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Admissions & Infection Control RN Coordinator
- Guthrie (Cortland, NY)
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Shape First Impressions. Champion Resident Safety. Earn Up to $25,000 in Bonuses.
Guthrie Cortland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is hiring a Full-Time RN Admissions & Infection Control Coordinator — and we’re offering up to $25,000 in sign-on bonuses for experienced nurses ready to make a lasting impact.
This is a unique opportunity to combine clinical expertise with communication and coordination skills in a weekday-only role with no nights, weekends, or holidays. You’ll guide residents and families through the admissions process, collaborate with hospital partners, and lead infection control efforts — all while helping uphold Guthrie’s trusted reputation for compassionate, high-quality care.
Your Schedule:
+ Monday–Friday
+ Day Shift: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM or 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
+ No Nights, No Weekends, No Holidays
What You’ll Do:
+ Serve as the primary contact for resident admissions
+ Coordinate pre-admission clinical and financial assessments
+ Build relationships with hospital referral sources and physician offices
+ Promote Guthrie Cortland’s services across the community
+ Lead infection control protocols and ensure regulatory compliance
+ Collaborate with the Administrator and Director of Nursing to maintain census and care quality
Why Choose Guthrie:
+ Up to $25,000 Sign-On Bonus – A generous welcome for your experience
+ Comprehensive Health Coverage – Medical and dental plans start the 1st of the month after hire
+ Generous PTO Accrual – Begin earning paid time off from Day 1
+ Relocation Assistance – Up to $12,000 based on distance
+ Tuition Reimbursement – Up to $7,500 annually after just 90 days
+ 403(b) Retirement Plan – With company matching from day one
+ Supportive, Inclusive Work Family – Be part of a team that feels like home
+ Free On-Site Parking – Hassle-free access every shift
Recognized Excellence:
+ Becker’s Best Places to Work – 2025
+ Forbes Best Employers for Women – 2024
+ America’s Best-In-State Employers – 2024
Who We Are
Guthrie Cortland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is an 80-bed resident care facility with over 25 years of service to the community. We provide long-term care with heart — and believe great care starts with great people. Our team is committed to excellence, compassion, and creating a supportive environment for both residents and staff.
Motivated, results driven individual who will be responsible for admissions of residents to the Guthrie Cortland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center services. Markets and promotes facility services within various hospital systems and local communities. Enhances continuity of patient care between Guthrie Cortland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and referring hospitals and their staff. Coordinates admission clinical and financial information under the discretion of the Administrator and Director of Nursing. This will include, but not be limited to pre-admission clinical/financial assessments; establishing relationships with hospital referral sources; and promoting Guthrie Cortland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center services to hospitals and physician’s offices, resulting in developing and maintaining census.
Education, License & Cert:
+ Currently LPN or RN license, related degree, or equivalent experience.
Experience:
+ Experience with geriatric population in health care facility.
+ Working knowledge of the practices and procedures of Social Work and of the Psychosocial factors related to aging and disability.
+ Ability to work with individuals/groups/families by directly providing and/or seeking support services for residents and significant others.
+ Verbal and written skills; ability to prepare coherent and timely reports; ability to interact effectively with different groups of people; sensitivity and caring in dealing with individuals with illness and disability.
+ Preferred knowledge of MDS, PRI/Screen instruments, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Essential Functions:
Coordinates admissions of residents:
+ Monitors the number of daily vacancies, planned discharges and waiting lists.
+ Screens and pre‐qualifies prospective residents both clinically and financially. Discusses (pre‐acute admission) with attending physicians and facility staff, those residents who will need short‐term rehabilitation and long‐term care.
+ Obtain pre authorizations for managed Medicare residents and assist with on-going authorizations.
+ Maintain a waiting list to ensure a high occupancy percentage and regulatory compliance.
+ Meet with the potential residents at GCMC hospital prior to offering a bed.
+ Acts as liaison between the facility staff, referring physician, hospital staff and community.
+ Receive all pre-payments and deposits prior to admission. Assist with Admissions documentation and explaining financial responsibility to the resident and/or resident representative.
+ Reviews and monitors data to track which area hospitals Cortland and Tompkins County residents are being admitted to and for what, for the purpose of focusing visits/reports. Provide facility tours and make regular visits to area hospitals to meet with Discharge Planners/Social Workers/Case Managers, etc. to market rehab services and return area residents to Cortland.
+ Assist the Marketing Department at various local community functions to publicize long‐term care services, respite services, and the short‐term rehabilitation program.
Other Duties:
+ All other duties as assigned.
The pay for this position ranges from $31.00-$45.26 per hour.
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Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, you’ll find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community.
The Guthrie Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 22 communities. Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
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