Nursing Staffing Scheduler-Float Pool-40 hr/ week-Rotating-Detroit

About the Role

Perform clerical duties associated with the staffing and scheduling of all nursing personnel in accordance with standard operating procedures.

Responsibilities

• Monitors staffing needs on a shift-by-shift basis and assists with obtaining necessary resources to support the units by contacting central staffing RNs.
• Performs identified daily operations to use for deployment of central staffing RNs.
• Responsible for all aspects of the scheduling system, including upkeep and accuracy of changes.
• Assigns professional and support staff to nursing units in accordance with established staffing models.
• Informs appropriate personnel of staffing problems and assists with making adjustments to the overall schedule.
• Records call-ins or overtime worked by personnel into the electronic scheduling system to ensure accurate distribution of hours.
• Obtains necessary personnel to fill in for absent employees by assigning SRP personnel and reassigning other personnel.
• Maintains all records, logs, and files concerning staffing activities and prepares special and routine reports.
• Performs general duties within the staffing office, including relaying messages, logging call-ins, assisting customers, answering telephones, calling staff for additional shifts, and canceling shifts in the most cost-effective manner.
• Prepares and analyzes statistical reports, including the development of new reports, and distributes them in a timely and accurate manner.
• Prints and maintains staffing worksheets.
• Provides new employees with information regarding hospital and department policies and procedures.
• Attends required meetings, in-services, and educational programs.
• Assists with maintaining personnel data in the electronic database.
• Provides information and monitoring of budget for manager review.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalent is required.
• One to three years of related staffing, scheduling, or healthcare business experience required.
• Basic knowledge of nursing positions and understanding of basic nursing staff patterns is strongly preferred.
• Previous experience with automated staffing and scheduling software preferred.
• Experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) required.
• Basic computer data entry skills with report development knowledge required.
• Must be highly organized and thrive in a high-pace setting while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Schedule

Rotating shifts.

Organization: Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit Main Campus
Department: Patient Care Staffing Services