Skilled Admissions Coordinator Licensed Social Worker (LSW)

Pinnacle-Health-; North Berwick (ME); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Paid time off

Professional development

Team environment

Meaningful work

Job summary

Pinnacle-Health- in North Berwick, ME, is hiring a full-time, 32-hour Licensed Social Worker to coordinate admissions for short-term rehab and skilled nursing. You will manage referrals, coordinate reviews and authorizations, and build strong hospital partnerships to drive census growth.

The role requires an LSW with 2+ years in admissions or related healthcare fields, plus knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid and payer systems.

Qualifications

• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) is required.
• Minimum 2 years experience in admissions, social services, case management, discharge planning, or related healthcare field preferred.
• Solid knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and insurances.
• Experience with skilled nursing facility admissions, reimbursement systems, and long-term care regulations.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and customer service skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency with electronic referral platforms, EMRs, and health care software.

Responsibilities

• Triages referrals and coordinates clinical reviews to support timely admission decisions.
• Verifies payer sources and obtains authorizations with administration.
• Collaborates with nursing leadership and interdisciplinary team for clinical appropriateness and capacity.
• Serves as liaison with hospitals, case managers, discharge planners, and referral sources.
• Communicates with Social Services about bed availability and resident status.
• Supports discharge planning and transitions for skilled residents.
• Maintains referral, admission, census, and occupancy records in EMR systems.
• Develops outreach strategies to increase admissions and strengthen referrals.

Skills

Licensed Social Worker

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Customer service

Tools

EMR systems

Health care software

Job description

Summary: We’re hiring a full-time, 32-hour Licensed Social Worker (LSW) to serve as our Skilled Admissions Coordinator for short-term rehab and skilled nursing admissions for our 64-bed home. You will manage skilled payer-source referrals, coordinate clinical review and authorizations, and build strong relationships with hospitals and referral partners to drive census growth and ensure seamless transitions for residents and families.

Key Responsibilities:

• Triagereferralsandcoordinateclinicalreviewstosupporttimelyadmissiondecisions.
• Work with administration to verifypayersource and obtainauthorizations.
• Collaboratewithnursingleadershipandtheinterdisciplinaryteamtoassessclinicalappropriatenessandfacilitycapacity.
• Serveasprimaryliaisonwithhospitals,casemanagers,dischargeplanners,andcommunityreferralsources.
• CommunicateregularlywithSocialServicesaboutbedavailability,residentstatus,andpotentiallong-termcareconversions.
• Supportdischargeplanningandcaretransitionsforskilledresidents.
• Maintainaccuratereferral,admission,census,andoccupancyrecordsanduseelectronicreferral/EMRsystems.
• Developandimplementoutreachstrategiestoincreaseskilledadmissionsandstrengthenreferralpartnerships.

Required Qualifications:

• LicensedSocialWorker(LSW)—required.
• Minimum2years’experienceinadmissions,socialservices,casemanagement,dischargeplanning,orrelatedhealthcarefieldpreferred.
• SolidknowledgeofMedicare,Medicaid,managedcare,andinsurances
• Experiencewithskillednursingfacilityadmissions,reimbursementsystems,andlong-termcareregulations.
• Excellentcommunication,relationship-building,andcustomer-serviceskills.
• Strongorganizationalskillsandabilitytomanagemultiplepriorities.
• Proficiencywithelectronicreferralplatforms,EMRs,andhealthcaresoftware.

Preferred:

• Existinghospitalorcommunityreferralrelationships.
• Experiencedridingcensusgrowththroughoutreachandmarketingactivities.

What We Offer:

• Competitivesalary
• Comprehensivebenefitspackage
• Paidtimeoff
• Professionaldevelopmentopportunities
• Supportive,collaborativeteamenvironment
• Meaningfulworkimprovingresidentoutcomes