Admissions Director (Non Nurse)

Life Care Center of Lawrenceville • Lawrenceville, GA

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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, reviews patient applications within the required timeframe, plans 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 effective budget management and positive, customer-focused service.

Requirements

• Must have long-term care experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Knowledge of practices and procedures, laws, regulations, and guidelines governing functions in a post-acute care facility.
• Perform proficiently in competency areas including patient rights, safety, and sanitation.
• Maintain confidentiality of proprietary and confidential information.
• Read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Able to sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours.

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare 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 educate them about the facility’s key benefits.
• Recruit, select, train, counsel, and supervise admissions staff, if applicable.
• Effectively manage and operate within budget.
• Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive attitude toward patients.
• Assist in the evacuation of patients.
• Demonstrate dependable, regular attendance.
• Concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment.
• Communicate and function productively on an interdisciplinary team.
• Follow applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, company policies, and departmental programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain professional working relationships and confidentiality, and comply with Life Care’s Code of Conduct and required compliance training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: High school or GED