Scheduling Coordinator

Overview

Dover Behavioral Health System is a 104‑bed acute care psychiatric hospital located in Dover, Delaware. The hospital offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs and serves over 10,000 patients each year. It is ranked 6th for highest patient satisfaction in 2020 among >200 psychiatric hospitals.

The Scheduling Coordinator will manage nursing department staffing and provide payroll support. This full‑time position requires 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 7:30 am–4 pm, with occasional weekend hours as needed.

• Follow the hospital’s FTE ratios and staffing guidelines to ensure the nursing department is appropriately staffed at all times in a 24/7 environment.
• Communicate current staffing levels to nurse management and supervisory staff.
• Forecast scheduling needs based on hospital census and other circumstances (e.g., weather, local events).
• Collect and compute staffing statistics daily, including attendance, tardiness, and meal alerts, and provide weekly staff absences to the CNO.
• Partner with Payroll and Human Resources to ensure staff are paid correctly and timely, entering and completing system entries for payroll weekly.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required:

• High School Diploma.
• Previous experience in healthcare scheduling and payroll.
• Strong communication, organization, and time‑management skills.

Preferred:

• Previous experience with Shift Hound and/or Kronos.

• Tuition Assistance.
• Loan Forgiveness.
• Orientation (could earn 20 CEUs) and career development opportunities across UHS locations.
• Diverse programming, Health Stream online learning catalog with free CEU courses.
• Competitive compensation and generous paid time off.
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
• 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan.
• SoFi student loan refinancing program.

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