Staffing Coordinator

UHS•Springfield, IL

22d•Onsite

About The Position

Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center is a 97-bed facility located in Springfield, Illinois. We are dedicated to providing youth with compassionate mental health treatment that encourages self-responsibility and personal growth. We are the only facility of our kind in Central Illinois! We provide psychiatric treatment to children and adolescents that present with a broad range of psychiatric and behavioral disorders. A clinically skilled multidisciplinary team works to partner with the youth and family to accomplish their goals in a supportive and therapeutic environment. The Staffing Coordinator is responsible for all scheduling functions of Nursing department staff to meet quality and safety objectives. Additionally, the Staffing Coordinator provides administrative and clerical support for the Nursing Administration staff.

Requirements

Knowledge of all nursing administration policies and procedures.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Skill in organizing and prioritizing workloads to meet deadlines.
Ability to use good judgment and to maintain confidentiality of information.
Strong Microsoft Office, Kronos, ShiftHound, and computer skills.
Strong customer service skills to external and internal customers.
High school diploma required

Nice To Haves

Associates degree preferred

Responsibilities

Tracks all nursing administration paperwork (24-hour reports, census sheets, assignment sheets, house census sheets) and file.
Reports 1:1 number to administration daily.
Completes payroll reporting daily; pay out time off pay and track unit budgets (make changes as necessary).
Schedules staffing for all units, approve/deny time off. Track numbers for staffing daily and staff the units accordingly. Track numbers regarding patients that can be admitted per EPOB. Adjust staffing regarding admissions and employee call in’s daily.
Tracks attendance issues with all nursing staff and communicates to appropriate leaders.
Maintains complete minutes for various nursing meetings as requested, which may include the following nursing administration meetings; Nursing Leadership, RN meetings, RN Supervisor meetings, Adolescent team, Pediatric team, and night shift team.
Assists CNO with reports regarding staffing issues (short lunches, etc.).
Coordinates staff training and development (CPI, CPR, etc.) with Clinical Nurse Educator.
Coordinates staff meetings and transcribes departmental meeting minutes.
Composes and type all correspondence and reports for the Chief Nursing Officer when assigned.
Performs clerical tasks including facility administrative records, answering/initiating phone calls and intercom pages in a professional manner.