RN Intake Coordinator – Patient Access Services

Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. As the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in North Texas, we invite you to continue your healthcare career with us at Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center. You’ll discover a magnet facility with a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles.

Job Summary

Join UT Southwestern as a RN Intake Coordinator at the Simmons Cancer Center in the department of Patient Access Services. As a Nurse Intake Coordinator at UT Southwestern, you will have the opportunity to join a team of the top cancer specialists in the country.

This person will work closely with Intake Team to ensure referrals are appropriately vetted, prioritized, scheduled, and records collected to ensure a positive patient experience.

At UT Southwestern, the possibilities to explore your interests and advance your career are limitless. We would love the opportunity to have you join our Nationally Ranked Cancer Center by U.S News & World Report’s!

Job Duties

• Receives and provides immediate responses to inquiries and patient referrals. Establishes immediate relationship between referral sources and hospital. 
• Determines appropriateness of referral for admission in accordance with established admission criteria for services involved.
• Interfaces with other hospital departments and physicians to facilitate admission process. Evaluates financial reimbursement for proposed hospitalization and intervention and obtains pre-certification for intervention. 
• Assists in determining resources required to provide appropriate and indicated level of care and assures availability of indicated resources prior to acceptance of patient.
• Provides overview of services to be provided during hospitalization to patients, families, payers and referral sources.
• Notifies payor of admission and expected course of treatment and assigns initial length of stay in accordance with standards of care criteria as outlined in utilization.
• Tracks data regarding intakes and referral sources.
• Provides guidelines and instruction to staff regarding program promotion, intake and referral processes.
• Communicates information about patient referred to rehab unit to appropriate physician.
• Accepts additional responsibilities and organizes scheduled and unscheduled time.
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Experience and Education

• Graduate of NLN approved nursing program.
• Three (3) years experience in medical intake and/or care coordination.
• Experience in relationship development and managed care.
• **Current Texas (or BNE Compact State) license and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC).** 

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status