Admissions Counselor (Part Time - Weekends) Masonicare Health Center - Wallingford, CT 24hrs/wk w/ benefits! We are committed to supporting our employees with competitive pay, comprehensive benefits such as medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, matching 401K retirement plan, work-life balance, and career growth opportunities. Friday - Monday Friday 12-6, Saturday 9-3 Sunday 9-3 Monday 12-6 The Admissions Counselor is responsible for the processing and admitting of individuals with services at Masonicare Health Center in accordance with financial policies and procedures. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Responds to admission inquires via hospital, referral source, telephone or walk in and provides pertinent information.. Maintains and fosters public relations with customers, internal and external. • Assesses individual/ financial status, evaluates care needs evidenced by medical/ functional information presented, and assigns level of care so that the applicant is placed on the wait list for the appropriate service area. • Provides supportive care and guidance to applicants and their families for continuing care needs for community or institutional services • Ensures PASSR/ ASCEND process is completed by appropriate staff for new residents for admission and ensures that the financial eligibility has been met. • Coordinates pre-admission/ admission conference with representative of the care center team, i.e., director, care coordinator, and social worker to ensure transfer of medical, social, and financial/ insurance information to the care team • Screens referrals of patients from hospital and community for admission to rehab/ sub acute units and coordinates acceptance of their admission with care center team, i.e., care coordinator, social worker, and clinical coordinator. • Maintains waitlist for applications to long term care units and works with Social Worker for processing to Finance Department. • Signs-in all long term care applicants on admission and copies and distributes paperwork accordingly • Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred Experience: 3 – 5 years admissions experience with knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance verification #joinourteam Day shift /24hrs week