Nursing Staffing Scheduler-Float Pool-40 hr/ week-Afternoons-Detroit

GENERAL SUMMARY:

To perform clerical duties associated with the staffing and scheduling of all nursing personnel in accordance with standard operating procedures.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitors staffing needs on a shift-by-shift basis and assists with obtaining necessary resources to support the units by contacting central staffing RNs. Performs identified daily operations to use for deployment of central staffing RNs.
• Responsible for all aspects of the scheduling system. Responsible for the upkeep and accuracy of the changes.
• Assigns professional and support staff to nursing units in accordance with established staffing models.
• Inform appropriate personnel of staffing problems and assist with making adjustments to overall schedule.
• Record call-ins or overtime worked by personnel into electronic scheduling system to ensure accurate distribution of hours.
• Obtain necessary personnel to fill in for absent employees by assigning SRP personnel and reassigning other personnel.
• Maintain all records, logs, and files concerning staffing activities and prepare special and routine reports
• Performs general duties within staffing office, relaying messages, logging call-ins, assisting customers, answering telephones, calling staff for additional shifts and canceling shifts as needed in the most cost effective manner.
• Prepare and analyze statistical reports including the development of new reports.
• Prepares and distributes reports in a timely and accurate manner
• Print and maintain staffing worksheets.
• Perform other related duties as required.
• Provide new employees with information regarding hospital and department policies and procedures.
• Attend required meetings, in-services and educational programs.
• Assist with maintaining personnel data in the electronic database.
• Provides information and monitoring of budget for manger review.