Nursing Scheduler

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Nursing Scheduler - (260003S3)

The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Chelsea, a dedicated long‑term care facility committed to providing comprehensive and compassionate care to our nation's veterans, is seeking a Nursing Scheduler to join their team.

The ideal incumbent’s role as the Nursing Scheduler will be to provide scheduling and staffing coverage for the Nursing Department. Inputs, retrieves, maintains, and modifies data on a variety of scheduling and computerized staffing systems for all nursing units and float staff.

Please note that this position will be working rotational weekend schedules.

• Collaborates with Staff Development department for scheduled mandated nursing staff trainings.
• Processes schedule changes within nursing department.
• Works collaboratively with nursing supervisors to fill call‑out shifts.
• Generates and maintains the Nursing Department schedules.
• Contacts nursing staff to solicit volunteers for authorized overtime and notifies employees of approved overtime and extra time.
• Files materials such as correspondence, and nursing logs attendance records, etc.
• Collects/Tracks time off requests for all nursing staff.
• Ensures that agency time logs, daily worksheets and need lists for all shifts are complete.
• Checks monthly schedules and daily worksheets to ensure accuracy.
• Provides support to Director of Nursing as necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Ability to execute planning and strategize.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion in handling confidential information.
• Ability to multi‑task and prioritize.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to follow guidelines and procedures.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to give written and oral instructions in a precise, understandable manner.
• Ability to maintain accurate records.
• Ability to assist and work with people of diverse backgrounds.

• Knowledge of the laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing assigned activities.
• Knowledge of the types and uses of agency forms.
• Knowledge of state agencies and resources.
• Knowledge of the proper telephone procedures for making and receiving agency calls both via the landline telephone as well as virtual platforms (e.g. Microsoft Teams, Zoom).

The Veterans Home at Chelsea is a multidimensional health care and housing facility first established in 1882. Our mission is to serve eligible Massachusetts veterans with dignity, honor and respect by providing long‑term and skilled nursing care in our long‑term care facility and delivering comprehensive housing services in our domiciliary facility. Chelsea proudly serves veterans from all eras; from World War II through the Global War on Terror.

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When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.

As a condition of employment, depending on job assignment and location, employees may be required to have received COVID‑19 vaccination and/or other vaccinations, or to have been approved for a vaccination exemption prior to their start date. Details relating to demonstrating compliance with this requirement will be provided to applicants selected for employment.

An Equal Opportunity / Aff… Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.