Admission Coordinator
Full job description
Pay: $65,000 - $70,000
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
We offer the Following:
Great Benefits Package
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
OVERVIEW:
The admissions Coordinator reports to the Administrator. The admissions Coordinator will ensure that regulatory compliance is met by ensuring that activities are completed in accordance with the standard operating procedures as outlined by the organization.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reconcile Center Census daily
Maintain electronic bed board/room assignments and collaborate daily with Environmental team to ensure patient room readiness
Communicate all acute readmissions to the team for follow-up, reach out to patient/family to ensure re-admit to the Center
Maintain and manage all department data logs and reports- tours, referrals, trend reports.
Assign and track facility Physician
Complete Admissions Checklist and Insurance Verification (Primary and Co-Insurance) processes
Check for outstanding balance on all facilities readmissions, prior to accepting all referrals. Collect open balances prior to readmission into the facility.
Obtain necessary approvals on financial and clinical criteria for all referrals.
Input all patient referral information into the necessary systems.
Communicate all questions and decisions to referral sources/to the team utilizing the appropriate systems
Collaborate with the team to gather/collect necessary medical and financial documentation to present to internals teams for approval
Complete the required admissions and billing tasks for each patient admission
Ensure that patients and family are appropriately welcomed and oriented to the facility on admission day
Execute, collect and review all necessary documentation for admissions and Medicaid applications.
Implement a system to follow up with all inquiries that have not yet been converted to admission. Maintain statistics indicating customer flow, pending and lost inquiries, denials, hospital discharges and marketing activity and submit to regional coordinator as requested.
Complete admissions agreements for new/readmit patients within 24 hours of admission following Admission
Collect appropriate insurance cards
Works with the Administrator and facility staff to ensure consistent, effective admissions, discharge and transfer meetings are conducted for all residents
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:
2 years of experience in an Admissions/Marketing position in healthcare environment
Long-term care experience required
Knowledge of Medicare and 3rd party billing
Knowledge of medical terminology
Ability to discuss clinical evaluations with physicians and other care givers within facility
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. All pay rates and bonuses are paid and/ or awarded to employees based on the facilities policy and/ or the CBA, depending on the position.
