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Stamford Health · 3 hours ago

Staffing Coordinator

Stamford, CT

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

Stamford Health is seeking a Staffing Coordinator responsible for ensuring adequate coverage in accordance with clinical and staffing requirements for each department under Patient Care Services. The role involves schedule management, collaboration with nursing leadership, and maintaining accurate time and attendance records.

Health CareHospitalityNon Profit

Responsibilities

Utilize Kronos for schedule maintenance including facilitating the open and close of self-scheduling periods for all departments, maintain daily staffing assignments, proactively fill open shifts for designated departments, provide entry of PTO for all callouts, and fulfill other related requests as needed

Utilize Kronos to maintain accurate time and attendance timecard records including reconciliation of overtime, unscheduled shifts, and other related data

Knowledge of clinical requirements for various departments under Patient Care Services to identify staffing needs and appropriate solutions

Communicate directly with clinical personnel to proactively fill open shifts for departments under Patient Care Services in a manner that is equitable and fiscally responsible

Escalate known short-term and long-term staffing needs to the Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager and Clinical Director when alternative staffing coverage methods may be required

Manage daily assignment of clinical personnel, including all Float Pool personnel, based on unit needs including coverage for callouts, vacant shifts, and census. Timely distribute Staffing Assignment twice daily via email to Nursing Leadership

Coordinate interdepartmental daily Flash Rounds to highlight unit census, discharges, admissions, transfers, staffing needs, and floating assignments

Receive and document all callouts in the Absence Log and provide information to nursing leadership as needed, ensuring call outs are reported to unit

Maintain the Patient Observation Log daily in Excel for all assigned sitters throughout nursing departments. Assist in rotating of sitters as outlined in Nursing Procedures

Maintain oversight of Discharge Suite

Ensure adequate coverage of Discharge Suite schedule

Ensure Discharge Suite log is completed within 24 hours

Staffing Coordinators to assist in Discharge Suite Coverage- Accept all patients brought into the Suite, assist in retrieval of patients from units, attend to patient’s needs while in the Suite, facilitate rides home, assist patients to the car

Attend continuing education and department specific training and education programs

Ability to think critically and analytically, and function independently to ensure decisions are made within allotted time limits

Demonstrate professional behaviors as outlined in the Stamford Hospital Service of Excellence Standards and complies with organizational policies and procedures

Qualification

KronosSchedulingPayroll managementMicrosoft OfficeInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsCritical thinkingProblem solvingAdaptability