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Full-time
bachelor degree, postgraduate degree
Posted 12d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The specialist coordinates 24/7 nursing and support staff distribution across hospital departments to meet patient care needs based on census and acuity. They also oversee the hiring, training, and performance evaluation of staffing office associates and float pool personnel.
Requirements
Requires a nursing degree and current Tennessee licensure, with at least two years of clinical experience (three of which must be as an RN). BLS is required prior to start, and ACLS must be obtained within six months of hire.
Full job description
Job Summary: The Clinical Staffing Management Specialist (CSMS) of the Staffing Management Center (SMC) assists in maintaining 24/7 accountability for the coordination of nursing and nursing support staff among various hospital departments throughout the Health System Enterprise. The incumbent uses critical thinking and the nursing assessment skill set for adequate distribution of staff to meet the individual needs of the patient care areas, using acceptable positive communication with all stakeholders. This individual has the authority to intervene in staffing issues within participating units to ensure overall hospital staffing. May be responsible for direct and indirect care of the patient. The incumbent is responsible for projecting staffing needs for peak times including holidays, vacation, etc. and allocating resources appropriately. The CSMS assists in the SMC� s office staff including hiring, supervision, evaluations, education and activities related to SMC office staff. This individual acts as a liaison between the SMC and the nursing units.
The CSMS maintains a good rapport with inter/intra departmental staff. The CSMS maintains an open system of communication. This individual accurately maintains daily and master schedule records of nursing personnel throughout the enterprise. The incumbent accurately and efficiently staffs the nursing units with appropriate personnel; forecasts staffing needs on a shift-by-shift basis as dictated by census, acuity, and budgeted hours of care. The Manager proactively assesses and adjusts to staffing needs. This individual assist with the training/credentialing and hiring of Patient Care Techs, Sitters, and Float Pool Nurses within the organization to ensure standardized work that meets competency expectation to each area of the organization. Maintains personnel files with annual competencies/credentialing and performs annual performance evaluations in collaboration with Nurse Directors. The CSMS coordinates coverage and staffing of Patient Safety Aids (sitters) for behavioral health patients to insure one on one coverage as required by hospital policy and regulatory agencies. Responsible for contacting participating units to identify and rectify common staffing problems, such as missed punches and call-ins.
Education: Required: Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Preferred: Graduate Degree in Nursing or other Business-Related Degree. BSN Preferred
Experience: Required: Two years of clinical experience required with three of the six years as a registered nurse.
Preferred: Nursing float pool experience, Critical Care experience
Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration Required: Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee. Certification in area of specialty preferred. BLS completed prior to going to unit/department and maintained going forward. ACLS required within six months of hire.
The Nurse Licensure Compact will not change how to obtain or renew a Tennessee license. However, the Tennessee nursing license will be a single state license for Tennessee Residents or non-compact state residents. Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-Tennessee residents.
Department Position Summary: The CSMS assists with the performance of the SMC including the oversight, development, orientation, education, evaluations of the staffing office associate's. This individual assists with general oversight and coordination of day-to-day nurse, PCT, and sitter staffing on the inpatient units throughout Erlanger Health System. As the SMC runs 24/7/365, the CSMS assists with on call and available via phone after hours for issues and questions that arise.
The CSMS of SMC must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned units. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the unit's policies and procedures.
Related keywords
Registered NurseClinical StaffingStaffing Management CenterBSNBLSACLSPatient Care TechsFloat PoolNursing Licensure CompactAcuity-based StaffingHealthcare AdministrationCredentialingBehavioral Health Staffing
Compassionately caring for people, advancing medicine and improving lives.
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Founded
1889
Headquarters
Chattanooga, TN
LinkedIn followers
22,902
Erlanger is a non-profit health system based in Chattanooga, Tenn. and affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science College of Medicine. The seven-hospital health system includes the region’s only Level I Trauma Center, Children’s Hospital, Level IV NICU, Kidney Transplant Center, 24/7 Comprehensive Stroke Center, and one of the largest surgical robotics programs in the Southeast. Erlanger is a rare combination of independent, academic medicine with the feel of a community health system.
Erlanger is the sole provider of tertiary care services spanning a 50,000 square-mile region encompassing southeast Tennessee, northwest Georgia, north Alabama, and western North Carolina. With a history of over a century, Erlanger continues its founding mission to compassionately care for people.
Offices: 975 East 3rd. Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403, US · 1755 Gunbarrel Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421, US · 910 Blackford Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403, US · 632 Morrison Springs Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37415, US · 71 Wheelertown Ave., Pikeville, TN 37367, US
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