Sr Staffing Analyst

At Houston Methodist, the Senior (Sr) Staffing Analyst position is responsible for functioning as the subject matter expert for staffing analysts. The Sr Staffing Analyst must be well versed on the requirements of the Staffing Analyst position in addition to the requirements of this position. This position is directly responsible for advanced analysis of staffing needs and optimizing internal processes to effectively schedule employees to meet those needs. In addition to performing the duties of the Staffing Analyst, this position will effectively train other staffing analysts on internal operating procedures to ensure the department can effectively identify staffing demand, schedule employees effectively and balance schedules according to need and unit characteristics. The Sr Staffing Analyst position requires advanced critical thinking skills and the ability to work independently and make autonomous staffing decisions based on an advanced understanding of hospital throughput and staffing needs for multiple hospital unit types or clinical care areas. This position evaluates current and future staffing needs and performs daily/weekly/extended staffing to fill nursing care needs and communicates the staffing to the different departments. The Sr Staffing Analyst position communicates and distributes reports to leadership for determining team productivity and staff utilization ensuring compliance with scheduling and time and attendance policies and procedures by both employees and managers, within schedules and timecards. This position analyzes and prepares information to assist in controlling overall staffing costs and employee engagement regarding staffing and scheduling. The Sr Staffing Analyst position acts as a resource to staffing analysts and management on scheduling/staffing utilization, education and interpretation of generated staffing/scheduling reports. This position requires expert experience and knowledge of staff scheduling processes, procedures and systems in a hospital setting.

Requirements:

Qualifications:

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED

• N/A

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations

• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security

• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles

• Ability to motivate and lead others through rapid process change

• Possesses high-level skills in organization with special attention to details, customer service, professionalism, interpersonal relations

• Proficient application of English grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure; able to work independently Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office software programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint

• Ability to prioritize, frequently and quickly shift tasks, and adapt to a rapidly changing environment

• Exhibits initiative, proficiency, and adaptability to optimize the time of those supported

• Strong commitment to quality and excellence in service

• Demonstrates effective and appropriate decision-making and judgment

• Must be able to analyze data to identify opportunities for improvement in the staff scheduling partner areas

• Ability to effectively communicate and train staff in navigational features within computer applications

• Professional handling of confidential material and information

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

• Uniform No
• Scrubs No
• Business professional Yes
• Other (department approved) No

ON-CALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.

• On Call* No

TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

Company Profile:

Houston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers. Houston Methodist consists of eight hospitals: Houston Methodist Hospital, its flagship academic hospital in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, and seven community hospitals throughout the greater Houston area. Houston Methodist also includes an academic institute, a comprehensive residency program, a global business division, numerous physician practices and several free-standing emergency rooms and outpatient facilities. Overall, Houston Methodist employs more than 27,000 employees and is supported by a wide variety of business functions that operate at the system level to help enable clinical departments to provide high quality patient care.

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.