North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Administrative for a nursing job in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Administrative
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: Ongoing
- Employment Type: Staff
**JOB SUMMARY**
The Coordinator - Central Staffing at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for coordinating and ensuring optimal staffing levels across the hospital system to maintain high-quality patient care. This role involves collaboration with various inpatient nursing departments and their managers by analyzing staffing needs, managing schedules, staffing plans and coverage coordination, managing accurate data entry, evaluation of staffing processes, serves as an API trainer, and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements. This role operates under the guidance of the Nurse Manager of Centralized Staffing.
**JOB** **FUNCTIONS**
- Coordinates Central Staffing:**
- Coordination with department managers to understand and indentify staffing needs and concerns to ensure adequate coverage across all units.
- Develop and manage staff schedules, ensuring efficient allocation of resources to meet patient care demands.
- Coordinates and ensures staffing data for all inpatient units is entered accuratley and timely/in real time.
- Analyze staffing patterns, forecast needs, and provide data-driven recommendations to optimize staffing levels.
- Ensure staffing practices comply with hospital policies, labor laws, and regulatory requirements.
- Extremely comfortable and fluent with Excel.
- Prepare and submit regular reports on staffing metrics, trends, needs/adjustments to leadership.
- Ensure compliance with NMMC policy regarding staffing and safe scheduling.
- Facilitate orientation and training sessions for employees new to performing this role.
- Maintains daily shift operations in staffing office.
- Completes API Data Entry for entire inpatient areas (Nursing Services).
- Remains accountable for accurate record keeping by recording call-ins, schedule changes, sick leave, floating of staff, and low census hours in API system.
- Participates in reviewing/revising staffing processes for effective/efficient operations.
- Reporting:**
- 4 Week Staffing Projection Grid, SHRIN Log Report, Staffing Adjustment, 24-Hour Summary, Pre-Staffing Grids, Have/Needs Report, Employee Clocking Report, Late Schedule Change Report, Late Call in Report.
- Communicates pertinent staffing plans for future shifts with the Supervisors, Clinical Managers, and/or Charge Nurses to verify and facilitate daily staffing.
- Contacts off duty or part-time personnel to cover call-ins or vacancies.
- Facilitates phone calls and requests from various departments.
- Manages the upkeep of Service Recovery Box.
- epic:**
- Enters notification funeral home data into the Electronic Medical Record and notifying the funeral home.
- Scheduling System Trainer:**
- Offers training and support to department managers and employees on staffing policies, procedures, and scheduling software.
- Impromptu employee training on the current scheduling system as well as the self-scheduling App
- Assists with the implementation training of various departments and/or facilities for scheduling.
- Assists managers with daily maintenance and/or editing of schedules.
- Facilitates employees with the Help Desk for employees with questions regarding current scheduling system.
**QUALIFICATIONS**
**Education**
**Education Level**
**Education Details**
**Required/Preferred**
Associate's Degree
in Business or related field
Required
**Licenses and Certifications**
**Licenses and Certifications**
**Licenses and Certifications Details**
**Time Frame**
**Required/**
**Preferred**
**Work Experience**
**Number of Years**
**Work Experience Details**
**Required/**
**Preferred**
1-3 years
Required
3 years' medical/hospital or other relevant experience
1-3 years
Data entry/organization, Record Keeping, Staffing or Scheduling related field
Required
**Knowledge Skills and Abilities**
**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities**
**Required/Preferred**
**Proficiency**
Must demonstrate excellence in verbal and written communication skills
Selection Required
N/A
Must have knowledge of and demonstrate excellence in computer skills such as Word, Excel, Scheduling Software
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Must have knowledge of Staff Roles and Functions
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Must adhere to value statement as evidenced by positive public relations with visitors and co-workers
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Must have knowledge of specific staffing requirements and take initiative in calling personnel for staffing coverage
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Must work well under pressure, be attentive to detail, prioritize work and be able to multi-task
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Must be flexible to meet the multi-dynamic needs of the organization
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Must interact with Nursing Personnel: Work assignments, Communication with Staff on Schedules, Assist with Staffing Coverage
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Must interact with Hospital Personnel: Assist in Locating Employees and Communicating Routine Messages
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Must have strong organizational and time-management skills.
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Must have excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
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Must have proficiency in staffing software and Microsoft Office Suite
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Must have analytical skills to interpret staffing data and make informed decisions
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Must have the ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
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Must be able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
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**SCOPE**
**Problem Solving:**
**Financial Responsibility:**
- Sales Revenue Target Responsibility:
- Approval Responsibility:
- P & L Responsibility:
- Assets Controlled:
- Controllable Expenses (e.g., Payroll and other budgeted items):
- Total Financial Responsibility:
**Budget Responsibility**
- Primary Budget Responsibility:
- Shared Budget Responsibility:
North Mississippi Health Services Job ID #2232-000B7R. Posted job title: Central Staffing Coordinator-Nurse Admin-Variable Shifts
About North Mississippi Health Services
At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in connecting you to a career that challenges you, engages your mind and inspires you to be the “you” you always wanted to be. We also believe in celebrating everything that makes you uniquely you – your talents, your perspectives and your passions – and connecting you with others to create a supportive and innovative team that aspires and achieves together. Most of all, we believe in helping you leverage and connect your personal passion with a much greater purpose. We’re committed to helping our team of over 7,000 unique individuals discover what connects you to our mission, vision and ultimate “why” – our patients.
With seven hospitals, more than 60 clinics, four long-term care facilities, state-of-the-art women’s and behavioral health facilities and multiple outpatient care centers, we have a variety of career opportunities waiting for you.
