Job Description
Job Description
Admissions Counselor (Part Time - Weekends)
Masonicare Health Center - Wallingford, CT
24hrs / wk w / benefits!
Friday - Monday
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 inquires 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 wait list 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 the financial eligibility has been met.
- Coordinates pre-admission / admission conference with representative of the care center team, i.e., director, care coordinator, and social worker to ensure 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 care center team, i.
e., care coordinator, social worker, and clinical coordinator.
- Maintains 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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