Admissions Director

Ridgecrest Health and Rehabilitation is looking for an Admissions Director to join their wonderful team!

About us: Ridgecrest Health and Rehabilitation is tucked into a quiet and relaxing community. Ridgecrest provides top of the line care and rehabilitation services, designed around our guests' needs. Through personalized care plans our guests experience quality care in a close-knit community.

Benefits: Depending upon your job classification you may be eligible for participation in our comprehensive benefits program.

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance. Your well-being is important, and we value it.
• Paid time off. Because as much as you love your job, we want you to also love having time to be you.
• A 401K retirement plan. You're our company's future; let us help you take care of yours.
• Continuing education credits. Life, learning, and education are our top priorities.
• The best people, the best communities, the best services for the best reason: Serving our patients. That means making sure we have the best team available who believe that taking care of our staff is just as important to us as taking care of our patients.

Admissions Director Job Responsibilities:

• Meets census goals by working with the Center’s Admissions Liaison to coordinate customer flow into the center
• Is trained and provides back up coverage, as needed, for the Admissions Liaison in the external role
• Establishes/maintains positive trends for overall occupancy, Medicare census, new admissions activity, conversion rates, and account receivable targets
• Effectively manages internal sales process with customers, families, and referral sources, resulting in achievement of targeted conversion rates, and account receivable targets
• Arranges with Welcome Coordinator to ensure through and timely completion, signing and distribution of admission/readmission paperwork as a backup
• Conducts Center walk through daily to assess physical plant readiness for tours and admissions
• Ensures comprehensive identification and verification of payors for customer financial data

Admissions Director Requirements:

• Experience in long term care admissions preferred
• Minimum of two (2) years college education in the field of Health Care Administration,
• Business Management, and/or Marketing or Public Relations preferred, or Equivalent professional experience
• Ability to work proficiently in a fast-paced, healthcare environment and interface with a variety of healthcare professionals.
• Multi-task oriented excellent organizational skills, and ability to effectively prioritize tasks in a manner that maximizes outcomes and adheres to standard process
• Dedicated, respectful, caring, and compassionate in dealing with a geriatric population and families in stressful situations.
• Demonstrated ability to accurately execute established pre-admissions financial and clinical decision process, policies & procedures, and complete monthly key indicator reports.
• Self-motivated, outcome-driven individual with a strong customer service approach and sales-oriented personality, and effective time management skills 
• Proficiency in computer programs utilization including but not limited to Microsoft office and other industry specific software platforms
• Team player with ability to implement and execute marketing initiatives in a strategic manner with minimal supervision
• Must be able to maintaina positive, mission-oriented work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner that allows you to get alongwith clients, family members, and fellow team members.