Job Title: Staffing Coordinator

Part-Time Schedule: 16 hours/week - 0.4 FTE

Hours: 4pm to 8pm

Compensation: Starting at $20.94/hours, based on years of experience

Mary Free Bed Summary

We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It’s extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients “Ask for Mary,” they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership to clinicians and care providers.

Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care

Mission Statement

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.

Employment Value Proposition

At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture:

· Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our Commitment to providing an inclusive environment for patients, families, staff, and community, through embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion T.O.G.E.T.H.E.R.

· Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.

· Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.

· Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.

· Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.

· A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.

Summary

The Staffing Coordinator(s), in collaboration with the Nursing Leadership Team is responsible for the development and maintenance of fiscally conscious nursing schedules that provide optimal utilization of staff on the inpatient units. The Staffing Coordinator(s) is also responsible for managing the activities necessary for the Nursing Department payroll. Furthermore, the Staffing Coordinator(s) working with the Nursing Leadership Team, develops, maintains, and analyzes reports correlating the inpatient census to staff utilization, absenteeism/tardiness, and the nursing budget to monitor financial performance in the nursing department.

Additional responsibilities include active participation in Quality Improvement initiatives within the nursing department through data collection, analysis, and reporting, particularly those related to the JCAHO or HFAP Staffing Effectiveness guidelines, participation in Nursing Leadership Team meetings, and ensuring compliance with organizational and accreditation regulations.

Essential Job Responsibilities

· Staffing/Scheduling:

o Develops the staff schedules at least four (4) weeks in advance.

o Collaborates with the Nursing Leadership Team regarding staffing/scheduling needs, changes, and vacancies.

o Proactively identifies staffing needs and works with the Nursing Leadership Team and nursing staff to address staffing needs based on census levels acuity and staff skill mix. Collaborates with the Nursing Leadership Team to ensure staffing levels are appropriate.

o Maintains records of absenteeism and tardiness and notifies the Nursing Leadership Team as needed.

o Analyzes staff vacation and continuing education requests per budget and organizational needs. Incorporates the requests when approved by the Nursing Leadership Team into the schedule as appropriate.

o Provides pertinent information to the Nursing Administration for the completion of the Employee Change Forms (ECF) when approved by the Nursing Leadership Team.

o Develops and implements proposals for improving operational efficiencies.

· Quality Improvement:

o When indicated, the Staffing Coordinator(s) works with appropriate Nursing Leadership Team members to develop action plans related the specific monitors in the Staffing Effectiveness or Patient Safety projects.

o As needed, the Staffing Coordinator(s) conducts QI surveys and compiles QI data. In addition, this individual contributes by participating in meetings, identifying problems, and seeking solutions.

· Monitoring of Financial Performance:

o The Staffing Coordinator(s) processes staff time for payroll, developing and analyzing biweekly reports including overtime and incentive expenditures.

o Develops and analyzes bi-weekly FTE utilization reports looking for trends and opportunities for improvement. These individual reviews this information with the Nursing Leadership Team.

o Provides pertinent information to the Nursing Administration for the completion of the Employee Change Forms (ECF) when approved by the Nursing Leadership Team.

o Develops and implements proposals for improving operational efficiencies.

· Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, by:

Treating everyone with dignity and respect

Opening more doors to opportunities for underrepresented cultures

Growing talent and people

Evaluating and eliminating disparities

Taking action against injustices, bias and racism

Honoring our differences and how to collaborate

Educating staff, patients, and the communities we care for

Restoring Hope and Freedom, together

Customer Service Responsibilities

Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.

Responsibilities in Quality Improvement

Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.

Essential Job Qualifications

· Associates degree or equivalent experience required.

· Proficient utilization of Microsoft Office and ability to successfully learn other computer applications.

· At least 2 years of previous scheduling/staffing experience preferred.

· Outstanding written and oral communication skills.

· Must be detail oriented with demonstrated ability to analyze multifaceted situations to determine appropriate course of action.

· Ability to work independently at a high level of efficiency; working independently to prioritize workload and meet deadlines given a high-volume workload with multiple interruptions

· Excellent customer service skills required.

· Able to maintain confidentiality

Physical Requirements for Essential Job Qualification

Levels:

· None (No specific requirements)

· Occasionally (Less than 1/3)

· Frequently (1/3 to 2/3)

· Majority (More than 2/3)

Remain in a stationary position: Majority

Traverse or move around work location: Occasionally

Use keyboard: Frequently

Operate or use department specific equipment: None

Ascend/Descend equipment or ladder: None

Position self to accomplish the Essential Functions of the role: None

Receive and communicate information and ideas for understanding: None

Transport, position, and/or exert force:

Up to 10 pounds: Occasionally

Up to 25 pounds: _____

Up to 50 pounds: _____

Up to 75 pounds: _____

More than 100 pounds: _____

Other weight: Up to___ pounds _____

Other: None

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification. If you require a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of this position, you must request accommodation in writing, within 182 days after you know or should know of the need for accommodation.

Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected characteristic.