Staffing Coordinator
Metropolitan Jewish Health System
New York, NY, United States
Full-time
Located in the heart of the community of Washington Heights in Northern Manhattan is a 705-bed rehabilitation and nursing care facility with a mission to provide quality care through diverse programs and services designed to support health and independence to individuals needing short-stay or long term inpatient care.
Responsibilities
- Creates monthly scheduling calendar
- Assigns schedule for all evening and night shift nursing personnel
- Submits schedule to senior staffing coordinator within time frame established
- Responds to requests for time off for specified shift
- Reviews requests based on seniority, determines approval or denial status and reviews with Senior staffing coordinator before response is sent to employee
- Makes alternative offer for those receiving denials
- Maintains requests in order received (after annual time has passed) and determines approval or denial status and reviews with senior staffing coordinator before response is sent to employee
- Assists to replace Staff as result of unexpected absences
- Receives list of shift staff identified and makes request that they provide coverage needed
- Records changes on allocation sheet
- Submits allocation sheet to senior staffing coordinator for further analysis
- Assists in all clerical functions of the Department of Nursing.
- Answers telephones, routes callers, takes messages and provides routine information to callers.
- Communicates effectively with personnel and other departments as necessary.
- High School Diploma Required
- Minimum 1 year experience in a healthcare clerical position, preferably in nursing department and staffing / scheduling position
- Microsoft word, excel and e-mail knowledge required. Experience using scheduling software preferred (Kronos)
- Excellent organizational, multi-tasking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet the needs of residents, their families and designated representatives
- Ability to promote teamwork
- Effective time management skills
- Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.
7 days ago