Staffing Coordinator

Job Summary and Responsibilities As a Staffing Coordinator, you will be responsible for optimizing staffing levels across departments, ensuring adequate coverage and operational efficiency. Every day you will schedule personnel, process staffing requests, manage call-outs, and communicate effectively with staff and management regarding assignments and availability. To be successful, you will demonstrate strong organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail in scheduling, and excellent communication, crucial for maintaining optimal workforce deployment and service continuity. Develops and maintains 24-hour daily and Master Staffing Plan, producing timely shift-specific schedules to sustain optimum and cost-effective staffing levels for nursing-related jobs based on established guidelines for the appropriate mix/number of staff for a specific work unit. Receives/gathers data, on an ongoing basis, from work unit (e.g. House Supervisor, Charge RN) to forecast/validate staffing needs. Adjusts staff coverage, following established procedures or union contract provisions, in response to changes in patient census, patient acuity and/or over-staffing of work unit; maintains awareness of admissions, patient status upgrades/downgrades and changes in bed count needs/availability to identify impact on staffing needs and current schedule. Receives notification from employees who are looking for additional shifts or who are not able to report to work for assigned schedule (e.g. sick, FMLA, etc.); contacts unscheduled employees in the event of an actual or potential staffing shortfall; describes the specific need and asks employee to work; may negotiate shift swaps or other arrangements to encourage employees to accept shift. Contacts CHI- FH designated staffing Agency to make arrangements for daily or future temporary staff in response to identified needs. Keeps unit managers up-to-date on progress made towards meeting planned and unanticipated staffing requirements; ensures that manager receives timely notification of issues so that appropriate action can be taken. Job Requirements One year of related work experience, preferably in a healthcare setting. None, upon hire #J-18808-Ljbffr