Admissions Counselor

Admissions 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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