Staffing Secretary, Third Shift, Nursing Administration

Job Description

Job Description

With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation’s only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.

Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a Staffing Secretarywho will embrace our reach and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

This position is Full-Time, 40 hours/week. Third shift: 11:30P-8A and every other weekend.

Pay Grade: $17.40-27.84 (Actual offer rates are based upon the applicants relevant job experience and the requirements of the position)

The Staffing Secretary:

• Creates schedule rotations for all new hires, finding replacements for any call-ins or absences.
• Prepares and maintains an accurate schedule for all shifts in the Nursing department.
• Monitors and keeps track of employee attendance and time-off requests. Notifies the units and managers of call-ins as necessary.
• Performs all assigned secretarial duties.
• Provides administrative support for electronic staffing & scheduling system.
• Serves as liaison to nursing managers/CNO to develop new sources for float pool.
• Assists in obtaining nursing care staff information needed for daily posting requirements.
• Makes written or verbal reports and recommendations to nurse management concerning staffing and scheduling issues.
• Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are related and appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as all-inclusive.

A qualified candidate will possess:

• High School Diploma or GED. Associate’s degree preferred.
• Two (2) years of experience as a clerk-typist, secretary, or unit secretary. Staffing/scheduling experience preferred.

At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by offering:

• Work-life balance
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)

COVID-19 Vaccination

Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. External Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location.