Admissions Director

Cadia Healthcare Pike Creek•Wilmington, DE

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Cadia Healthcare - Pike Creek is seeking an Admissions Director to join their team. This role is responsible for achieving and maintaining census and case mix as per budget, ensuring a smooth transition for residents from referral locations to the facility, and maintaining a positive community image. The Admissions Director will serve as the primary contact for admission liaisons and referral sources, manage a database of medical contacts and community resources, and alert department heads of changes. This position requires a working knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid and managed care referrals, providing information to families about long-term care stays, costs, and regulations, and ensuring timely completion of admission paperwork, including insurance verification. The Admissions Director is also responsible for daily census reports.

Requirements

College degree preferred.
Previous experience in long-term care environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

Achieve and maintain census and case mix as per budget.
Provide for the smooth transition from referral location to facility via an informed and complete admission process.
Assure a positive community image for the facility.
Serve as facility primary contact with Admission Liaisons and referral sources regarding admissions.
Maintain the database of medical contacts and community resources.
Alert Department Heads of projected changes (i.e. admissions, discharges, and room changes, etc.).
Maintain a working knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid and assist with the managed care referral process.
Provide information to families regarding LTC stay, costs and regulations.
Ensure the timely completion of pre-admission/admission paperwork (i.e. Insurance verification in particular).
Responsible for the completion of daily census reports & forwarding of information to Corporate office/Admission Liaisons.