BestChoice - Nursing Staffing Scheduler

BestChoice-Nursing Staffing Scheduler

Full-Time Benefit Eligible

Shift: 4 10-hour shifts a week. Shift times vary (5-3:30p, 6-4:30p, 8a-6:30p, 9a-7:30p or 11a-9:30p). On-call/weekends every 5-8 weeks.

GENERAL SUMMARY: To perform clerical duties associated with the staffing and scheduling of all nursing personnel in accordance with standard operating procedures.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Monitors staffing needs on a shift-by-shift basis and assists with obtaining necessary resources to support the units by contacting central staffing RNs. Performs identified daily operations to use for deployment of central staffing RNs.

* Responsible for all aspects of the scheduling system. Responsible for the upkeep and accuracy of the changes.

* Assigns professional and support staff to nursing units in accordance with established staffing models.

* Inform appropriate personnel of staffing problems and assist with making adjustments to overall schedule.

* Record call-ins or overtime worked by personnel into electronic scheduling system to ensure accurate distribution of hours.

* Obtain necessary personnel to fill in for absent employees by assigning SRP personnel and reassigning other personnel.

* Maintain all records, logs, and files concerning staffing activities and prepare special and routine reports

* Performs general duties within staffing office, relaying messages, logging call-ins, assisting customers, answering telephones, calling staff for additional shifts and canceling shifts as needed in the most cost effective manner.

* Prepare and analyze statistical reports including the development of new reports. Prepares and distributes reports in a timely and accurate manner.

* Print and maintain staffing worksheets.

* Perform other related duties as required.

* Provide new employees with information regarding hospital and department policies and procedures.

* Attend required meetings, in-services and educational programs.

* Assist with maintaining personnel data in the electronic database.

* Provides information and monitoring of budget for manger review.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.