Admissions Coord Skilled Nursing

This is a full time position working day shift in the Skilled Nursing unit at Oro Valley Hospital. 

Our Skilled Nursing unit is located inside Oro Valley Hospital. Offering 33 private rooms, patients can comfortably recover from a variety of illnesses and injuries. Our goal is to help patients return to their lives outside the hospital. As a nurse on our team, you will work with other health care professionals while providing quality, patient centered-care.

Summary:

Manage the facility’s admissions process and provide customers with facility-related information via facility tours, personal visits, assessments, follow-up, etc. Assist Marketing Director in achieving facility’s census and quality mix goals. This position will assist the nursing department and admissions department to ensure the highest quality of care for our new residents.

Position Qualifications/Minimum Requirements

Education:

Required: Post High School Vocational/ Specialized training in Practical Nursing

Experience:

Required: 2 years experience in healthcare setting
Preferred: experience in long term care setting

Skills:

Appropriate prioritization and planning skills, while achieving safety and quality in a high volume environment; Engaging and effective communication and service skills; Adherence to policy and procedures; Process improvement oriented; Self-initiative to assist with whatever is needed throughout the admission process.

Licenses/Certifications:

Required: Current AZ LPN license; American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS; Fingerprint Clearance Card

Oro Valley Hospital (OVH) is a 177-bed hospital that also has a freestanding emergency center and large physician group. With these varied access points, you have your choice of settings in which to work. Oro Valley Hospital’s culture centers around providing safe, quality care to patients, but also to foster a work environment based on teamwork, commitment to a shared goal and recognizing employees for all they do to care for our patients. Often described as a “family,” the staff at OVH take pride in doing the best they can to care for their community. OVH is accredited by The Joint Commission and is an equal opportunity employer: race, gender, disability and Veteran status, and VEVRAA Federal Contractor – priority referral Protected Veterans requested.