Admissions Counselor (Part Time - Weekends)
All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.
Masonicare Health Center - Wallingford, CT
24hrs / wk w / benefits!
Schedule :
Friday 12-6, Saturday 9-3, Sunday 9-3, Monday 12-6
The Admissions Counselor is responsible for the processing and admitting of individuals with services at Masonicare Health Center in accordance with financial policies and procedures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
Responds to admission inquiries via hospital, referral source, telephone, or walk-in, and provides pertinent information.
Maintains and fosters public relations with customers, internal and external.
- Assesses individual / financial status, evaluates care needs evidenced by medical / functional information presented, and assigns level of care so that the applicant is placed on the waitlist for the appropriate service area.
- Provides supportive care and guidance to applicants and their families for continuing care needs for community or institutional services.
- Ensures PASSR / ASCEND process is completed by appropriate staff for new residents for admission and ensures that financial eligibility has been met.
- Coordinates pre-admission / admission conference with representatives of the care center team, i.e., director, care coordinator, and social worker to ensure the transfer of medical, social, and financial / insurance information to the care team.
- Screens referrals of patients from hospital and community for admission to rehab / sub-acute units and coordinates acceptance of their admission with the care center team, i.
e., care coordinator, social worker, and clinical coordinator.
- Maintains a waitlist for applications to long-term care units and works with Social Worker for processing to Finance Department.
- Signs in all long-term care applicants on admission and copies and distributes paperwork accordingly.
- Performs weekend admission duties in rotation as assigned.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications :
Education : Bachelor’s degree preferred
Experience : 3 5 years admissions experience with knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance verification
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