What are the responsibilities and job description for the Admissions Director position at Career Strategies?
The Admissions Director facilitates and oversees the admissions process in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and standards.
Experience Requirements:
Experience Requirements:
- Health care experience preferred
- Familiar with the professional medical community
- Possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
- Knowledgeable of practices and procedures as well as the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing functions in the nursing care facility
- Implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the department
- Perform proficiently in all competency areas including but not limited to: patient rights, and safety and sanitation
- Maintains confidentiality of all proprietary and/or confidential information.
- PRI knowledge.
- Essential Functions:
- Conduct external Marketing to hospitals in the area once weekly.
- Gather and enter all necessary admissions paperwork
- Ensure that patient applications for admission are approved/not approved within a two (2) hour period
- Plan follow up visits and interviews with patients
- Conduct facility tours to potential patients, families, and visitors and educate them on key benefits of the facility
- Recruit, select, train, counsel, and supervise admissions staff (if applicable)
- Effectively manage and operate within budget
- Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards patients
- Communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team
