Strategic Staffing & On-Call Care Coordinator

Lifespan Inc; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifespan Inc. is seeking a Staffing Scheduler to support the staffing department in assignment and evaluation of home care staff. A minimum of one year of scheduling experience is required.

Responsibilities include coordinating schedules, ensuring safety and infection control, maintaining logs, and communicating changes to caregivers and care managers. The role involves planning for holidays and handling emergency staffing needs.

Qualifications

• A minimum of one year of experience in scheduling or in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Supports staffing department in assignment and evaluation of home care staff.
• Ensures the safety needs of clients, staff and public.
• Complies with agency policies regarding safety and infection control.
• Participates in annual in-service programs related to safety and infection control.
• Communicates and/or consults with Staffing Manager to solve environmental and/or safety problems.
• Notifies appropriate staff person of an unsafe area and modifies unsafe area if feasible.
• Staff new positions and relief shifts with appropriate Home Care Aide.
• Send open shift report to aides looking for more work as needed.
• Arrange for new Home Care Aides to orient at the client's home if needed.
• Provide Lifespan clients/Care Manager with update on progress, or lack of progress, in referral and placement of Home Care Aide.
• Document staffing activity by maintaining a running log.
• Communicate activities with Staffing coordinator /On Call staff.
• Communicate changes in scheduling to HCAs.
• Cover emergency staffing needs/sick calls in the field.
• Update weekly staffing availability list.
• Plan in advance for holiday calls and notify HCAs of holiday cancellations or changes.
• Notify schedule change of schedule for start of care and confirm date, time, location and caregiver.
• Determine clients monthly calendar mailing preferences and add to tracking sheet.
• Send monthly calendar by mail or email to all home care clients who opt to have one.
• Inform Care Manager regarding client problems, changes in scheduling.
• Solve client/caregiver problems in conjunction with Home Care Team.
• Notify client/family of all changes in scheduling.
• Plan for holiday calls for all home care clients, reschedule or cancel VA shifts.

Skills

Scheduling experience

Communication skills

Job description

Lifespan Inc. is seeking a Staffing Scheduler to support the staffing department in assignment and evaluation of home care staff. A minimum of one year of scheduling experience is required.

Responsibilities include coordinating schedules, ensuring safety and infection control, maintaining logs, and communicating changes to caregivers and care managers. The role involves planning for holidays and handling emergency staffing needs.