Admissions Director

Admission Director

SUMMARY :    Long Term Care experience required

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Receive and follow work schedule / instructions from your supervisor, and as outlined in our established policies and procedures.
• Assist in interviewing residents / guardians / sponsors and obtaining required admission information and signatures.
• Assist in the resident admission orientation program in accordance with our established policies and procedures.
• Admit and prepare identification records for residents in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Maintain an accurate record of available beds.
• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Development and maintain a good working rapport with inter-department personnel, as well as other departments within the facility.
• Provide residents with admission information packet (e.g., resident rights, notice of privacy practices, admissions contracts, etc.). Review as necessary.
• Obtain the resident / guardian's signature on all required permits, releases, authorizations, etc.
• Maintain a current listing of all residents and assigned room numbers. Provide copies of such listing to nursing service, management, government agencies and personnel, etc., as necessary and in accordance with our privacy rules.
• Attach preadmission documentation to admission papers as appropriate.
• Perform secretarial duties as necessary.
• Assure that work / assignment areas are clean and records, files, etc., are properly stored before leaving such areas on breaks, end of work day.
• Assist in developing procedures to ensure records are properly completed before filing.
• Collect, assemble, and check admission papers. Forward to appropriate department.
• Obtain the resident's assigned room number. Place on all necessary admission papers.
• Forward completed medical records to the Medical Records Department as appropriate.
• Maintain a record of authorized information taken from records i.e., type information, name of recipient, date, department, etc., in accordance with our facility's established privacy policies and procedures.
• Abstract information from records as authorized / required for insurance companies, Medicare, etc.
• Notify nursing when the resident has arrived at the facility to assure that a member of the nursing staff escorts the resident to his / her assigned room.
• Maintain various registries as directed including register for admission and discharge of residents.