Nurse, Health Services (Part-Time)

Admissions Nurse
Avalon Care Center at Northpointe in Spokane is seeking an Admissions Nurse to join our team! $48.00 - $54.69 /hr Sunday - Tuesday 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
With enthusiasm and compassion, our Avalon family works with our patients and their families as well as with our communities to celebrate life every day!
Part-time are eligible for:

• Dental & Vision
• FSA & Dependent Care FSA
• Life Insurance
• AD&D, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity
• Legal Benefits, Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance and Auto/Home Insurance.

Receive leads from providers, specialty physicians, county offices on Aging and Veteran service organizations, facilities, or any customer source and convert appropriate inquiries to admissions.
In conjunction with facility requirements/abilities, clinically access patients to determine if the patient meets admission criteria.
Make contact with potential inquiries as a representative of Avalon Health Care. Review charts, and assist with any questions from the case management team, referral source and/or family members.
Obtain the necessary information (medical and financial) to qualify patients for admission.
Troubleshoot areas of Admission, Public Relations, pre-certification and physician follow-up in conjunction with facility.
Manage referral sources and relationships in accordance with the facilities census development plan.
Build and maintain relationships with Discharge Planners, Case Managers, Physicians and all other potential referral sources.
Identify potential Physician relationships. Develop them through marketing, partnership, follow up.
Identify options for partnering with other providers in the market to increase facility census.
Coordinates community education and events for hospitals, physicians and other referral sources.
Coordinate tours at facilities for new referral sources families and follow through as appropriate.
Associate and/or Bachelor's Degree in health care field. Preferably Nursing.
Preferably 1-3 years of clinical nursing experience with at least two years in long term care and two years of successful experience in administration, consultation or involvement in the survey process.
Customer service, sales and marketing experience preferred.
Must have an RN in good standing
Must meet all local health requirements for entering the hospital settings. Avalon Health Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This facility complies with the Nurse License Compact (NLC) regulations.