Admissions Coordinator - Catholic Hospice

Summary & Objective

• The Admissions Coordinator is responsible for taking telephone inquiries regarding information about Catholic Hospice services and for coordinating the scheduling of referrals for an admission evaluation.

Essential Functions

• Ensure effective communication with Marketing, field admissions, referral sources and Interdisciplinary Teams.

• Take referrals from all sources, not limited to phone orders, including MD's, SW's, case managers, patients, and family members.

• Obtain written consent from patient, family or patient assignee, when criteria for hospice admission are met.

• Sets appointments for Admission Nurses.

• Verifies next of kin and demographic information.

• Verifies with referring MD terminal diagnosis, prognosis, appropriate medical management within the scope of hospice care, and gives that information to the Admission RN. ...