Staffing Coordinator

AHMC Healthcare•San Gabriel, CA

About The Position

In collaboration with Directors, Unit Supervisors, and/or the Director of Nursing, the Staffing Coordinator is responsible for staffing nursing areas and performing tasks needed to ensure staffing meets regulatory agency and hospital standards. The position also ensures that deceased patients’ bodies are legally and expediently released to the appropriate agency. The employee is expected to understand and actively participate in fulfilling SGVMC’s Mission, demonstrate behavior consistent with its Core Values, and support the organization’s strategic plan and the goals and direction of the Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Good writing and interpersonal skills.
Previous clerical or unit secretary experience preferred.
Ability to type and use a computer preferred.
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Nice To Haves

Previous clerical or unit secretary experience.
Ability to type and use a computer.
Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

Initiate the daily nursing office activity sheet and update it throughout the day; send it to the nursing office report group the following day.
Maintain licenses, certifications, and competencies on file for per diem staff, agency staff, and travelers.
Enter paperwork, including vacation requests, sick notes, and schedule changes.
Enter changes and alterations from staffing sheets.
Copy the previous day’s staffing sheets for all Nursing Directors.
Track decedents and maintain a contingency plan in case the morgue becomes full.
Enter acuity numbers into the Catalyst program.
Enter the daily nursing variance report.
Answer a high volume of incoming phone calls.
Dispatch transporters and maintain the patient transporting log.
Update the daily registry report.
Input new monthly schedules.
Keep Registry files current.
Maintain the morgue log alongside the nursing office log.
Assist with timely placement of decedents.
Facilitate the process of placing a decedent in the Los Angeles County morgue, including the death certificate and county burial permit process.
For coroner’s cases, assist the Director or House Supervisor with completing Form 18.
Perform other duties as assigned.