Central Intake Admissions Nurse
Champion Care•Milwaukee, WI
•Onsite
About The Position
Champion Care is looking for a Central Intake Admissions Nurse to join our growing team and play an important role in connecting patients with the right level of care across our skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities. This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in clinical intake, skilled nursing admissions, case management, utilization review, or hospital referrals who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and making things happen.
Requirements
- Experience in skilled nursing, clinical intake, admissions, case management, utilization review, or post-acute care
- Strong clinical judgment and attention to detail
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple referrals and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Comfortable working with electronic referral portals and insurance authorizations
- Responsive, organized, and able to keep the admissions process moving
Responsibilities
- Review incoming referrals for clinical and financial appropriateness
- Evaluate diagnoses, medications, behaviors, functional status, and care needs
- Determine whether our facilities can safely meet each resident’s needs
- Obtain and track insurance authorizations
- Identify clinical, financial, or payer barriers before admission
- Make and document initial acceptance or denial decisions
- Communicate with hospitals, referral sources, and facility leadership
- Match accepted residents with the appropriate facility and available bed
- Monitor census, bed availability, and referral activity
- Help move accepted referrals quickly and efficiently through the admission process
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
