Staffing Assistant - Behavioral Health - Carrier Clinic - PT Days with Benefits

Hackensack Meridian Health; Montgomery Township (NJ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health seeks a dedicated staffing coordinator for its Carrier Clinic. Responsible for managing staffing schedules, maintaining licensure records, and orienting new hires, this role is vital for ensuring patient care continuity in a compassionate environment. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision

Tuition reimbursement

Paid leave

Retirement benefits

Qualifications

• High School diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED) required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in a customer service setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Schedules staff utilizing approved staffing guidelines.
• Maintains monthly time schedules and staffing for inpatient programs.
• Processes requests for seminar attendance and clerical duties.

Skills

Communication

Confidentiality

Computer Skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Job description

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Carrier Clinic, a behavioral health system, has been a trusted source of compassionate help and supportive healing for patients and their families since we opened our doors in 1910.

Carrier Clinic has been a trusted source of expert care for those afflicted with mental disorders or substance abuse. We rank among the top psychiatric and rehab recovery centers in NJ for several reasons. We’re always respectful of our patients’ privacy. We’re always compassionate to each individual situation. Our specialized mental health and addiction treatment programs work to return adults, adolescents, and older adults back to enjoyable and productive lives.

Responsibilities

• Schedules staff to work utilizing approved staffing guidelines and patient acuity.
• Replaces staff who take benefit time, i.e., sick, absent, vacation, personal day, based on daily identified need.
• Maintains monthly time schedules for personnel in the inpatient programs including Nursing, Social Work and ACS staff using scheduling software.
• Maintains daily staffing schedules ensuring accuracy, skill mix and appropriate coverage. Discusses staffing on a daily basis with Nursing Supervisors and Unit Directors.
• Develops vacation and holiday schedules for all staff on all shifts for each unit
• Maintains Timekeeper system for Nursing Administration, Floats, Per Diem and On-Call employees working day, evening, and night shifts, making entries and edits as needed.
• Maintains licensure records on all RN's, LPN's and Social Workers who work on the inpatient units, ECT, and Blake, ensuring that licenses are current.
• Orient new nursing staff employees to payroll and staffing procedures.
• Maintains records of certifications (CPR/AED/First Aid/ANA).
• Assists nursing supervisors to ensure that all Float, Per Diem and On Call staff attend mandatory in-services.
• Processes all requests for seminar attendance and maintains a log of seminars and cost.
• Performs clerical duties as assigned.
• Participates in Performance Improvement activities.
• Schedules agency personnel as needed. Processes agency invoices.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Meets or exceeds expectations of patients and hospital staff members.
• Maintains standards of confidentiality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a customer service setting.
• Minimum of 2 years of staffing/scheduling experience in a healthcare setting.

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

Starting Minimum RateStarting at $20.32 Hourly Job Posting Disclosure HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to: Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness. Experience: Years of relevant work experience. Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training. Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies. Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location. Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization. Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered. Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts. In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.