Admissions Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review prospective admissions against approved admission criteria, policies and procedures.
• Initiate contact to gather required clinical and demographic data from patient and other sources.
• Respond promptly to inquiry calls.
• Schedule assessments.
• Conduct pre-admission assessments and benefits verifications.
• Assist prospective patients and significant others in seeking treatment.
• Refer inquiries to other agencies and community resources when not appropriate for facility assistance or admission.
• Coordinate with referral sources.
• Coordinate transportation arrangements for patients.
• Responsible for maintaining all the documentation involved with the admissions process.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirement:

• One year in a residential or drug and alcohol abuse facility preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of sales experience.
• High School Diploma or GED

Personal Qualifications:

• Possess ability and interest in acquiring professional growth through continuing education.
• Has the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with all center personnel, professional staff, representatives from government and community agencies, clients and their families, and the public.
• Desire to work with a growing company where systems need to be developed and implemented.
• Demonstrate a willingness and ability to learn and implement government regulations.
• Be able to write in a legible and coherent fashion.
• Team player
• Physical Requirements:
• Move throughout the community.
• Repetitive hand movement use and view PC. Use fax, telephone, and copier.
• Sits or stand for long period of time, reach, bend, climb, stoop, and lift to 25lb.
• Read and write, verbal and written communication, time management, and interpersonal skills.
• Prioritize, meet deadlines, and use sound judgment.
• Have reliable transportation, clean driving record, and car insurance as required by the state.

Attendance Standards

Consistently be at work and communicate appropriately any attendance issues with supervisor as per policy. Consistently at their workstation at the appropriately scheduled time. Does not abuse breaks and/or departure times.

Language Skills

Has the ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Has the ability to write complex correspondence. Has the ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to patients, visitors, and other employees of the organization.

Reasoning Ability

Has the ability to solve practical complex problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms; use hands to handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 15 lbs. and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

APEX Recovery LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.