Job Posting for Admissions Nurse at Avalon Health Care Management Inc.
Avalon Care Center at Northpointe in Spokane is seeking an Admissions Nurse to join our team!
$37.00 - $50.00 /hr
We are looking for individuals who embrace a reverence for life and a heart for healing. 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!
If you are advanced in problem solving, have great communication skills, and are highly organized then we want you to join our team! We offer great challenges, a rewarding career and opportunities for advancement!
Full-time are eligible for:
401K
Medical, 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.
Minimum Pay - $37.00. Maximum pay- $50.00.
**Placement within the wage range for this position is determined by years of experience, qualifications, and demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions.**
Responsibilities
Admissions Process
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.
Coordinate inquiries from all hospitals in the market.
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.
Facilitate patient placement based on clinical services needed, bed availability, patient/family preference, geographic location, etc.
Troubleshoot areas of Admission, Public Relations, pre-certification and physician follow-up in conjunction with facility.
Conducts needed assessments.
Sales & Marketing
Manage referral sources and relationships in accordance with the facilities census development plan.
Conduct daily visits to referring hospitals.
Build and maintain relationships with Discharge Planners, Case Managers, Physicians and all other potential referral sources.
Identify new and potential referral sources.
Identify potential Physician relationships. Develop them through marketing, partnership, follow up.
Maintains thorough knowledge of the market in general and the specific products, services and acuity trends within the market.
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.
Follow up with referral sources with case studies and updates using the “Marketing the Avalon Way” reporting system.
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.
Licenses/Certification
Must have RN or LPN in good standing
Must meet all local health requirements for entering the hospital settings. As necessary, any drug screenings, tests, lab work or physical examination. If required.
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