Business Associate Staffing - Per Diem
About the role
Our Business Associate Central Staffing team provides assistance and guidance to nursing supervisors, managers, and staff. This role offers clerical and telephone support, performs computer data input, and ensures adequate staffing across five southern HMH hospitals (BMC, RMC, JSUMC, OMC, and SOMC).
Responsibilities
- Assists in securing additional nursing resources under the direction of the Nursing Supervisor to ensure adequate staffing levels.
- Makes recruitment calls to attain available staff and communicates status to the Nursing Supervisor.
- Makes daily Patient Observer recruitment calls to secure coverage.
- Enters schedule changes into the staffing system, including date/time changes, call outs, and cancellation of shifts.
- Enters benefit time changes (e.g., PTOU, PTOS, Holiday) into the payroll system using appropriate codes and complete information.
- Performs computer input accurately and in a timely manner.
- Enters census and acuity changes into the staffing system.
- Completes Department of Health calculations for staffing ratios for all nursing units.
- Completes Department of Health Staffing forms and faxes them in a timely manner.
- Maintains office supplies and equipment; keeps the office and work area neat and clean.
- Checks printers and fax machines, refills paper, and changes toner cartridges as needed.
- Replenishes department forms daily.
- Files hospital and department records in appropriate binders.
- Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.
- Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
- Lifts a minimum of 5 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 5 lbs., and stands a minimum of 1 hour per day.
Requirements
- High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
- Minimum of 1 year of related experience.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to handle heavy phone volume.
Preferred Qualifications
- Some college or Associate’s degree.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
Pay
Minimum starting rate of $20.64 per hour. The posted rate is a reasonable good-faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting. The final offer may vary based on factors such as labor market data, experience, education, skills, geographic location, internal equity, budget, and grant funding.
Benefits
HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) employees, including:
- Health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Paid leave.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Retirement benefits.
Certain positions may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, commissions, or shift differentials for evening, night, or weekend shifts.