Staffing Clerk

Job Summary:

Performs variety of office/clerical duties to assure proper staffing and scheduling of inpatient nursing units. Maintains staffing information in multiple scheduling/staffing databases. Works with local temporary nurse agencies as staffing resource. Audits timecards of inpatient staff every other week using the automated time reporting system.

Essential Responsibilities:

* Receives acuity information from all nursing units. Inputs same into computer. Processes and evaluates results of input to determine staffing needs.

* Identifies staffing shortages. Takes appropriate action to resolve. Calls and schedules staff as required.

* Receives staffing calls. Apprises appropriate unit or shift supervisor of pertinent information and action taken.

* Maintains current employee information on automated scheduling/staffing database.

* Generates reports as needed.

* Collects, reviews timesheets for completion. Interprets and enters manual timesheets into automated time reporting system. Audits and reconciles same against schedules.

* Coordinates local contemporary nurse agency personnel. Places and cancels requests with agencies with supervisor approval. Schedules daily assignments.

* Uses automated system to notify staff of available vacant shifts and resolve staffing issues.

* Prepares staff schedules for clinical departments and centralized float pools. Applies collective bargaining unit agreements and Kaiser polices and procedures to scheduling process.