Scheduler

Elderwood | $20.50 - $25.56/hour

Elderwood is seeking a detail-oriented Nursing Scheduler to manage and optimize our nursing schedules while ensuring high-quality staffing and continuity of care. This role is essential to keeping our nursing operations running smoothly and efficiently.

The Nursing Scheduler generates, manages, and updates master schedules, adjusting as needed based on budget, census changes, staff availability, and pre-planned leaves. This role ensures proper staffing levels and communicates continuously with nursing leadership to maintain accurate, effective schedules.

Competitive hourly pay: $20.50 - $25.56

• Full-time and part-time options available

• Supportive and collaborative team environment

• Comprehensive benefits for eligible employees

• Employee appreciation initiatives

• Leadership that values work-life balance

• Generate and maintain the master nursing schedule, adjusting for staffing needs, budget constraints, and staff availability

• Prepare daily staffing sheets and make revisions as necessary

• Communicate regularly with the Director of Nursing (DON) and Assistant DON to coordinate staffing and maintain accuracy

• Maintain documentation of vacant nursing positions for weekly reporting to the DON

• Schedule staff vacations in accordance with facility guidelines and leadership direction

• Ensure backup coverage by orienting at least one other staff member to the scheduler role

• Create and maintain forms and processes to support scheduling tasks

• Maintain confidentiality and respect the dignity of staff and residents

• Review daily exception logs for payroll accuracy

• Ensure orientation schedules for new employees are properly included on staffing sheets

• Communicate proactively with agency contacts and maintain positive relationships

• Support and uphold Elderwood's Mission, Vision, and Values, as well as corporate compliance, HIPAA, and code of conduct policies

• Perform other duties as assigned by management

• At least 1 year experience in health care staffing.
• Prior experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Medication Technician (Med Tech) strongly preferred.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
  Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Prior experience with Kronos strongly preferred.

• This position requires regular interaction with residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors. In order to ensure a safe work environment for residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors of the Company, and to permit unfettered communication between the employee and those residents, coworkers, visitors, and supervisors, this position requires that the employee be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at an intermediate or more advanced level.