Weekend Intake & Admissions Specialist

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Weekend admissions specialist handling calls, documentation, follow-up, and patient intake for a healthcare admissions team. Remote South Africa role supporting prospective patients and families.

Responsibilities:

  • Handle incoming calls from prospective patients and families
  • Build rapport and create a supportive, professional first interaction
  • Ask questions to understand callers’ needs and circumstances
  • Guide qualified prospects through the intake and admissions process
  • Explain next steps and help callers move forward where appropriate
  • Handle sensitive, emotional, and difficult conversations calmly and professionally
  • Follow up with prospective patients over several days or weeks
  • Maintain accurate lead information and follow-up activity in the CRM
  • Track conversations, next steps, and outstanding information
  • Enter detailed and accurate notes into the CRM/EMR
  • Keep patient and prospect information organised and up to date
  • Document conversations and next steps clearly
  • Ensure complete handoffs to the weekday admissions team
  • Follow established intake and documentation procedures

Requirements:

  • Previous experience in a phone-based, intake, admissions, healthcare, customer service, sales, or similar role
  • Strong professional phone skills
  • Experience speaking with customers, patients, families, clients, or prospects by phone
  • Strong communication and active listening skills
  • Excellent organisation and attention to detail
  • Experience using CRM systems
  • Ability to learn new CRM/EMR systems quickly
  • Strong documentation and note-taking skills
  • Excellent follow-through and persistence
  • Ability to manage multiple leads and conversations at different stages
  • Confidence handling difficult, emotional, or sensitive conversations
  • Ability to work independently without constant supervision
  • Reliable availability for overnight weekend shifts
  • Preferred experience in behavioral health, mental health, rehabilitation, healthcare intake, patient coordination, admissions, case management, medical call centres, patient/customer support, consultative sales, or high-touch customer service

Benefits:

  • 14 days PTO
  • Remote work