Staffing Assistant

Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center • Baton Rouge, LA

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About The Position

The Staffing Assistant is responsible for assigning a variety of patient care resources to patient care units throughout our various campuses. This role requires and utilizes an in-depth knowledge of unit, departmental, and organizational policies to guide appropriate placement of resources. The Staffing Assistant collaborates with nursing and unit-based leadership as resources are moved fluidly throughout the organizations.

Responsibilities

• Proactively schedules and reassigns staff to ensure the most qualified, cost-efficient staff are matched to the current needs.
• Communicates regularly with unit-based leadership and staffing colleagues in all hospitals to discuss resources needed, opportunities for colleague reassignment, and admission capacity.
• Communicates directly with patient care colleagues through a variety of methods for the purpose of increasing the colleagues' availability and flexibility to meet the needs of the patient care units.
• Books available colleagues to open shifts.
• Enters accurate scheduling, attendance, and timekeeping information into appropriate scheduling software packages.
• Runs a variety of reports from different programs to provide an accurate picture of where current resources are assigned.
• Assists in orientation and training of new Central Staffing Clerks.
• Recommends appropriate changes in staffing policies as needed to promote efficient and effective assignment of resources.
• Reports any identified or unresolved problems to appropriate Central Staffing Office leadership for additional follow up.
• Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships.
• Approaches conflict in a constructive manner.
• Helps identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in their resolution.
• Maintains the confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to patient, physicians, associates, and visitors to Health System.
• Discusses patient and hospital information only among appropriate personnel in appropriately private places.
• Behaves in accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values of Health System.
• Assumes responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner, to assure personal safety and that of coworkers, and to report all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to management.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals