Patient Access and Intake Coordinator

Description At ScionHealth , we empower our caregivers to do what they do best. We value every voice by caring deeply for every patient and each other. We show courage by running toward the challenge and we lean into new ideas by embracing curiosity and question asking. Together, we create our culture by living our values in our day-to-day interactions with our patients and teammates. Job Summary The Patient Access & Intake Coordinator plays a key role in facilitating a smooth and efficient patient admission process. This position provides vital administrative and operational support to the Business Development team and the Central Access and Authorizations Team (CAAT), ensuring timely initiation and management of referral activity. Responsible for launching the referral management process, the coordinator oversees admission workflows, gathers and verifies required documentation, coordinates information for necessary approvals, and communicates essential information to relevant departments. Acting as a central liaison between Business Development, facility leadership, and CAAT colleagues, this coordinates admission logistics, confirm readiness to receive the patient, and ensure all clinical and operational details are aligned prior to arrival. This role actively contributes to quality improvement, problem solving, and productivity initiatives within an interdisciplinary team model, demonstrating accountability and a commitment to operational excellence. Essential Functions Serves as key team member of the new Central Access and Authorizations Team (CAAT), focused exclusively on intake of referrals and building the initial case for patient admission. Responsible for initiating any patient referral by establishing patient account in appropriate referral management platform Performs a wide variety of typing assignments, including entering demographic information into referral platform and/or Meditech for admission Works with business development team to gather patient