Nursing Staffing & Scheduling Specialist

Oceans Healthcare; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Baton Rouge is seeking a Staffing Coordinator to support the Director of Nursing by coordinating hiring and staffing of nursing personnel and managing candidate applications and documentation.

The role involves mentoring Mental Health Technicians and Milieu Managers, coordinating orientation, and maintaining staffing reports while ensuring compliance with regulations. Evening/night/weekend on-call availability is required to ensure safe patient care and unit coverage.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and facilitates adequate staffing of nursing units under the Director of Nursing.
• Manages candidate applications and ensures documentation is completed.
• Mentors and serves as a resource for MHTs and Milieu Managers; coordinates orientation.
• Documents, graphs, and reports demographics related to nursing personnel.
• Maintains knowledge of procedures and communicates changes to staff.
• Stays on call after hours and weekends to ensure staff coverage.

Job description

Oceans Behavioral Hospital Baton Rouge is seeking a Staffing Coordinator to support the Director of Nursing by coordinating hiring and staffing of nursing personnel and managing candidate applications and documentation.

The role involves mentoring Mental Health Technicians and Milieu Managers, coordinating orientation, and maintaining staffing reports while ensuring compliance with regulations. Evening/night/weekend on-call availability is required to ensure safe patient care and unit coverage.