Join Our Facility and Make a Difference: Nurse Scheduler

Are you organized, detail-oriented, and ready to keep our nursing care fully staffed and running smoothly? Each resident must receive the care and services to maintain their well-being. As our Nurse Scheduler, you are tasked with the vital duty of ensuring an adequate number of CNAs and nurses are on duty to provide such care during all shifts, maintaining minimum requirements set forth by state regulations regarding staff-to-patient ratios while providing adequate staffing to meet the acuity level of each unit. If you are looking for a rewarding role where your administrative expertise, scheduling precision, and dedication truly matter to our residents and team, we would love to have you on board!

About the Role

As our Nurse Scheduler, you will play a crucial part in championing an atmosphere of teamwork with other employees and hospitality and comfort for our residents. You will manage work schedules, coordinate with staffing agencies, track attendance, and ensure our nursing departments are fully optimized to provide exceptional, continuous care.

Key Responsibilities

• Schedule Development & Posting: Developing work schedules with proper allocation of workers to duties and shifts, and posting 28-day schedules 7 to 14 days prior to their start date to provide adequate notification to employees.

• Coverage & Staffing Management: Posting staffing shortages to per diem staff for coverage, working closely with staffing agencies to ensure adequate staffing on an as-needed basis, and assisting with the coverage of call-outs during regular work hours.

• Time-Off & Leave Processing: Processing time-off requests after management approval to ensure maximum leisure time while maintaining staffing levels and duty coverage, and ensuring adequate earned benefit time (EBT) is available for requests.

• Timekeeping & Attendance: Verifying and adjusting times in Attendance on Demand for staff and agency workers, and preparing and submitting reports as needed pertaining to employee attendance.

• General Support: Assisting with other administrative and operational duties as needed.

What We Offer You

• Education Support & Growth: Tuition reimbursement and education support, making this a great place to grow in the healthcare field.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Full-time employees have access to full medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.

• Employer-Paid Protection: Employer-paid life insurance.

• Financial Security & Savings: 401(k) retirement savings program with employer contributions, flexible spending accounts (including medical and dependent care), and discounts on auto and home insurance.

• Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO) available to all employees.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education & Certifications: High school diploma or equivalent, and a CNA or CNA-Med Tech certification (preferred).

• Experience: Experience in staffing 25 or more employees, combined with a background in Human Resources.

Technical Literacy: Basic capabilities in Microsoft Word and Excel, and familiarity with timekeeping systems like Attendance on Demand.

• Core Skills & Abilities: Excellent communication skills (especially verbal/oral communication), good organizational and leadership abilities, the capacity to work with little or no supervision, excellent time management abilities, absolute reliability, and strong interpersonal skills.

• Screening & Contingencies: All job offers are contingent upon receiving excellent references and passing the Maine State Background Check.

Ready to make a difference in the lives of our residents? Apply today and join a team that values your leadership, dedication, and care!