Position: Admissions Coordinator
Location: Honolulu, HI
Pay: $22.50/hour
Experience:
- 2 years of administrative experience in the healthcare field required
- Previous experience as ward clerk, unit clerk or clinical clerk desired
Education: Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university
Type: Full-time; Contract
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Saturday's as needed)
Kahu Malama Nurses is seeking an Admissions Coordinator to join a growing and dynamic team!
Job Description:
- Build and maintain positive relationships with referral sources by attending marketing events and making presentations at senior centers, offices and healthcare clinics
- Develop ongoing relationships with hospital discharge planners, families and responsible parties to facilitate referrals and admissions
- Collaborate with department managers to meet budgeted census goals and track resident discharges/expirations
- Review, process and respond to referrals in a timely manner, forwarding them to the RN for assessment
- Handle inquiries about the facility's services via phone, email and in-person interactions
- Ensure all necessary medical documentation (UA, CBC, BMP, PPD, etc.) is reviewed for referrals
- Assist with insurance claims, obtaining initial authorizations and scheduling subsequent authorization requests
- Facilitate admissions by verifying insurance coverage, completing paperwork and coordinating the admission date
- Conduct campus tours and pre-admission orientations for potential residents and their families
- Follow up with referrals to address any questions and work with staff to ensure the facility meets ongoing referral needs
Position Requirements:
- Familiarity with medical terminology helpful
- Understand the healthcare billing process (Medicare/Medicaid)
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Office products (i.e. Word and Excel)
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills required
- Possess leadership abilities, patience, tact and a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm
- Demonstrate autonomy, organization, assertiveness, flexibility and cooperation in performing job responsibilities
- Must be able to read and write English to facilitate proper communication with others
- Must be licensed driver with an acceptable driving record
Kahu Malama Nurses does not just connect you with a job; we offer a Professional Mentoring & Education Program to help you be great at your job, love it, and grow.
Kahu Malama Nurses is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how labor is bought, sold and delivered to enable universal access to the American Dream.
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
