Admissions Coordinator

Job Details

Lakeshore Meadows is looking for an Admissions Coordinator to join their Social Services team. The role involves managing the emotional, financial, psychosocial, and medical aspects of an admission, requiring a solid knowledge of the center's responsibilities and the interrelation between social services, nursing, and bookkeeping.

Position Highlights

• Coordinate admissions to the center, including handling inquiries over the phone or in person.
• Conduct a needs assessment of the patient seeking admission and consider alternatives if the center cannot meet a patient’s needs.
• Empathetically work with individual patients and families towards adjustment to center life and to crises of illness, disability, and death.
• Participate in-service training programs as applicable.
• Develop and maintain contacts with appropriate community agencies.
• Alert the Social Work Services Director and/or Administrator of identified needs for the admissions function.

Work Schedule

Daily, Monday – Friday

Job Type

Full Time

Ideal Candidate

• Experience in a medical setting or knowledge of the medical case management process.
• Superior computer skills.
• A working knowledge of funding resources such as Medicare Part A, B, C, and D, Medicaid, Managed Care and other private insurances is highly preferred.
• Ability to work independently.
• Superior organization and multitasking skills.
• Insurance authorization experience preferred.
• Medical knowledge and terminology preferred.
• Ability to interact in person with potential admissions in a hospital setting in a professional and empathetic manner.
• Bachelor's degree preferred but not required from an accredited college or university.
• Strong team player mindset.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) with generous company match

National HealthCare Corporation is recognized nationwide as an innovator in the delivery of quality long-term care. Our goal is to provide a full range of extended care services, designed to maximize the well-being and independence of patients of all ages. We are dedicated to meeting patient needs through an interdisciplinary approach combining compassionate care with cost-effective health care services.

If you are interested in working for a leader in senior care and share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, please apply today and find out more about us at https://nhccare.com/locations/the-meadows/. We look forward to talking with you!!

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