Scheduler

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Sunny Vista

Scheduler

Colorado Springs, CO
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    The Living Center at Sunny Vista, a non-profit skilled nursing facility, is Colorado Springs’ state-of-the-art healthcare campus with a 100+ year history of Best-In-Care services, including rehabilitation, long-term care, and independent living.

    We are looking for compassionate staff who have a heart for working with the elderly. With new management, we are looking to build a team of caring individuals who are dedicated to making the lives of others better each day. We have a new wage scale, generous shift differentials, and new benefits available to staff with flexible scheduling options. Please see below and apply to our team!

    Position Summary

    The scheduler is responsible for creating, distributing, and revising the CNA and Licensed Nurse schedule, preparing and distributing Daily Staffing Sheets, audits as assigned, correcting time cards, assisting with Relias completion, relieving the front desk assistant, and scheduling patient appointments. When staffing positions are available, scheduling of interviews, interview participation, and Onboarding duties as assigned.

    Essential Duties

    • Master schedule to be posted for the following month by the 15th of the current month
    • Reviews schedule that is to be posted with ADON (Assistant Director of Nursing) for approval prior to releasing it to staff
    • Daily Sheets to be posted in schedule books by Monday for the following 7 days
    • Fill in holes in the schedule of CNAs & Licensed nurses by soliciting coverage in-house, if shifts cannot be covered in the house then it is your responsibility to call agency staff ONLY with the permission of the Administrator. You must have all agency shifts approved with the administrator’s signature every time.
    • Monitor and plan vacation of employees, time-off requests, and call-offs
    • Vacation requests approved with ADON prior to scheduling
    • Sets up interviews for open shifts and manages all resumes and job applications received, to be kept on file for 1 year.
    • Sets up a training schedule for all new employees in the nursing department and monitors their progress. Once they are cleared to work shifts independently, set up their permanent schedule.
    • Responsible for making sure all information needed is collected prior to scheduling a new employee for training i.e. the reference checks, background checks, drug screens, etc.
    • Monitoring and keeping track of Nursing tardiness and absentees and providing progressive discipline to ADON when the absentee policy has been violated.
    • Openly communicates with ADON and DON (Director of Nursing) any concerns or issues with the schedule in a timely manner
    • Performs lab, foley, tube feeding & bath audits weekly
    • Attends “stand down” meeting daily with the nurse management team for updates on schedule and concerns
    • Relief of front desk assistant to transfer and manage calls and resident's needs as assigned
    • Notification to ADON or DON prior to leaving the building at end of each day, lunches, or personal appointments
    • Makes necessary appointments (e.g.: Dr., tests, consults, etc.), arranges transportation and notifies social services department of those appointments, updates transportation calendar, and receives follow-up appointments, if needed, from the driver. If appointments cannot be made in the allotted timeframe then the ADON or DON will be notified immediately.
    • Maintains the utmost confidentiality of schedules and discussions with management, as well as a positive friendly attitude

    Basic Qualifications & Experience

    • CNA certification.
    • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and/or in writing.
    • Ability to work independently and manage time/projects appropriately.
    • Basic computer skills.
    • Able stoop and lift 50 pounds.
    • Excellent phone and personal relations skills.
    • Ability to maintain a good understanding of resident/personnel confidentiality issues.

    EOE

    The Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act requires employers in the state of Colorado to disclose the following information. If the position applied to is not located in Colorado, the following information may not apply. Pay Range Minimum: $22 ; Maximum: $28 The base range represents the low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, we provide a variety of benefits to employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, disability insurance, 401(k) with match, paid time off (PTO), Flexible hours for better work-life balance, Employee assistance program.

    To reduce risk to our residents and co-workers, we require all employees to receive the COVID19 vaccine and any required booster shots.