entry, and 0% deficiencies to keep the hospital financially viable. This is a full-time, weekday on-site position.