Central Supply Coordinator

Uptown Health Care Center; Denver (CO); In loco; USD 55.000 - 85.000; Tempo pieno

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Uptown Health Care Center is seeking a Staffing Coordinator for the nursing department to ensure adequate scheduling and staffing for residents in accordance with regulations. You will support scheduling, transportation, and coordination of resident appointments while maintaining licensed staff coverage.

Candidates should have a high school diploma; healthcare/geriatrics experience is preferred. A valid driver’s license and insurability are required.

Competenze

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Healthcare experience in geriatrics preferred but not required.
• Valid driver’s license in current state.
• Must be insurable by company policy.

Mansioni

• Prepare and communicate monthly nursing schedules to ensure adequate unit coverage.
• Manage call-ins or vacancies for CNAs, LPNs and RNs.
• Report attendance issues per policy to the Director of Nursing Services.
• Coordinate scheduling with staff restrictions and facility policies.
• Respond to staffing/scheduling inquiries from staff.
• Coordinate resident appointments, providers, transportation and insurance verifications as needed.
• Demonstrate compassion in interactions with residents, families, and coworkers.
• Attend in-service educational classes and participate in ongoing training.
• Complete and review scheduling in a timely manner with Nursing leadership.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Conoscenze

Staff scheduling

Communication

Staff coordination

Time management

Formazione

High school diploma

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POSITION SUMMARY

The primary responsibility of your job position is to ensure adequate and appropriate staffing of the facility nursing department to meet the needs of the residents based on budget and census and following the current federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations that govern long term care and assisted living facilities. You are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties. Additionally, you will assist the residents with scheduling, loading, transporting and unloading residents to medical appointments and scheduled outings in accordance with all laws and regulations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Complete and communicate monthly nursing schedule coordinating requests to ensure appropriate coverage of units.
• Managing call-ins or vacancies on the floor for all CNAs, LPNs and RNs
• Report excess tardiness or absenteeism (following current attendance policy) to Director of Nursing Services.
• Work with Director of Nursing when scheduling modified work duty employees in accordance with work restrictions and facility policy.
• Answer employee calls regarding staffing/scheduling functions.
• Manage resident appointments (scheduling them, finding providers, scheduling/finding transportation, doing insurance verifications as needed, etc.)
• Demonstrate a passion for caring evidenced by interaction with co-workers, residents, families, and visitors.
• Attend and participate in in-service educational classes.
• Schedules completely and in a timely fashion for review by Director of Nursing and/or Assistant Director of Nursing.
• Perform all other duties, as assigned.

Education/Experience/Job Training

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school education (or its equivalent).
• Prior experience in health care or geriatrics preferred, not required.
• Must have a valid driver's license in current state as applicable.
• Must be insurable by company policy.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Works in all areas of the facility.
• Moves intermittently during working hours.
• Subject to frequent interruptions.
• Involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.
• Subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, etc.
• Communicates with the medical staff, nursing staff, and other department supervisors.
• Works beyond normal duty hours, on weekends, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
• Subject to call back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).
• Attends and participates in continuing educational programs.
• Subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout the workday, as well as reactions from dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants.
• Subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.
• May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people within the facility.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which include a mental and physical examination.
• Must possess sight/hearing senses, or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and /or lift a minimum of 50 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet. Occasionally, may be required to lift up to 100 pounds.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.