What are the responsibilities and job description for the Admissions Coordinator - weekends position at Bend Transitional Care?
Admissions Coordinator
Status: Full-Time 30 hours
Shift: Monday through Friday with 1 weekend day per month.
Location: Bend Transitional Care- 900 NE 27th St. Bend, OR 97701
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At Avamere, you join a team with a culture and mission to enhance the life of every person we serve. This is more than a job – it’s a place where our team members build lasting relationships with patients and residents, their families, and fellow team members.
Benefits and Perks:
- Tuition assistance
- Mentorship opportunities
- Employee assistance program featuring free counseling services, financial coaching, legal services and more
- Generous employee referral program
- Paid time off/sick leave (rolls over annually)
- 401K retirement plan with employer contributions
- Comprehensive benefits package with medical coverage, voluntary dental, vision, and life insurance, short-term disability, and AD&D coverage
Avamere understands the importance of affordable and accessible healthcare for our team members and is very excited to partner with SEIU 503 and the Essential Worker Healthcare Trust to offer an excellent health insurance benefit plan at a significantly reduced cost to the employee.
Our Full-Time Oregon team members will be able to participate in a PPO or HMO plan with deductibles as low as $800.00 with significantly reduced premium costs. Employees will be eligible to start using their benefits within their first month of hire – no 60 day waiting period! Vision, Dental, STD, LTD, AD&D, and other benefits are available for enrollment as well.
Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain professional relationships with referral source contacts including hospitals, physicians, clinic managers, insurance case managers, liaisons, and state and county caseworkers.
- Coordinate the admission of each new resident, ensuring resident’s room is ready before they arrive and communicating with all departments to prepare for the new admission.
- Conduct facility tours and ensure the interior of the facility is tour-ready and presents well to visitors at all times.
- Meet with new admissions and complete admission contracts within 24 hours of admission
- Review and explain to each new resident and/or resident’s family facility room rates, billing procedures, visitor/guest privileges, restrictions and resident care procedures.
- Complete customer satisfaction surveys with patients through interviews with patients and families
- Assist new admission with getting settled in their room, including assisting with unpacking and completing inventory of belongings
- Assist receptionist with answering phones and greeting visitors.
Qualifications:
- 1 or more years of experience in Skilled Nursing preferred.
- Knowledgeable of reimbursement systems such as Medicaid, Medicare and private insurances preferred.
- Knowledgeable of the rules, regulations and guidelines that govern nursing care facilities preferred.
- Able to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, visitors and the general public.
- Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.
- Able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language fluently.
Avamere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify
