Staffing Coordinator

Ridgeview; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridgeview in Minnesota seeks a scheduling coordinator to build and maintain staff rosters across departments, partnering with managers and charge nurses to support hospital staffing needs. The role emphasizes attention to detail, timely hour exchanges, and effective communication to ensure appropriate staffing, compliance with policies, and smooth daily operations in a fast-paced health system.

Strong organizational skills, experience with staffing software, and the ability to multi-task in a

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required or preferred.
• 1 year staffing/scheduling experience is preferred.
• Detail oriented and organized with strong communication skills.
• Ability to meet and maintain background checks as aligned with position functions.
• Ability to communicate in English for effective written and verbal correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Creates and implements schedules to provide qualified staff for designated inpatient and outpatient areas.
• Schedules comply with hospital policies, contractual requirements, education, orientation, and unit needs.
• Posts schedules meeting staffing patterns and needed skill mix; processes hour exchanges timely.
• Assists with arranging nursing coverage and records staffing needs; secures replacements as directed.
• Conducts staffing huddles and state data collection/reporting for leadership.
• Maintains staffing technology and creates reports to aid leaders in staffing decisions.

Skills

Detail oriented

Communication skills

Teamwork

Multi-tasking

English proficiency

Autonomy

Adaptability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

UKG (Kronos)

Oracle

Job description

Purpose of Job

This position is responsible for building and maintaining the employee schedules for the supported departments, with the support of managers and/or charge nurses. Supports the daily staffing needs of the hospitals.

Brief Description

Purpose of Job

This position is responsible for building and maintaining the employee schedules for the supported departments, with the support of managers and/or charge nurses. Supports the daily staffing needs of the hospitals.

Job Functions

Scheduling

• Creates and implements schedules to provide qualified staff for designated inpatient and outpatient areas.
• Creates schedules complying with criteria of hospital policies, contractual agreements, if applicable, employee educational, orientation needs, and hospital/unit needs.
• Schedules are posted, meeting suggested staffing patterns and necessary skill mix for each designated unit.
• Hour exchanges are processed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Evaluates the impact of hour exchanges on future staffing levels/skill mix.
• PTO requests are reviewed and approved based upon hospital and unit/department policy and contractual requirements.
• Scheduling practices reflect cost effective placement of staff.

Timecard Processing

• Timecards are updated daily and completed at end of each pay period.
• Hours are verified and accurately totaled.
• Reports are generated for the leaders on a quarterly basis and as needed which alerts leaders to any concerns or trends.

Staffing Responsibilities

• Assists with arranging nursing coverage for current shifts based on established guidelines and needs
• Accepts and records immediate and future staffing needs, notifying supervisors and appropriate departments, and secures replacements as directed.
• Conduct staffing huddles, to review daily staffing
• State data collection and reporting

Customer Service

• Recognizes staff individuality and uniqueness is respected and preserved as appropriate.
• Maintains confidentiality of staff issues
• Demonstrates empathy and caring by actively listening.
• Communicate with staff and management in a clear, timely, and understandable way.
• Responds to customer needs and questions.
• Works in a timely, organized, and clearly understood fashion.

Technology

• Has the ability to utilize the staffing technology resources to produce the outcomes necessary.
• Understands and create reports that will assist leaders in their staffing needs.
• Maintains accurate and updated computer database.

Quality / Resource

• Applies effective time utilization and organizational skills to achieve productivity and promote efficient utilization of resources.
• Demonstrates flexibility and creativity in response to meeting the changing units/department’s needs.
• Identifies and communicates quality concerns/suggestions for positive change.

Minimum Education/Work Experience

• High school graduate or equivalent
• 1 year staffing/scheduling experience preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Detail oriented and organized
• Ability to meet and maintain the necessary background checks as aligned with position functions
• Ability to communicate in the English language for effective written and verbal correspondence in order to complete job functions as mentioned above
• Ability to work and multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Ability to work autonomously and as a team
• Adaptable to changes in work environment and pace
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate in the English language for effective written and verbal correspondence in order to complete job functions as mentioned above

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous staffing coordinator experience in a medical center/health care setting
• Experience with Microsoft Software, UKG and Oracle

Cognitive and Mental Demands

Time Awareness - Frequent

Writing - Continuous

Initiation of Work - Occasional

Memory - Continuous

Receptiveness to Change - Occasional

Reasoning - Continuous

Required Sequences in Work - Frequent

Problem Solving - Continuous

Attentiveness Duration - Continuous

Social Interactions - Frequent

Mathematical Aptitude - Occasional

Conflict Management - Seldom

Reading - Continuous

Detail Oriented - Continuous

Link to Employee Health Physical Demands