Area Coordinator - Infusion Dept - Full Time - Monday through Friday - Arkansas Children's (Arkansas)
Work Shift:
Time Type:
Full time
Department:
CC095015 Infusion Center
Summary
The Area Coordinator provides management support to the Nursing Director of the assigned area(s). The primary role responsibilities include scheduling of staff to meet the department needs, ensuring payroll is prepared for approval by the Nursing Director, ordering supplies based upon needs, and ensuring a safe and well maintained department by conducting environment of care rounds and reporting deficits to the appropriate department and unit leadership team.
Description
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Staffing
Collaborates with the unit/department staff, Nursing Director, Nursing Supervisor, and/or other Area Managers regarding flexing staff between units/departments to meet staffing needs.
Develops and maintains unit/department schedules. (May include PTO/Vacation requests, staff rotations, staff preferences, staffing pattern, skill mix.)
2. Business Operations
Participates in managing the unit/department business operations and budget as designated by the Director. (May include HPPD, annual, monthly and biweekly budget.) Participates in the revenue cycle process by managing and validating assigned epic work ques.
Maintains the Payroll System for assigned unit/department.
Reconciles payroll discrepancies.
Complies with AC policies and procedures for maintaining payroll documentation.
Meets the unit/department purchasing needs by researching, ordering and following up on requests.
Practices cost effective use of resources. (staff allocation and assignment, department supplies).
3. Administrative Support
Performs environmental rounds to assess maintenance, equipment and supply needs and provides appropriate followup action.
Provides clerical and administrative support to the Nursing Director as requested, i.e., data entry including trauma registry when needed and council support.
4. Professional Performance
Seeks new challenges and is self-directed in identifying resources/learning activities to enhance competence.
Completes appropriate continuing education related to current practice area and role responsibilities.
Consistently demonstrates that new knowledge and skills gained from education are incorporated into actual practice.
Shares knowledge and expertise with nursing staff and other members of the health care team.
Utilizes available communication tools (e-mail, staff meetings, bulletin boards) to remain informed.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Required - Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college program or technical school or nursing diploma - Field of Study: with emphasis on Business Curriculum , or Or two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred - Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Required - 1 years total experience required, which includes 1 year of office management or related experience experience
Preferred - Experience in the health care environment experience preferred
CERTIFICATION / LICENSE / REGISTRY REQUIREMENTS
This position has no Certification/License/Registry requirements
SKILL REQUIREMENTS
Required - Knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Applications.
Required - Mental/Reasoning Requirements:- reading - complex- writing - complex- complex calculations
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Lifting/Pushing/Pulling Weight-Up to 25 pounds-Occasionally
Noise Level-Noise Level-Moderate
Physical Activity-Reach with hands and arms-Frequently
Physical Activity-Sit-Regularly
Physical Activity-Stand-Frequently
Physical Activity-Stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, twist, or bend-Occasionally
Physical Activity-Talk or hear-Regularly
Physical Activity-Use hands to touch, handle, or feel-Regularly
Physical Activity-Walk-Frequently
Physical Environment-Inside Office Environment / conditions-Regularly
Safety Sensitivity-This position has been designated as safety sensitive.-Required
Additional Information
Children are at the center of everything we do. Arkansas Children’s (https://www.archildrens.org/contentpage.aspx?nd=919) is the only hospital system in the state solely dedicated to caring for children, which allows our organization to uniquely shape the landscape of pediatric care in Arkansas.
As Champions for Children, Arkansas Children’s Hospital has joined the elite 6 percent of hospitals in the world that have Magnet Status (http://www.archildrens.org/contentpage.aspx?nd=2489) . Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) is the most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes.
Arkansas Children’s is driven by four core values: safety, teamwork, compassion and excellence. These values inform every decision and every action, from the aggressive pursuit of zero hospital infections to treating each family with dignity, kindness and concern. These core values fundamentally guide our work at Arkansas Children’s.
For more than a century, Arkansas Children’s has continuously evolved to meet the unique needs of the children of Arkansas and beyond. Today, Arkansas Children’s is more than just a hospital treating sick kids – our services include two hospitals, a pediatric research institute, a foundation, clinics, education and outreach, all with an unyielding commitment to making children better today and healthier tomorrow.
Arkansas Children’s reaches more children in more ways where they live, learn and play. Our system includes a 336-bed hospital in Little Rock with the state’s only pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center, burn center, Level 4 neonatal intensive care and pediatric intensive care, and research institute as well as a nationally-recognized transport service. We are nationally ranked by U.S. News World Report (https://www.archildrens.org/health-and-wellness/news/news-story?news=123) in four specialties (2017-18): Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery, ranked No. 37; Neonatology, No. 38; Pediatric Pulmonology, ranked No. 47; and Pediatric Urology, ranked No. 48. A sister campus, Arkansas Children’s Northwest (http://www.archildrens.org/contentpage.aspx?nd=3691) , opened in February 2018, bringing 233,613 square feet of inpatient beds, emergency care, clinic rooms and diagnostic services to children in that corner of the state.
Arkansas Children's provides equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin or citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or any other category protected by federal, state and local laws. Further, Arkansas Children's will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
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