Admissions Coordinator

Job Description

Transitions Healthcare North Huntingdon, a leading healthcare facility in Irwin, PA, is seeking an experienced and motivated individual to join our team as an Admissions Coordinator. At Transitions Healthcare, our mission is to provide our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility they need to succeed in their role. We offer a challenging and gratifying work environment that recognizes achievement and promotes career growth.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate resident/patient referral and approval process in a timely manner
• Review referrals and complete admissions meetings
• Conduct tours of the facility with potential residents/patients and their family members or POAs
• Track pre-admission referral activity daily/weekly and present information at daily morning meetings
• Attend daily census meeting and provide admission information as needed
• Assist with the arrangements and confirmation of all admissions and completion of required paperwork within 48 hours of admission (contingent on family availability)
• Notify departments of anticipated admission
• Complete daily/as needed updates to Admission board
• Contact hospital social worker within appropriate timeframe to provide acceptance/decline of referral
• Assign room number and attending physician to all admissions and provide Admission/Financial information to physician’s offices
• Accurately input initial Admission information into PCC (within 1 hour before patient arrival)
• Provide initial Admissions paperwork to appropriate nursing staff prior to resident arrival
• Provide Business Office with Admission paperwork and insurance cards within appropriate time frame
• Complete information emails to Transitions employees to indicate resident hospital returns
• Contact resident families regarding hospital bed hold policy and update information in census report
• Inform facility management team and Hospital social worker of Bed Hold information obtained from families
• Monitor residents on hospital bed hold by reviewing doctor progress notes/nursing notes in the Allscripts or Cerner systems and contacting other hospital social workers (after day 3 of bed hold)
• Promptly communicate specialized equipment needing to be ordered as indicated (verify payor coverage - obtaining prior approval from authorized payor when needed)
• Assist with Accounts Payable function

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent required
• Excellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment

Equal Opportunity Employer. #THCNH