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The Support Services Rep is a member of the nursing team and contributes directly to patient care by ensuring that the necessary level of staff are provided for the inpatient units. It serves as a liaison between the nursing staff and the nursing administration team members and is responsible for the correct interpretation of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreements covering staffing, scheduling, and pay practices.
* Ensures sufficient, appropriately qualified staff on a daily basis in accordance with the KP nursing workload management system, currently known as GRASP; generates daily reports describing variances between GRASP requirements and actually staffing needs. * Works with Registry vendors to ensure compliance with The Joint Commission regulatory requirements for outside registry personnel; interprets collective bargaining agreements (CBA) to minimize the cost of overtime and/or other premium payments, and ensure seniority in vacation selection or other time off. * Creates ranking systems for regular staff in accordance with seniority provisions of contracts and availability forms filed by employees. * Documents discussions with staff and management to ensure that contract provisions are followed; may be required to testify at arbitration's or other legal proceedings regarding such documentation. * In accordance with individual facilities guidelines, negotiates with staff to cover vacant shifts; generates and maintains computerized master schedule on a 28-day bases covering all nursing shifts throughout the hospital. * Addresses all urgent staffing/payroll situations; * Works with and/or provides necessary information to payroll to ensure employees are paid in accordance with CBAs or other KP policies and guidelines. * Interprets coded timecard module that arise and process timecards for payment on a bi-weekly basis.
Grade 325 Qualifications
Experience * Minimum two (2) years of work experience in a complex healthcare environment doing scheduling. Education * High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED). License, Certification, Registration * Current CA Intern Pharmacist License Additional
* Excellent analytical abilities of both the written word, metrics, charts or other documents generated by the GRASP system; computerized staffing system. * Excellent interpersonal communications skills which enable individual to work with a variety of personalities and negotiate the necessary coverage for the hospital; * Strong problem solving skills allowing individual to develop creative alternatives to staffing/payroll issues; * Detail oriented to ensure that discussions with staff and decisions regarding selection of staff are documented in case of disputes; * Must be decisive with the ability to work independently and make decisions regarding staffing/payroll requests or challenges; * Excellent knowledge of computer programs such as Word and Excel with the ability to quickly understand and utilize the nursing workload data base; * Knowledge of health-care environment preferred; * Must be flexible to meet the needs of the department. * Must be able to work in a Labor/Partnership environment.
* N/A. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1
Evening Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun Working Hours Start: 04:00 PM Working Hours End: 12:30 AM Job
Call-in/On-Call Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Onsite Employee Group/Union Affiliation: A01|SEIU|United Healthcare Workers West Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: San Francisco Hospital - Admin Supp-Nursing Staff Ofc - 0201
$41.08 - $43.22 / hour Travel: No
About the role
Interprets coded timecard module that arise and process timecards for payment on a bi-weekly basis.