Staffing Coordinator, Nursing Operations, Part Time, Days

Staffing Coordinator

Location: UC Medical Center Department: Nursing Operations Hours: Part Time, 24 Hours/Week Shift: 12 Hour AM, 8 AM-8 PM

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The Staffing Coordinator is entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing and managing staffing needs across all inpatient care units. This includes coordinating resources, allocating available staff, and communicating with relevant departments to ensure appropriate staffing levels. The staffing coordinator will ensure timely documentation of staffing changes into the electronic scheduling system, including accurately recording same-day staff absences. The role requires proactive collaboration with nursing leadership to maintain operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

Lead Scheduling Operations and Resource Allocation:

Oversee and maintain the electronic scheduling system, ensuring it accurately represents shift staffing.

Delegate tasks related to shift coverage, including float pool assignments and agency placements following contractual agreements.

Ensure timely reporting of staffing changes, overtime, and cancellations.

Communicate and coordinate staffing updates relating to same-day absences, such as entering pay codes in the electronic schedule/payroll system.

Serve as the key point of contact for unit staffing needs, ensuring alignment with department goals.

Collaborate with Charge Nurses and Leadership:

Communicate with charge nurses to validate staffing schedules.

Analyze census and collaborate with nursing leadership to ascertain acuity data to determine additional staffing needs and recommend actions.

Records all same-day absences timely and reports changes to appropriate nursing leaders.

Maintains accurate log of patients requiring patient monitors

Provide guidance and direction to staff on scheduling matters, fostering teamwork and accountability.

Maintain a high level of communication with leadership teams and staff to promote a collaborative work environment.

Direct Staff Assignments and Adjustments:

Strategically assign float, overtime, and agency staff in an equitable manner, while adhering to contract guidelines.

Allocate patient monitors to meet the specific needs of each unit and strategically deploy resources to address shortages when patient monitor coverage is insufficient.

Work closely with nursing supervisors to balance staffing needs across units.

Lead the process of staff cancellation as necessary, ensuring timely notifications.

Maintain Staffing Resource Readiness:

Responsible for evaluating reported staffing gaps, determining if the gaps require coverage, and identifying appropriate resources to fill those needs

Conduct efforts to identify gaps and promptly address coverage needs.

Other Duties as Assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Required: High School Diploma or GED. Preferred: Associate degree. | LICENSE & CERTIFICATION: None. | Minimum Required: 1 - 2 Years equivalent experience. Preferred: 3 - 5 Years equivalent experience.

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About UC Health

UC Health is an integrated academic health system serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. In partnership with the University of Cincinnati, UC Health combines clinical expertise and compassion with research and teaching—a combination that provides patients with options for even the most complex situations. Members of UC Health include: UC Medical Center, West Chester Hospital, University of Cincinnati Physicians and UC Health Ambulatory Services (with more than 900 board-certified clinicians and surgeons), Lindner Center of HOPE and several specialized institutes including: UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center. Many UC Health locations have received national recognition for outstanding quality and patient satisfaction. Learn more at uchealth.com.

UC Health is an EEO employer

Job Info

• Job Identification 21998
• Job Category Administrative Support
• Posting Date 05/04/2026, 07:56 PM
• Locations 3188 Bellevue Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45219, US
• Employer University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC
• Cost Center UCMC-602805-Nursing Operations
• Remote/Hybrid/Onsite Onsite
• On Call Required? No
• Shift 12 Hour AM
• Standard Working Hours 40
• Working Hours 24
• FTE 0.6