Transitions Healthcare North Huntingdon Hiring for Admissions Coordinator at Irwin, PA Full Time

• Coordinates resident/patient referral and approval process timely, reviews referrals and completes admissions meetings.

• Conducts tours of facility with potential residents/patients and their family members or POAs
• Tracks pre-admission referral activity daily/weekly presenting information at daily morning meeting.
• Attends daily census meeting and provides admission information as needed.
• Assist with the arrangements and confirmation of all admissions and completion of required paperwork within 48 hours (about 2 days) of admission (contingent on family availability). Notifies departments of anticipated admission.
• Complete daily/as needed, updates to Admission board.

• Contacts hospital social worker within appropriate timeframe to provide acceptance/decline of referral.
• Assigns room number and attending physician to all admissions and provides Admission/Financial information to physician’s offices.
• Accurately inputs initial Admission information into PCC (within 1 hour before patient arrival).
• Provides initial Admissions paperwork to appropriate nursing staff prior to resident arrival.
• Provides Business Office with Admission paperwork and insurance cards within appropriate time frame.

• Completes information emails to Transitions employees to indicate resident hospital returns.
• Contacts resident families regarding hospital bed hold policy and updates information in census . Informs facility management team and Hospital social worker of Bed Hold information obtained from families. Monitors 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 communicates specialized equipment needing to be ordered as indicated (verify payor coverage – obtaining prior approval from authorized payor when needed).
• Assists with Accounts Payable function

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