What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staffing Office Coordinator position at The Menninger Clinic?
Schedule: M-F 8a-5p
Key Functions
Licensure/Certification Required: CPR Certification
Experience: Five years of experience in a hospital or clinical administrative environment. Preferred proficiency with staff scheduling software programs such as ScheduleAnywhere
Key Functions
- Maintains current, accurate schedules for designated departments to meet the standards established by Nursing Services.
- Produces and distributes schedule templates for nurse managers/supervisors in advance of the beginning of the schedule; schedule to be completed by managers/supervisors and returned within required department schedule.
- Communicates with nurse managers to ensure that census and acuity data is properly incorporated.
- Implements staffing guidelines by matching patient census and acuity with staff skills and availability.
- Assures that decisions related to floating, calling in or canceling staff are within protocols established by program management.
- Maintains accurate documentation of staff attendance and floating history.
- Provides daily schedules of PRN staff available, which allows nursing coordinators broad overview of staffing and program acuity.
- Maintain a computer database of staffing and scheduling needs.
- Understands and utilizes staffing applications and works to expand skills, knowledge and abilities.
- Assures schedules are accurate and current.
- Serve as liaison between Nursing Leadership, House Supervisors and ADONs around communication of staffing issues and program acuity.
- Daily reports staffing issues at the end of each shift to nursing leadership.
- Communicates immediately with appropriate managers if problems with staffing occur and works with nurse managers to resolve problems as appropriate.
Licensure/Certification Required: CPR Certification
Experience: Five years of experience in a hospital or clinical administrative environment. Preferred proficiency with staff scheduling software programs such as ScheduleAnywhere