Market Staffing Coordinator

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Chief Clinical Officer, coordinates staffing for all nursing units. Verifies licenses and certification. Serves as a liaison between the nursing office and other hospital departments. Assists the nursing administration with reports, staffing variances, and scheduling. Actively participates in recruitment activities for nursing services.

Essential Functions

• Develops and maintains nursing department staffing records including cancellation list, float log, master schedule, attendance records.
• Identifies with the CCO or designee the number and level of personnel required to provide patient care, initiates changes in personnel and assignment as directed.
• Maintains the accuracy of the nursing payroll time sheets. Initiates changes and corrections as necessary.
• Completes schedule and completes daily staffing sheets.
• Demonstrates competency and practice behavior in areas of staffing variances. Reports staffing problems and unusual situations to the CCO or designee and keeps her/him informed of situations requiring follow up or immediate attention.
• Reports any employee absences, scheduling and tardy issues to the CCO or designee for corrective and possibly disciplinary action.
• Maintains and verifies copies of current licensure, CPR and ACLS (if applicable) for the nursing staff, as appropriate.
• Maintains employees’ file on annual skills competencies, annual hospital updates and other educational competencies as directed by the CCO/designee.
• Handles registry staffing according to staffing needs. Maintains registry competencies, billing records, and sign in sheets for registry: Checks charges for accuracy and is a liaison with the registry companies.
• Reviews applicants for open positions within the nursing department, sets up applicants with interviews.
• Participates in recruitment activities for nursing services as directed by the CCO.
• Schedules and participates in in-services as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent including education equivalent to completion of secondary school or demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the role. (Preferred)
• Licenses/Certifications: None
• Experience: One-year experience as staffing coordinator in acute care hospital preferred.