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TriHealth · 1 day ago

Staffing Coordinator - Float Pool

Cincinnati, OH

Part-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

TriHealth is a healthcare organization seeking a Staffing Coordinator for their Float Pool. This part-time evening role involves managing daily operations of the Supplemental Staffing Office, ensuring appropriate staffing levels and skill mix in collaboration with nursing leaders.

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Responsibilities

Demonstrates Service Excellence standards established for the hospital and the department and treats all persons with compassion, care, courtesy, and respect

Responds to questions outside area of expertise by using all available resources

Offers assistance, shares information and knowledge by giving clear, concise explanations, and checks for understanding

Practices good listening skills in order to identify the needs of others

Maintains self-control in difficult situations

Listens to all complaints

Gathers and refers information for problem resolution as necessary

Projects a professional image in attire, appearance, and behavior

Respects co-workers and works as a team member

Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills

Assists nurse managers and staff in a courteous, helpful manner

Accepts messages directed to the Staffing Office regarding illness/absenteeism and documents same on appropriate forms/records

Accurately relays information to the nurse in charge of the unit

Calls unit when additional help is needed

Records responses appropriately

Uses discretion when discussing unit specific information with other units

Keeps the charge nurses and managers informed of all potential staffing problems or unfilled needs on a timely basis

Demonstrates organizational responsibility

Actions and words demonstrate that the staffs of the nursing units are our primary customers

Promotes positive relationships with the nursing units

Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability to necessary changes within the department

Evaluates, prioritizes, and solves problems using all available resources

Identifies opportunities for self and office improvements

Completes shift within scheduled timeframe and can justify overtime usage

Work area is kept clean and orderly

Shows initiative in utilizing downtime

Demonstrates personal growth as evidenced by: Attends pertinent hospital-wide education programs and completes special projects as requested by the nursing manager

Facilitates the use of personnel from external contracted agencies and contacts agency when staffing needs to be increased or decreased

Correctly posts agency personnel and shifts scheduled

Determines the most appropriate nursing unit for assignment using ratio guidelines and input from other relevant sources

Helps to ensure current professional licensure

Charges hours to the appropriate nursing area by verifying against the Daily Assignment Sheet

Maintains a list of all-traveling nurses and rates being charged

Reconciles inappropriate charges from agencies to be deducted from bills

Sends completed check requests and bills to appropriate personnel per guidelines

Reviews all staffing information supplied by the nursing units for each shift and determines and documents the number and skill mix of the scheduled staff in collaboration with other nursing leaders

Reviews current nurse/patient staffing guidelines for each unit and seeks clarification from charge nurses and deploys extra nursing staff where needed

Coordinates with the staffing office at the other hospital for overages or shortages and documents where float pool and agency staff are assigned and other schedule changes

Adheres to all written policies and guidelines when making decisions

Monitors time and attendance system for the appropriate allocation of supplemental staff hours