Staffing Coordinator

Methodist Healthcare System; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Job summary

Methodist Hospital is hiring a Staffing and Scheduling Coordinator to optimize nurse staffing on a 7a–7p shift basis across one or more facilities within the Methodist Health System. The role involves balancing resources, reviewing calendars, and ensuring safe coverage with Nurse Administrators and care teams.

The incumbent will use scheduling software to run reports, communicate staffing plans, and handle pre-books and adjustments.

Qualifications

• Experience in a medical setting with medical terminology.
• Greets visitors, callers and directs them to the appropriate person; communicates professionally.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates staffing for hospital units on a per-shift basis (7a–7p).
• Reviews schedules, books nurses for coverage and tracks time and attendance.
• Runs reports and uses scheduling software to support staffing decisions.
• Interfaces with Nurse Administrator, Patient Placement Center, Contract Labor, and nursing leadership to ensure coverage.

Skills

Medical terminology

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Staffing and Scheduling Coordinator today with Methodist Hospital.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Coordinates staffing for one or more hospitals within the Methodist Health System on a per shift basis: 7a & 7p. Effectively balances and disperses nursing resources throughout nursing units to provide appropriate safe staffing, pending Nurse Administrator approval. Communicates closely with Nurse Administrator, Patient Placement Center, Contract Labor providers, Nurse Directors and Charge nurses to make effective staffing decisions. Routinely reviews schedules/staffing needs, books nurses for adequate coverage, documents and tracks time and attendance, verifies nursing unit schedules, and utilizes provided software to aid with processes throughout the shift.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Follows and maintains Staffing and Scheduling policies and processes to ensure adequate staffing throughout facilities. Communicates effectively with all parties involved in the staffing process, including but not limited to Senior Leaders, Patient Placement, Nurse Directors, Charge Nurses, Resource Pool and Contingency Staff. Receives calls from supplement staffing pool nurses and schedules them for shifts. Reviews OneStaff schedules to assess coverage for the upcoming shift. Prepares shift-staffing sheet for the next shift to show coverage and census. Verifies pre-books with unit schedule for the following shift. Maintains current Supplement Staffing Pool schedule. Communicates assignments to Resource Team and Contingency staff.

2. Greets visitors, callers, answers inquiries, and directs them to the appropriate person based on their needs. Communicates in a professional manner and communicates messages appropriately.

3. Documents and Relays sick/absent calls to appropriate personnel, including the nursing unit and the Nurse Administrator.

4. Coordinates sitter case coverage and adheres to individual facility sitter criteria. Assists with family members to obtain private duty sitters through agency usage.

5. Maintains competency related to One Staff scheduling process, Tele-Tracking (Projected Census), and StaffRx (orders and confirmations) and is able to run reports and make edits as needed.

6. Supports the Nurse Administrator as necessary.

What qualifications you will need:

• High School Graduate / GED
• Experience in a medical setting with medical terminology.

No Travel Required

No experience Required

Benefits

Methodist Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Methodist Hospital opened in 1963 as the first hospital in the now internationally acclaimed South Texas Medical Center. With over 900 beds, Methodist Hospital offers a broad range of specialties including cardiology, oncology, bone marrow transplants, emergency medicine, neurosciences, maternity care, gynecology and orthopedics. We are proud to be the largest provider of the lifesaving ECMO Program in San Antonio, are home to the largest robotics program in the world, and our Adult Blood Cancer and Stem Cell Transplant unit has become the first program to receive FACT Accreditation in North America.

As the flagship hospital, and most comprehensive medical care facility of Methodist Healthcare, we appreciate the support and recognition we receive from the community. We've recently been named the No.1 Best Regional Hospital by the U.S. News and World Report for 2019-20. We pride ourselves on providing the highest quality of care possible for our patients, which is proven by our consecutive Grade A Leapfrog Hospital Safety scores. In addition, Methodist Hospital not only received a Primary Stroke Center designation from The Joint Commission, but has also received a Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification from DNV GL Healthcare, designating the facility as offering the most advanced stroke treatment available in a given geographic area. For more information, please visit our website at www.sahealth.com and select Methodist Hospital under Locations.

The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patients family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual.

- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.