Admissions Director (Non Nurse)

Payson Care Center•Payson, AZ

About The Position

The Admissions Director (Non Nurse) facilitates and oversees the admissions process in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and Life Care standards. The role gathers and enters admissions paperwork, evaluates patient applications within the required timeframe, coordinates follow-up visits and interviews, and conducts facility tours for prospective patients, families, and visitors. The director may also recruit, select, train, counsel, and supervise admissions staff, and is responsible for operating within budget while providing excellent customer service.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Knowledge of practices and procedures, laws, regulations, and guidelines governing post-acute care facilities.
Ability to implement and interpret departmental programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
Proficiency in competency areas including patient rights, safety, and sanitation.
Ability to maintain professional working relationships with associates, vendors, and others.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of proprietary and confidential information.
Integrity and professionalism, including completion of mandatory compliance training.
Ability to concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours.

Nice To Haves

Health care experience preferred.
Familiarity with the professional medical community.

Responsibilities

Gather and enter all necessary admissions paperwork.
Ensure patient applications for admission are approved or not approved within two hours.
Plan follow-up visits and interviews with patients.
Conduct facility tours for potential patients, families, and visitors and explain key benefits of the facility.
Recruit, select, train, counsel, and supervise admissions staff, if applicable.
Effectively manage and operate within budget.
Provide excellent customer service and maintain a positive attitude toward patients.
Assist in the evacuation of patients.
Maintain dependable, regular attendance.
Communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team.
Follow applicable laws, regulations, facility standards, and company policies, including confidentiality, harassment, compliance, and Code of Conduct requirements.