Intake/Clinical Assessment Coordinator

GENERAL PURPOSE: The Intake/Clinical Assessment Coordinator has the primary responsibility for referral development, monitoring, and coordinating the assessment process for both clinical and financial determinations made before a potential client/patient is admitted. Under the supervision and direction of Boulder City Hospital’s Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) or Acute Care Director of Nursing (DON), this role will perform responsible and moderately complex mid-level duties by directing resources for helping members of the community, patients, and their families navigate and access hospital’s continuum of care found within the hospital and its affiliates.

This role will have a significant impact on the hospital’s revenue cycle management.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Intake / Clinical Assessment Coordinator is the first level of review related to pre-admission criteria, this role will provide clinically based retrospective review of inpatient medical records to evaluate the utilization and documentation of acute care services. The goal of the review includes the facilitation of appropriate provider documentation of care delivered to accurately reflect the patient's severity of illness and risk of mortality.

Specific reviews are both determined internally and by requirements/requests of external payers or regulatory agencies and play a significant role in reporting quality of care outcomes and in obtaining accurate and compliant reimbursement for services. The Intake / Clinical Assessment Coordinator supports the purpose and procedure of the entire admission process.

The Intake/Clinical Assessment Coordinator is essential in creating and maintaining department procedures in the following areas: inquiry calls, referrals phone logs, and ensures that the level of treatment and clinical services is appropriate to all patient needs.