Staffing & Scheduling Manager - Methodist Hospital

HealthPartners; Saint Louis Park (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthPartners is seeking a Manager of Staffing/Scheduling to plan, manage, and evaluate staffing and analytics within the hospital staffing department. You’ll develop timelines, best practices, and daily operations of employee scheduling, partnering with leaders to ensure adequate staffing for patient care.

You will analyze metrics, assess financial impact, and drive staffing model improvements across service lines, while coordinating HR activities for recruitment and onboarding.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• Five years’ staffing experience in an acute care nursing setting.
• Proficiency with MyTime and Excel; knowledge of MNA and union contracts.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, coordinate and evaluate staffing and analytics within the hospital staffing department.
• Develop plans, timelines and best practices; provide recommendations and daily operations of scheduling and staffing.
• Partner with operational leaders to ensure adequate staffing for patient care needs and effective communication and project support.
• Analyze key data metrics and assess financial impact to maintain appropriate staffing models.
• Lead process improvements and annual planning with leadership teams and HR for recruitment and onboarding.
• Oversee staff schedulers and coordinators to align staff and patient care requirements.
• Model accountability, initiative, communication and teamwork; work with the Director of Staffing & Scheduling.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Scheduling coordination

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

MyTime

Contracts knowledge (MNA, SEIU 113)

Job description

The manager of Staffing/Scheduling is responsible for planning, managing, coordinating, and evaluating staffing and analytics within the hospital staffing department. Develops plans and timelines, best practices, provides recommendations and has direct responsibility for daily operations of employee scheduling and staffing. Partners with key operational leaders within the hospital to ensure adequate staffing to meet patient care needs, as well as offer good communication, project implementation and post-implementation support required for progressive staffing and scheduling changes. With various operational leadership and team members, will analyze, review key data metrics, and assess the financial impact to maintain appropriate staffing models. Participates in identification of goals and shared responsibility with leadership teams for process improvements and annual planning. This position will continue to work with all service lines. Responsible for developing initiatives, processes, and staffing models for Surgical Services. Works with Human Resources and leaders to coordinate recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of staff. Oversees staff schedulers and coordinators to align staff and patient care requirements. Role models accountability, initiative, communication skills, teamwork and creative problem solving. This position works directly with the Director of Staffing & Scheduling.

Work schedule: 1.0 FTE, M-F primarily daytime hours with Occasional call

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

  • Five years’ staffing experience in an acute care nursing setting

• Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:

  • N/A

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Demonstrated expertise in MyTime

  • Thorough understanding of MNA, SEIU 113, and other relevant contracts

  • Excel Spreadsheet production

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Proven human relations and leadership skills in organizing, planning, and directing staff, including verbal and written skills

  • Ability to communicate effectively with other leaders, hospital staff, and department staff

  • Outstanding judgment and analytical skills, and ability to make immediate decisions when necessary

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:

  • Two years supervisory experience in a hospital/clinic setting