Marketing/Admissions Director

Marketing / Admissions Director (Administrative)

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Manage the admissions process efficiently to ensure a positive experience for residents, families and supporting staff. Planning, directing and monitoring the daily operations of the Admissions Department to ensure that budgeted resident census goals are met and that residents are admitted in a professional and efficient manner.

Key Responsibilities :

• Admits patients to the health care facility.
• Screens patients by comparing patients' condition to admission criteria.
• Completes admission and financial responsibility forms.
• Plans, organizes, develops, implements, and interprets the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the Sales and Marketing department.
• Collaborates with leaders of other facility departments to ensure timely communication of appropriate information and to enhance the admissions experience of residents and their families.
• Confirms that all insurance benefit coverage meets standards of admissions.
• Coordinates and arranges physical, social, emotional and support services requirements, including transportation.
• Obtains applicant information by requesting completed applications and medical information; verifying and clarifying information; interviewing patients and family members; explaining admission criteria.
• Maintains comprehensive understanding of facility services that can be provided to prospective residents and educates referral sources as appropriate.
• Oversees the patients' bed assignments and completion of preliminary paperwork for admissions.
• Completes additional facility-specific ongoing tasks and projects as assigned by immediate supervisor.
• Creates and maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the facility.
• Completes resident intake process.
• Coordinates with Director of Nursing and / or Case Manager to assure appropriateness of facility admissions.
• Maintains and communicates accurate record of bed availability.
• Initiates, nurtures, and maintains contacts with physicians, social workers, and discharge planners as valued customers to maximize referrals and facilitate admissions.
• Attends daily stand-up meetings.
• Maintains confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information.
• Assists in planning and execution of outreach events such as on-site facility health fairs, educational programs, and other promotional events designed to attract hospital discharge planners, physicians, and other key persons to the facility.

Qualifications :

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