Admission Director

Essential Duties

• Manage the admissions process efficiently to ensure a positive experience for residents, families and supporting staff.
• Plan, direct and monitor the daily operations of the Admissions Department to ensure that budgeted resident census goals are met and that residents are admitted in a professional and efficient manner.
• Admits patients to the health care facility. Screens patients by comparing patients’ condition to admission criteria. Admits patients by completing admission and financial responsibility forms.
• Coordinates and arranges physical, social, emotional and support services requirements, including transportation.
• Obtains applicant information by requesting completed applications and medical information; verifying and clarifying information; interviewing patients and family members; explaining admission criteria.
• Maintains comprehensive understanding of facility services that can be provided to prospective residents and educates referral sources as appropriate.
• Oversees the patients bed assignments and completion of preliminary paperwork for admissions.
• Works to initiate, nurture and maintain contacts with physicians, social workers, and discharge planners as valued customers to maximize referrals and facilitate admissions.
• Attends daily stand-up meetings.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.
• Protects organization reputation by keeping information confidential.
• Assists in planning and execution of outreach events such as on-site facility health fairs, educational programs, and other promotional events designed to attract hospital discharge planners, physicians, and other key persons to the facility.

Qualification

• Education and/or Experience: Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or GED. A Bachelor's Degree in health care or related field Preferred. Two Years' Admissions Experience Preferred. LVN or RN license preferred.
• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and talk, read, or hear.
• Frequent use of all office-related equipment to include; copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate.