Admissions Counselor
Job Location: Wallingford Center, Connecticut Apply Via ApplicationAdmissions Counselor (Part Time - Weekends)
Masonicare Health Center - Wallingford, CT
24hrs/wk w/ benefits!
Friday - Monday
Friday 12-6, Saturday 9-3 Sunday 9-3 Monday 12-6
The Admissions Counselor is responsible for the processing and admitting of individuals with services at Masonicare Health Center in accordance with financial policies and procedures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responds to admission inquires via hospital, referral source, telephone or walk in and provides pertinent information.. Maintains and fosters public relations with customers, internal and external.
- Assesses individual/ financial status, evaluates care needs evidenced by medical/ functional information presented, and assigns level of care so that the applicant is placed on the wait list for the appropriate service area.
- Provides supportive care and guidance to applicants and their families for continuing care needs for community or institutional services
- Ensures PASSR/ ASCEND process is completed by appropriate staff for new residents for admission and ensures that the financial eligibility has been met.
- Coordinates pre-admission/ admission conference with representative of the care center team, i.e., director, care coordinator, and social worker to ensure transfer of medical, social, and financial/ insurance information to the care team
- Screens referrals of patients from hospital and community for admission to rehab/ sub acute units and coordinates acceptance of their admission with care center team, i.e., care coordinator, social worker, and clinical coordinator.
- Maintains waitlist for applications to long term care units and works with Social Worker for processing to Finance Department.
- Signs-in all long term care applicants on admission and copies and distributes paperwork accordingly
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred
Experience: 3 – 5 years admissions experience with knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance verification
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