Staffing Specialist in PORTLAND, Oregon at Legacy Health

Staffing Specialist
US-OR-PORTLAND

Job ID: 26-49593
Type: Supplemental
System Office 1919 Building

Overview

You play a vital role as the connection between medical staff and patients, ensuring the highest quality of care through effective staffing coordination across assigned patient care units. When team members are out sick or unavailable, you respond quickly and thoughtfully - assigning the right float staff to maintain seamless operations. Your strong critical thinking skills, attention to detail, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment help advance our mission of making life better for others.

If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply for our Staffing Specialist role.

Responsibilities

• Support and coordinate staffing for assigned patient care units in collaboration with department leadership and/or other staff as appropriate.
• Assign float staff to adjust for sickness, absences, and census.
• Maintains a high level of accuracy and strong critical thinking skills while supporting multiple areas in a high volume, fast-paced work environment.
• Maintains a working knowledge of established policies and procedures in performing this role; exceptions are referred to the manager/designee or director as appropriate.

Qualifications

Education: High school diploma or equivalent required. Associate Degree in data management, computer science, business, or related field preferred.

Experience: Staffing experience preferred. Experience working with computer word processing and database management required.

Skills:

Effective verbal and listening skills, especially in telephone communication.

Ability to think quickly in the moment and make difficult decisions while maintaining professionalism and excellent customer service.

Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Good problem-solving skills.

Exceptional customer service and communication skills.

Demonstrated ability to communicate in a calm, businesslike manner.

Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

Ability to adapt to change.