Admissions Assistant
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Admissions Assistant

Holbrook Healthcare Center

Location: Buckhannon,WV, USA

Date: 2024-11-13T11:35:19Z

Job Description:
Holbrook Healthcare Center -

Holbrook Healthcare Center is currently recruiting a professional, Long Term Care experience preferred, for the position of Full Time Admissions Assistant.

PURPOSE/BELIEF STATEMENT

The position of Admissions Assistant is responsible for assisting the Admissions Coordinator with admissions into the center and for ensuring that all required paperwork is completed the day of admission.The ideal candidate for the Admissions Assistant position will be a High School graduate with previous experience in Long Term Care. The position requires knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid requirements and procedures, Managed Care insurance, medical terms, basic computer literacy, organization, and good customer service skills.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

The Admissions Assistant performs all admissions processes, including but not limited to:

  • Maintains admissions packets
  • Meets with resident and/or responsible party prior to or on day of admission to explain and discuss admission procedures, policies of center, charges, and obtains signatures on appropriate documents according to the center's admission policies and procedures
  • Collects current month's payment or resources prior to or on day of admission
  • Gathers, types and processes all admission information as indicated in the policy and procedures manual
  • Sets up, updates, and maintains resident files
  • Maintains records of all admissions and reasons for denials
  • Responsible for entering new admission on census
  • Involved in room changes and notifying staff of changes
  • Ensures all appropriate information/documentation is sent to unit, billing department, and resident's physician and pharmacy
  • Other duties as assigned

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be a High School graduate, or GED equivalent
  • Preferred 1 - 3 years previous work experience in Long Term Care, involving medical terms, Medicare, and Managed Care insurance
  • Must have knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid requirements and procedures
  • Must be able to deal tactfully with team members, other staff, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public
  • Must possess basic computer literacy skills

Benefits

As a CommuniCare employee you will enjoy competitive wages and PTO plans. We offer full time employees a menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical, dental, and vision coverage from quality benefit carriers. We also offer 401(k) with employer match and Flexible Spending Accounts.

About Us

A family-owned company, we have grown to become one of the nation's largest providers of post-acute care, which includes skilled nursing rehabilitation centers, long-term care centers, assisted living communities, independent rehabilitation centers, and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH). Since 1984, we have provided superior, comprehensive management services for the development and management of adult living communities. We have a single job description at CommuniCare, to reach out with our hearts and touch the hearts of others. Through this effort we create Caring Communities where staff, residents, clients, and family members care for and about one another.

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