Coordinator Admissions

Job description

- Process new referrals that arrive by telephone, email, fax and website inquiries, in the manner best fitting the needs of the referral source. - Responsible for routine follow up on multiple lists of pending patient charts daily. - Enter accurate information to support data integrity and maximize reimbursement. - Verify Medicare and Medicaid hospice benefits. - Notify Managed Care Department of commercial insurances and managed health care plans. - Notify the Marketing Representatives of each new referral outside of the working hours the Program Scheduler, 8pm-8am local time and weekends. - Call patients and families and offer a same day appointment to ensure a timely admission. - Seek assistance of the Program Scheduler to determine appropriate staffing and coverage for appointment needs during the hours of 8am-8pm local time, Monday through Friday. - Explain hospice benefits and services to patients and families as needed. - Assign appointments to VITAS Admissions Representatives and provide them with appointment report outside of the hours the Program Scheduler is working, 8pm-8am local time and weekends. - Complete admission consent paperwork as needed. - Update referral sour...