Staffing Specialist - (Days)

Job Title & Specialty Area: Staffing Specialist

Department: Staffing Office

Location: Children's Health Dallas

Shift: 6:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (4 - ten hour work days with rotating Weekends & Holidays)

Job Type: (On-Site)

Why Children's Health?

At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary

The Staffing Specialist prepares, processes, and balances staffing schedules for multiple departments and monitors for chronic over/under staffing situations utilizing a comprehensive knowledge of Kronos and Excel. This position maintains accurate staffing documentation for the Clinical Resource Team to facilitate appropriate resource assignments, and may assist with more immediate staffing needs, such as cancellations and reassignments.

Responsibilities

• Calculate and compare current staffing totals to current and short-term projected unit census in order to determine projected staffing needs
• Prepare, process, and balance planning spreadsheets for future scheduling periods
• Prepare reports with current and project staffing counts
• Identify chronic over and under staffing situations on patient care units
• Enter information accurately in multiple software applications and prepare/distribute reports in a timely manner
• Enter schedule changes in Kronos
• Review time off requests proactively to maintain balanced staffing across units
• Maintain and update accurate employee work profiles (shift, skill level, unit oriented to etc), and template
• In coordination with the Staffing Coordinator, anticipate patient discharges and admissions, assign the CRT float pool staff as needed, plan staff reassignments and cancellations, and communicate with staff to notify them of their assignments, reassignments, and cancellations as patient census or demand fluctuates; enter schedule changes in Kronos.
• Assist with a variety of staffing needs, utilizing comprehensive knowledge of Kronos and Excel
  
  

Other Information

WORK EXPERIENCE

• At least 2 years experience with scheduling staff and processing payroll required.
• Expertise with Microsoft Office Suite required.
  
  

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Four-year Bachelor's degree preferred.
  
  

A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care For You

• Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.
• 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure
• Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)
• Caregiver Leave
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
  
  

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.