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 MDs, SWs, 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.