Admissions Coordinator
Tarrytown Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
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Tarrytown Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is hiring an Admissions Coordinator. The Admissions Coordinator at Tarrytown Rehabilitation & Nursing Center coordinates referrals, ensures consent forms and IDs are complete, verifies admission criteria, communicates with agencies, updates resident data, maintains daily census, registers admissions, manages databases, obtains authorizations, and supports quality improvement and marketing efforts.
Key focus areas include Coordinate referrals and ensure required documentation is complete, Verify consent forms and picture ID for new admissions, and Establish and communicate admission criteria to referring agencies.
Successful candidates bring Associate Degree, Customer Service 1 Year, and Medical Terminology 1 Year. Important skills include Healthcare Insurance Claims, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Excel, and Computer Literate. Preferred (not required): Outreach Events, Cold Calls, and Confidentiality.
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Full job description
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
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401(k)
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Dental insurance
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Health insurance
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Life insurance
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Paid time off
Schedule:
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Day shift
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Monday to Friday
KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
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Responsible for coordination of referrals.
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Ensure signatures are in consent forms for new admissions & picture ID is provided upon arrival.
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Ensure criteria for admission is established before the resident is admitted and communicated to referring agencies / hospitals.
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Communicate with referral agencies for any missing documentation that would otherwise hold up an admission.
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Ensure information is updated in the computer system in relation to demographics or financial.
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Provide daily census accurately and ensure it is entered in computer system daily, as it related to behold or discharges.
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Register all admissions into the computer system.
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Maintain databases for all referrals, therapeutic & bed hold logs.
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Obtain authorization single case agreement for all Managed Care patients.
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Provide notification to Nursing Home Leadership Team regarding status & deadline of concurrent review.
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Coordinate with Social Services and Medical Department to obtain clinical notes & social work documentation to compile concurrent review package.
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Submitting concurrent review package and follow up with Utilization Management team at the Managed Care Plan for status.
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Submit daily referral report.
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Submit on a weekly basis an outreach log of who/which external community partners/ hospitals were contacted for possible admissions.
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Admissions Coordinator must attend Outreach events on behalf of the Skilled Nursing Home to assist in the Marketing efforts with the leadership team.
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Attend monthly Quality Improvement Meetings with the Nursing Home Leadership Team and provide metrics required.
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Number of Cold Calls each month conducted and Number of Re-Admissions per month.
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Protects the organization and its clients by maintaining strict confidentiality.
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Obtain, summarize, and analyze all trends in Admissions Department.
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All other tasks as deemed appropriate by the Administrator of the Nursing Home.
REQUIREMENTS:
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3 – 5 years’ experience in a similar role is preferred .
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Must have healthcare insurance claims background.
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Computer Literate – MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to commute/relocate:
Education:
- Associate (Required)
Experience:
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Customer service: 1 year (Required)
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Medical terminology: 1 year (Required)
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Computer skills: 1 year (Required)
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Insurance verification: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer –M/F/D/V
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. All pay rates and bonuses are paid and/ or awarded to employees based on the facilities policy and/ or the CBA, depending on the position.
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