Staffing Coordinator

Overview

Acadia Healthcare is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services across the United States. Acadia operates a growing network of 250 plus behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 11,100 beds in 39 states and Puerto Rico. With more than 23,000 employees serving approximately 75,000 patients daily, Acadia is the largest stand-alone behavioral health company in the U.S.

 

Acadia Healthcare’s purpose is to Lead Care With Light and our mission is to be a world-class organization that sets the standard for excellence in the treatment of mental health and addiction concerns. We strive to maintain our standing as a thought leader in the behavioral healthcare industry, providing treatment that is synonymous with compassion and innovation.

 

Staffing Coordinator – Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital

 

Tufts Medicine, a leading integrated academic health system in Massachusetts, and Acadia Healthcare, the largest standalone provider of behavioral health services in the U.S., have partnered to create the Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital, a state-of-the-art, 144-bed facility in Malden, Massachusetts. Slated to open in fall 2025, this hospital is designed to address the growing need for high-quality behavioral health services in the region.

The Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital will serve as a center of excellence, offering inpatient and intensive outpatient programs for patients of all ages. Additionally, it will function as a teaching hospital, providing a vital training site for future behavioral health professionals, including students and residents from the Tufts University School of Medicine. This initiative aims to address the regional shortage of behavioral health clinicians while ensuring a continuum of care for patients and their families.

The Staffing Coordinator organizes and prepares work schedules according to established nursing guidelines based on census and patient acuity for all nursing units and programs.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Monitor census, staffing, scheduled admissions and discharges (minimum twice daily) to ensure the appropriate amount of staff is available for each work shift.

· Prepare monthly staffing schedule and communicate issues to appropriate staff.

· Amend staffing schedule as requested and/or necessary to provide quality patient care.

· Responsible for finding coverage for all nursing time-off requests and call-outs.

· Responsible for tracking absenteeism as assigned.

· Coordinate staffing for program transports, as needed.

· Provide administrative support, as needed.

· Calculate lateness, Daily FTE and weekend shift reports (bi-weekly) and distribute to leaders as assigned.

· Collect and calculate program nursing time clock adjustment forms and punch detail reports as assigned.

· Work with HR and payroll teams to resolve paycheck issues, as needed.

· Attend staffing meetings, as needed.

· Attend nursing leadership meetings, as needed.

 

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

· Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

· High School diploma or equivalent required.

· Experience with automated scheduling platforms required.

· Experience in healthcare scheduling preferred.

· Microsoft Word and Excel software knowledge and experience required.

 

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

· CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

· First aid may be required based on state or facility.

 

We are committed to providing equal  employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

 

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