Admissions Counselor (DAY SHIFT)

Masonicare · Wallingford, CT · 3 wk ago

EducationPart-time

24 hrs/wk, part-time weekend position with benefits.

Respond to admission inquiries via hospital, referral source, telephone, or walk-in and provide pertinent information.
Maintain and foster public relations with customers, both internal and external.
Assess individual financial status, evaluate care needs based on medical and functional information, and assign level of care to place applicants on the waitlist for the appropriate service area.
Provide supportive care and guidance to applicants and their families regarding continuing care needs for community or institutional services.
Ensure PASSR/ASCEND process is completed by appropriate staff for new residents for admission and verify financial eligibility has been met.
Coordinate pre-admission/admission conferences with representatives of the care center team (director, care coordinator, social worker) to ensure transfer of medical, social, and financial/insurance information.
Screen referrals of patients from hospitals and the community for admission to rehab/sub-acute units and coordinate acceptance with the care center team (care coordinator, social worker, clinical coordinator).
Maintain the waitlist for applications to long-term care units and work with the Social Worker to process them to the Finance Department.
Sign in all long-term care applicants on admission, copy, and distribute paperwork accordingly.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
3–5 years of admissions experience with knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance verification.

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