Senior Office Specialist - Nursing Scheduling

Posting number: 26-X09-B

Department: County-Wide Recruitment

Job classification: Senior Office Specialist

Posting type: Open

Categories: Health Services, Nursing, Office and Administrative Support

Summary

Under direction, to perform a wide variety of complex and responsible assignments; to function as a top technical expert in specialized departmental knowledge or competency.

Candidates must possess one (1) year of clerical experience demonstrating the following specialized competency:

• Nursing Scheduling– uses in-depth knowledge of nursing staffing and organizational activities and operations to prepare and monitor schedules for nursing office staff
  Note: Competency would be gained after performing clerical duties in the competency for one (1) year.

Currently, there are six (6) Extra Help (temporary), Senior Office Specialist vacancies at Regional Medical Center, Nursing Clinical Resources Unit.. However, the eligible list will be used for future vacancies in the county, as they occur, as well as for Extra-Help (Temporary) assignments.

The Power of WE:  Together, we can make a greater impact. Bringing better care and expanding healthcare services across the community.

Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH) is the second largest public health care system in California and includes four acute care hospitals, 14 clinics and 60+ specialty and sub-specialty services. Our mission is to provide high-quality, accessible healthcare and excellent service to everyone in Santa Clara County.

Because we serve patients throughout multiple hospitals and clinics, you may have to work at different sites. We will meet any obligations we may have when this occurs.

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - SCVMC is a full-service tertiary acute care teaching hospital with 699 licensed beds providing a wide range of specialized services, including Rehabilitation, Burn, Trauma, and NICU. SCVMC was ranked by U.S. News and World Report as #6 Rehabilitation Hospital in the nation and #1 in the West and designated as a 2024 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care, Heart Failure, Stroke, Hip Fracture, and Pneumonia.

O'Connor Hospital - O'Connor Hospital (OCH) is a 358 licensed bed acute care facility offering a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and specialty programs to residents of Santa Clara County. It was founded in 1889 as one of the first hospitals in the county. OCH has grown significantly over the past five years in both its inpatient volume and its Emergency Department visits. Along with these volume increases other ancillary and clinical departments like imaging, lab, pharmacy, and respiratory have seen growth as well.

St. Louise Regional Hospital - Since 1989, St. Louise Regional Hospital (SLRH) has been caring for the residents in Santa Clara and San Benito Counties, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical specialties. SLRH has 93 beds, is a Designated Primary Stroke Center, and is the only acute care hospital in the area. Located in Gilroy, SLRH maintains a CALSTAR 2 emergency helicopter base on the premises. 

Regional Medical Center– Regional Medical Center (RMC) is a 258-bed hospital that is the main emergency healthcare provider for East San José, treating a wide range of critical and life-threatening conditions for more than 60 years. Since the SCVH integration of RMC effective 4/1/25, RMC has expanded the critical services including Level II trauma, Thrombectomy capable Stroke Center and STEMI care, and has been seeing an increased number of emergency visits and inpatient volume. 

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Examples of duties

Note:  The following tasks are typical of those performed by incumbents in this classification. Specific duties ass