Healthcare Admissions Coordinator
Job Details
About the role
Lakeshore Meadows is looking for an Admissions Coordinator to join our Social Services team. Managing the emotional, financial, psychosocial, and medical aspects of an admission requires a solid knowledge of the center's responsibilities and the interrelation between social services, nursing, and bookkeeping.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate admissions to the center, including handling inquiries either over the phone or in person;
- Conduct a needs assessment of the patient seeking admission and consider alternatives if the center is not able to meet a patient’s needs;
- Empathetically work with individual patients and families toward 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.
Requirements
- 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.
Qualifications
- 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.
Pay
Daily, Monday – Friday
Schedule
Full Time
Company Information
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!!
EEO Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.