What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staffing Coordinator position at St Anthony Regional Hospital?
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Work with scheduling software to optimize staff allocation across different shifts.
- Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly nursing schedules and timecards, including assigning nurses to specific shifts based on patient acuity and staffing requirements.
- Analyze patient census and anticipated needs to ensure appropriate staffing levels on each shift.
- Manage relationships with staffing agencies and maintain contact information to fill gaps in the schedule when necessary.
- Communicate schedule changes, important updates, and staffing issues to nurses and nursing management.
- Respond to staff call-offs due to illness or emergencies, finding replacements to maintain staffing levels.
- Ensure adherence to all relevant healthcare regulations regarding staff scheduling and documentation.
- Maintain accurate records of staff availability, time worked, and other scheduling data using electronic systems.
- Works willingly and accepts assignments as given.
- Attends all mandatory meetings and programs.
- Participates in opportunities that enhance personal and professional growth.
- Performs other duties as necessary or assigned.
- Complies with the Corporate Compliance Policy and all laws, regulations, and Standards of Conduct relating to the position and agrees to report any suspected violations of law or Standards of Conduct.
- Complies with all applicable state and federal regulations and JCAHO standards.
- Maintains a safe work environment using safe work practices, utilizing standard precautions and complying with hazardous waste procedures at all times as described in St. Anthony's Safety Manual.
- Maintains the confidentiality of patient, resident, employee and organizational information.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and / or Experience
Position Requirements, Licenses, Certifications, Registrations
Language Skills
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively speak, understand, and communicate in one-on-one and small group situations with customers, patients, families and other employees of the organization.
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; talk and hear; reach with hands and arms; and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb or balance. The employee must be able to lift and / or move up to 15 pounds at times, and occasionally lift and / or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Computer work is frequent.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Regularly works in an office setting with frequent interaction with employees, board members, donors, volunteers, and the public.
Due to the nature of business in a health care setting, although risk is minimal, any employee of St. Anthony may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, blood borne pathogens, unpleasant sights, odors, and / or materials in patient care and / or provider work areas.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Other Requirements
May be required to train in and float to other areas within the department or other assigned areas and provide extra support and / or coverage as needed.
