Regional Admissions Director - Growth & Referrals Leader

THRYVE Healthcare; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Life Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Accident Insurance

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

On-Demand Pay Option

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Job summary

THRYVE Healthcare in Illinois seeks a Regional Admissions Director to lead admissions, referral development, and census growth across multiple SNFs. You will partner with facility administrators, hospital partners, and corporate leadership to optimize occupancy and ensure compliant admissions processes.

You will coach Admissions Directors, standardize workflows, analyze data, and travel between facilities to provide hands-on support and strategic guidance.

Qualifications

• Three+ years in admissions, intake, or census development in SNF/LTC/post-acute care.
• Regional or multi-facility leadership experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of hospital referrals, authorizations, Medicare/Medicaid workflows.

Responsibilities

• Provide regional leadership of Admissions and Intake across multiple THRYVE Healthcare facilities.
• Drive census growth by building hospital and physician relationships.
• Monitor admissions activity, referrals, bed availability, and metrics.
• Develop and implement regional admissions strategies to meet occupancy goals.
• Ensure timely review of referrals, authorizations, and admissions docs.
• Collaborate with Administrators, Nursing, MDS, Therapy, Social Services, and Business Office.
• Coach and mentor facility Admissions Directors and Coordinators.
• Establish standardized admissions workflows across facilities.
• Analyze data and report performance to executive leadership.
• Travel regularly between facilities to provide operational support.

Skills

Regional leadership

Admissions

Census growth

Referral development

Hospital partnerships

Operations oversight

Travel flexibility

EMR systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business, Marketing

Tools

Admissions software

Microsoft Office

EMR systems

Job description

THRYVE Healthcare in Illinois seeks a Regional Admissions Director to lead admissions, referral development, and census growth across multiple SNFs. You will partner with facility administrators, hospital partners, and corporate leadership to optimize occupancy and ensure compliant admissions processes.

You will coach Admissions Directors, standardize workflows, analyze data, and travel between facilities to provide hands-on support and strategic guidance.