A professional who coordinates activities related to admission of patients in hospital or other medical facility. Responsibilities include:

• Confers with physicians, and nursing, housekeeping, transport, and other staff members to coordinate and schedule admission of patient.
• Assigns accommodations based on physician's admittance orders, patient's preference, nature of illness, availability of space, and other information, and enters bed assignment information into computer.
• Prepares records of admission, transfer, and other required data.
• Notifies departments of patient's admission.
• Reviews clerical work of interviewers and other personnel.
• Keeps records of admissions and discharges, and compiles occupancy-census data.
• May interview patient or patient's representative to obtain necessary personal and financial data to determine eligibility for admission.
• May perform duties described under supervisor master title.