Admissions Assistant

Admissions Assistant

Requirements

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or GED.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must be able to type a minimum of 35 words per minute and use a 10 key calculator.

Responsibilities

• Receive and follow schedule/instructions from your supervisor and as outlined in our established policies and procedures.
• Assist in interviewing residents/guardians/sponsors and obtaining required admission information and signatures.
• Assist in the resident admission orientation program in accordance with our established policies and procedures.
• Admit and prepare identification records for residents in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Maintain an accurate record of available beds.
• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter department personnel, as well as other departments within the facility.
• Provide residents with admission information packet (e.g., resident rights, notice of privacy practices, admissions contract, etc.).
• Review as necessary.
• Obtain the resident/guardian’s signature on all required permits, releases, authorizations, etc.
• Maintain a current listing of all residents and assigned room numbers.
• Provide copies of such listing to nursing service, management, government agencies and personnel, etc., as necessary and in accordance with our privacy rules.
• Notify nursing service when the resident has arrived at the facility to assure that a member of the nursing staff escorts the resident to his/her assigned room.
• Assume the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability of performing the assigned duties of the admitting coordinator.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information.
• Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.
• Ensure resident’s valuables are inventoried and deposited or a ‘Release from Responsibility’ form is signed in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.