Patient Admissions Specialist – Western Cape

Nurture Health is seeking a passionate and clinically skilled Patient Admissions Specialist to facilitate patient access to specialist rehabilitation services. Reporting to the Patient Admissions Manager, you will assess referrals, coordinate admissions, and collaborate with healthcare professionals, patients, and families to ensure timely, appropriate rehabilitation care.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patient referrals and determine suitability for rehabilitation services.
• Coordinate referral, assessment, and admissions processes in line with Nurture Health standards.
• Build strong relationships with referrers, hospitals, funders, patients, and families.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support patient-centred care.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure effective communication throughout the admissions journey.
• Represent Nurture Health professionally within healthcare networks and stakeholder engagements.

Requirements

• Registered with SANC as a Professional Nurse, or registered with the relevant HPCSA board as an Independent Practitioner (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, or Dietetics).
• Experience in patient referral, assessment, and admissions within a multidisciplinary healthcare environment.
• Strong clinical reasoning, communication, relationship-building, and organisational skills.
• A passion for rehabilitation and advocating for optimal patient outcomes.

Why Join Nurture Health?

Nurture Health exists to help people and their families live meaningful and fulfilled lives despite physical impairment and disability. As South Africa’s largest physical rehabilitation hospital group, we are committed to delivering exceptional patient outcomes through collaborative, interdisciplinary care.

Our Values

• Collaboration
• Innovation
• Communication
• Safety
• Continuous Improvement

Apply today and help connect patients to life-changing rehabilitation care.

NB: The employer reserves the right to withdraw the advertisement at any time.

Closing Date: 30 June 2026