Scheduling Coordinator (Care Planner)

Acadia Healthcare; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 20,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Sierra Tucson, a world-renowned residential treatment center in Tucson, seeks a PRN Care Planner to organize and prepare nursing schedules at our campus. Position is approximately 20 hours/week after 2–3 months of training.

Responsibilities include monitoring census and staffing, preparing schedules, coordinating coverage for time-off, and liaising with HR/payroll to resolve issues while ensuring quality patient care.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience with automated scheduling platforms required.
• Experience in healthcare scheduling preferred.
• Microsoft Word and Excel software knowledge and experience required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor census, staffing, admitted/discharged patients to ensure adequate staffing.
• Prepare monthly staffing schedule and communicate issues to staff.
• Amend staffing schedule as needed to provide quality patient care.
• Arrange coverage for staff time-off requests and call-outs.

Skills

Scheduling

Healthcare scheduling

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Sierra Tucson, a world renowned residential treatment center, is seeking a PRN Care Planner, to work at our beautiful campus, located at 39580 S Lago del Oro Parkway, Tucson AZ.

Schedule: based on the need of department after training for 2-3 months of approximately 20 hours per week.

PURPOSE STATEMENT

Organize and prepare schedules based on census and patient acuity for all nursing units and programs.

Salary dependent on a candidate’s experience and qualifications

PURPOSE STATEMENT

Organize and prepare work schedules according to established nursing guidelines based on census and patient acuity for all nursing units and programs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Monitor census, staffing, scheduled admissions and discharges (minimum twice daily) to ensure the appropriate amount of staff is available for each work shift.
• Prepare monthly staffing schedule and communicate issues to appropriate staff.
• Amend staffing schedule as requested and/or necessary to provide quality patient care.
• Responsible for finding coverage for all nursing time-off requests and call-outs.
• Responsible for tracking absenteeism as assigned.
• Coordinate staffing for program transports, as needed.
• Provide administrative support, as needed.
• Calculate lateness, Daily FTE and weekend shift reports (bi-weekly) and distribute to leaders as assigned.
• Collect and calculate program nursing time clock adjustment forms and punch detail reports as assigned.
• Work with HR and payroll teams to resolve paycheck issues, as needed.
• Attend staffing meetings, as needed.
• Attend nursing leadership meetings, as needed.

OTHER FUNCTIONS

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience with automated scheduling platforms required.
• Experience in healthcare scheduling preferred.
• Microsoft Word and Excel software knowledge and experience required.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS

• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

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