Admissions Coordinator
Job Description
REQUIREMENTS
- 1–3+ years of experience in healthcare admissions, intake coordination, healthcare sales, or related client-facing role required.
- Experience in behavioral health, eating disorder treatment, healthcare sales, or high-volume call center environments preferred.
- Sales/customer service experience preferred.
- Experience working directly with clients, families, or patients in emotionally sensitive situations strongly preferred.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and workflows in a fast-paced environment preferred.
- Familiarity with insurance verification, healthcare scheduling, or admissions processes preferred.
RESPONSIBILITES
- Client Engagement & Conversion
- Serve as the primary contact for prospective clients, families, and referral sources via phone, email, and other communication channels.
- Guide clients and families through all stages of the admissions process with compassion, professionalism, urgency, and responsiveness.
- Engage clients using a compassionate, relational, and consultative approach to encourage movement through the admissions process.
- Conduct a pre-admit screen and share the recommended level of care as determined by a clinical team member.
- Effectively manage objections, assess readiness for change, and motivate clients to pursue treatment.
- Maintain conversion rates and registration targets by tailoring communication to client needs and stage of change.
- Provide clear, accurate information about treatment programs, admissions processes, and expectations.
- Share appropriate community resources when clients are unable to access care.
- Promptly answer incoming calls, including those through an admissions inquiry phone queue
- Admissions Coordination & Scheduling
- Coordinate and schedule any pre-admission appointments (e.g., medical intake).
- Secure admission dates and ensure timely placement into appropriate levels of care (IP, Residential, PHP, IOP).
- Communicate confirmed admissions to internal teams.
- Provide clients with pre-admission materials (e.g. program handbooks and addendums) and share health insurance benefit quotes for recommended services.
- Conduct routine follow-ups with prospective clients.
- Census Management.
- Support organizational census goals by facilitating timely and appropriate admissions across levels of care.
- Monitor program capacity and collaborate with operational and clinical teams to optimize admissions placement opportunities.
- Track client progression throughout the admissions pipeline and maintain accurate status updates within internal systems.
- Escalate census concerns, admission delays, or placement barriers as appropriate.
- Documentation & Systems Management
- Accurately create, maintain, and update client records in the CRM, EHR, and other internal systems.
- Maintain timely and detailed documentation of all client interactions, follow-up activities, and admissions-related communications in the CRM.
- Ensure all records, documentation, and workflows meet quality assurance, compliance, HIPAA, and organizational standards.
- Utilize internal tracking tools and reporting systems to support operational visibility and workflow management.
- Maintain accuracy and attention to detail while managing high-volume documentation responsibilities.
- Relationship Management & Support
- Build and maintain strong relationships with referring providers and internal teams.
- Provide support for escalated or sensitive client interactions with professionalism and empathy.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure a seamless admissions experience.
- Maintain strict confidentiality of protected health information in accordance with regulations and company policies.
- General Duties
- Balance a fast-paced, results-driven environment with compassionate client interactions.
- Adapt to changing priorities while maintaining performance standards.
- Provide team support and coverage (e.g. PTO coverage) as needed or assigned.
- Adhere to time management policies and procedures (e.g. on/off queue procedures, break schedules, etc.)
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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