Clinical Staffing Coordinator

Per Diem

Middlesex Health

Based in Middletown, Connecticut, Middlesex Health, a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, includes Middlesex Hospital, a not-for-profit magnet hospital with 275 beds, and two Middlesex Health Cancer Center locations. It also features three emergency departments and two urgent care centers, along with many other programs and services. Middlesex Health’s network of primary care physicians, medical and surgical specialists, and other employees work to meet the needs of the Middlesex County and Connecticut shoreline communities.

Using innovative technology, Middlesex Health’s vision is to be the clear, first choice for medical care, and its mission is to provide the safest, highest-quality care and best experience possible.

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Middlesex Health is an independent award winning organization. At Middlesex Health, we have a unique combination of award-winning talent, world-class technology and patient-first care that's making health care better. Through our affiliation with the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Middlesex Health has access to the most advanced medical knowledge and research available.

Benefits of Working at Middlesex Health:

When you choose Middlesex Health to further your career, you have chosen a health care system that strives for excellence in patient care as well as employee satisfaction. In fact, we firmly believe they go hand-in-hand.

Middlesex Health is committed to offering employees a comprehensive, competitive and affordable benefit package. We also continuously seek to improve and expand the benefits available to our employees. In addition to our paid time off, some of these benefits include:

Tuition and continuing education assistance: Middlesex Health provides financial support for training and education.

Retirement plan: The Middlesex Health Retirement Savings & Investment Plan allows eligible employees to make voluntary, pre-tax contributions and receive limited matching contributions from the health system every pay period, along with an automatic core contribution from the health system each year.

Student Loan Relief Program: Middlesex Health offers a voluntary Loan Relief™ benefit from Fiducius that can help you better manage your student loan.

Summary:

Coordinates staffing of clinical personnel for the nursing departments and provides administrative support to the Director of Nursing and Nurse Managers. Responsible for the data entry and management of time and attendance for the nursing department in a live computer environment. Accountable for the coordination of the staffing process to provide nursing department staff assigned to patient care areas 24 hours per day, 7 days a week within established guidelines. Participates in the design and timely publishing of employee work schedules as designated. Responsible for the data entry and management of time and attendance for the nursing department in a live computer environment. Must have excellent organizational skills, strong customer service skills, and the ability to interact with various levels of employees throughout the organization. Requires excellent ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with hospital staff. This position requires experience using telephones with multiple lines, and the ability to multi-task on several calls while maintaining the utmost professionalism and patience in stressful situations. The Central Staffing Associate must also be a resourceful problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment with the ability to maintain confidentiality. Must have strong organizational, prioritization and interpersonal skills with high degree of accuracy, attention to detail and be a great multi-tasker. This position requires the ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision while being competent in knowing, understanding and articulating system policies and processes. Standard work hours are days and evenings that fluctuate to meet the needs of the hospital; every day including weekends and holidays. Flexibility required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be at least 18 years of age, have a high school diploma, or GED with Associate degree in health/medical/science. Must have English skills including the ability to read, write, and verbally communicate with others. Minimum of two years of office environment with healthcare experience and medical terminology required. A combination of education and experience with advanced computer skills in usage, navigation and working web-based applications such as Google. Demonstrates proficiency with word processing, spreadsheets, web-based applications and computer databases. The ability to use common office equipment such as fax machines, scanning documents and copiers, are required. Intermediate to advanced proficiency in computer knowledge maintaining and working employee databases such as: API, Kronos or Cemer.