Staffing Associate, per diem - day/evening shifts

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When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Job Description: Winchester Hospital is a 5x Magnet designated, Top 10 Massachusetts recognized 223-bed regional hospital that is the leading provider of comprehensive health care services in the northwest suburban Boston area. As a Staffing Associate at Winchester Hospital, you will be responsible (but not limited to) for the following: Monitors scheduled staff against patient census throughout shift. Checks/answers call-in line to receive and communicate absences and offers to work where necessary. When patient needs indicate excess scheduled staff, and with approval from nursing supervisor, calls staff to either cancel or place on recall. When patient needs indicate, contacts staff to ask them to adjust their schedule and/or take an open shift to meet our staffing needs. Contact units to communicate need to float staff from one area to another based on patient care and staffing needs. Collaborates with leaders regarding creative staffing solutions and requests for schedule changes, weighing daily/imminent needs with more long-term/weekly needs. Communicates staffing changes with units. Communicates with the charge nurse on each shift regarding the staffing plan for the next shift. Assigns and posts notice of float staff assignments each shift taking into account individual employee’s skill set and competencies and continuity of care issues. Enters time changes, absences and other data in Active Staffer to assist Nurse Managers with scheduling/payroll administration. QUALIFICATIONS Education Required: High School Diploma or equivalent Preferred: Post High School course work or degree Experience Required: Excellent customer service experience Preferred: Healthcare experience, clinical or administrative, preferably in a hospital Experience scheduling staff Other Skills Required: Ability to problem-solve to determine creative solutions and options. Knowledge of basic medical terminology Strong computer skills, including sending emails. For safety and quality reasons, must be able to read, write and communicate effectively in English with patients, visitors and fellow members of the hospital team. Preferred: Knowledge of Excel Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is an integrated health system dedicated to creating healthier communities — one person at a time — through seamless care and ground-breaking science, driven by excellence, innovation and equity. Founded in 2019, our system brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, primary and specialty care, behavioral health and home care services, and more than 5,900 physicians and 36,000 employees to care for more than 1.7 million patients in communities across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Together, we are changing healthcare for the better. Pay Range: $20.00 - $27.46 The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law. As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment. More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled