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Staffing Coordinator - Full Time

Lake Charles Memorial Health System · Lake Charles, LA · 4 days ago
Human ResourcesFull-time

About the role

The Staffing Coordinator ensures proper staffing for Nursing Administration, supporting inpatient units and various departments to maintain suitable staffing levels and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Assess, evaluate, and calculate daily staffing needs to meet core staffing requirements of each inpatient unit.
  • Receive and manage employee call-ins for patient care areas, adjusting schedules to maintain adequate staffing levels.
  • Schedule and assign courier delivery and pick-up tasks.
  • Staff and document charges for all inpatient 1:1 sitters.
  • Receive transfer requests from outside facilities and coordinate with House Supervisor, Hospitalist, and Specialists to facilitate transfers.
  • Coordinate and distribute pizza for Pizza Fridays.
  • Handle filing and organizing of paperwork.
  • Receive and fax work excuses to HR.
  • Order office supplies and after-hours patient nutrition.
  • Track durable medical equipment (e.g., SCD machines, wound vacs).
  • Maintain proficiency in multiple programs, including Ansos, Paragon, Trauma Case Alert, ESF8 Portal, LERN, One Content, Excel, Word, Outlook, Resource Scheduling, and Bed Watch.
  • Provide payroll support to the Nursing payroll department.
  • Assist the House Supervisor with surgery, GI, and Cath lab call-outs.
  • Support PICC/Midline gatekeeping.
  • Occasionally provide staffing support to the ED, Rehab, Memorial Specialty, Same Day Surgery, and Archer Institute.

Requirements

  • High school graduate or GED equivalent.
  • 2 years of similar experience preferred.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak intelligible English; communicate effectively with patients, families, peers, and medical personnel.
  • Willingness to train for more advanced duties or skills.
  • Emotional stability and resilience; adaptability to change, decisiveness, and foresight.
  • Organizational and leadership ability.

Physical Demands

  • Work requires standing and walking for long periods, bending, stooping, and lifting.
  • Work environment may be physically confining.
  • Visual acuity required for various activities.
  • Must be able to exchange accurate information with patients, families, peers, and medical personnel.
  • Ability to work shifts as required.
  • Alertness and attention to detail to avoid injury.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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