Scheduling Excellence Manager

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About the role

Provides enterprise leadership for advancing scheduling strategy, standards, and performance across Ascension.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overseeing the implementation/ sustainment of scheduling best practices, and partnering with operational and clinical leaders to ensure alignment with staffing targets, labor budgets, and patient care needs.
• Leads initiatives that strengthen schedule integrity, reduce premium labor, and promote equitable and transparent scheduling processes.
• Provides oversight of scheduling governance, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives to advance Scheduling Excellence across ministries.
• Works with market schedulers to improve schedule quality, timeliness, accuracy and completeness and ensure key performance indicators (KPIs) are met in these areas.

Requirements

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
• Healthcare industry background 3+ years of experience in scheduling operations, workforce management, or staff coordination.
• Experience with an enterprise scheduling platform (such as UKG) preferred.

Qualifications

High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Skills

• Leadership skills
• Strategic planning
• Operational management
• Workforce management
• Enterprise scheduling platform proficiency (such as UKG)

Benefits

Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

Pay

Details on pay structure are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

The schedule is Monday-Friday | Onsite greater than 50% of the workweek.