STAFFING COORDINATOR

UHS•San Antonio, TX

27d•Onsite

About The Position

Since 1987, Laurel Ridge Treatment Center has been the premier provider of specialized behavioral health and addictive disease services in San Antonio and South Texas. Our 330-bed facility is one of the largest freestanding psychiatric hospitals in the United States. Set on a therapeutic 29-acre campus in north central San Antonio, Laurel Ridges serves as the setting for the treatment for children, adolescents, young adults, adults, veterans and military personnel. Laurel Ridge’s comprehensive programs treat disorders such as bipolar disorder, psychological trauma, PTSD, depression and anxiety, mental illnesses and addictive disease disorders such as alcoholism, drug addiction and substance abuse. Laurel Ridge Treatment Center is part of one of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS). UHS has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune for 10 years in a row. Universal Health Services (UHS) One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $10.77 billion in 2018. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 87,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 327 behavioral health facilities, 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. Position Summary: Develops and maintains position control grid that aligns with approved staffing grid. Manages the hospital schedule and staffing for direct care staff. Monitors the bed board and staffing grid to ensure units are staffed accordingly. Tracks 1:1 staffing needs and variances. Utilizes staffing acuity tool to adjust staffing needs accordingly. Coordinates with Nurse Directors and ouseSupervisors to observe staffing needs to determine if changes including flexing staff are needed. Ensures all units are staffed to the grid and acuity level. Manages and processes incentives in a timely manner that supports employee engagement and compensation. Creates and manages long term schedule to identify and forecast staffing needs weeks in advance. Provides a broad range of reporting and time card management. Reviews over time and manages schedules to ensure minimization of over time and floating.

Requirements

Excellent written an verbal communication skills
Excellent organization skills
Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
Ability to work with a sense of urgency and accuracy
Demonstrates Service Excellence Standards and flexibility
Abiity to exercise indepent judgment that remains compliant
High School Diploma required
Proven history of effective scheduling and staffing

Nice To Haves

Bachelors degree preferred

Responsibilities

Implements scheduling strategies to support business objectives.
Manages schedules for direct care staff utilizing UKG and Position Control Grid.
Forecasts staffing needs on a 6 weeks basis in correlation with budgeted census.
Provides a broad range of tracking and reporting including, yet not limited to, incremental overtime, overtime, productivity, attendance, tardiness, per diem requirements, leaving early, call out requirements.
Coordinates with Directors of Nursing and Human Resources to ensure staff are held accountable for Service Excellence Standards and attendance guidelines to include corrective action, coaching, and / or education.
Maintains relationships with supervisors as to processes, reporting and data provision to most effectively transition staff from shift to shift but to also track real time data with regards to needs, barriers, variance approvals, staffing and/or unit concerns.
Consistently monitors staffing with a focus of overtime reduction, variance avoidance and onsite observation of acuity, admission times, and trends while maintaining patient safety staffing ratios that is aligned with the staffing grid and acuity tool.
Participates in the interview and selection process for Mental Health Workers based on staffing vacancies.
Performs other duties as assigned/required by this position.