Staffing Coordinator

Overview

• In collaboration with the Directors, Unit Supervisors and/or Director of Nursing, this position is responsible for staffing nursing areas. Effectively performs all tasks required to provide staffing that meets regulatory agency and hospital standards. Is also responsible for assuring that the bodies of deceased patients are legally and expediently released to the appropriate agency.
• This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of SGVMC. It is expected that the employee demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values. The employee shall support SGVMC’s strategic plan and the goals and direction of the performance Improvement Plan (PIP).

Responsibilities

Specific Job Duties:

• Initiates daily nursing office activity sheet and updates throughout the day. (Sends to nursing office report group the following day)

• Maintain licenses, certifications, competencies of per diems, agency staff and travelers on file.

• Entry of all paperwork including, vacation requests, sick notes & schedule changes.
• Entering all changes & alterations from staffing sheets.

• Copying the previous days staffing sheets for all of the Nursing Directors.

• Keeping track of decedents – Always have a plan B in mind (in case the morgue becomes full).

• Entry of acuity numbers into the catalyst program.

• Entry of daily nursing variance report.

• Answering heavy volume of incoming phone calls.
• Dispatching Transporters and keeping patient transporting log.

• Updating the daily registry report.

• In-putting of new monthly schedules.

• Keeping Registry files current.

• Other duties as assigned.

  

Decedent Affairs:

Maintain the morgue log to the nursing office log

Assist in the placement of the decedent in a timely manner

Facilitates process of decedent being placed in the Los Angeles County morgue (include process of death certificate, and county burial permit.)

If the decedent is a coroner’s case assists the director/house supervisor in the completion of form 18.

Qualifications

Education/Training/Experience

High school graduate or equivalent

Previous clerical or unit secretary experience preferred

Good writing and interpersonal skills required

Ability to type and use computer preferred

Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

Licenses/Certifications

None

Compensation: 24.46 to N/A (USD)