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$18.48 - $27.72 / Hour

Overview

Scheduler – Pediatric Specialty Care, Lancaster, PA

Help Us Deliver Compassionate Care, Behind the Scenes

At Pediatric Specialty Care (PSC) in Lancaster, we provide extraordinary medical and rehabilitative care to medically fragile children in a warm, home-like setting. Every member of our team plays an important role in making this mission possible - including our Scheduler.

We are seeking a detail-oriented, organized, and proactive Scheduler to join our Nursing Department. In this key role, you’ll be the central point of coordination for staff scheduling, ensuring that every shift is covered and that our children receive the continuous care they deserve.

Why Join PSC?

+ Meaningful Work – Your behind-the-scenes efforts directly impact children’s lives.

+ Supportive Environment – Be part of a compassionate, mission-driven team.

+ Growth & Stability – Work in a fast-paced healthcare environment with opportunities to learn and advance.

What You’ll Do:

+ Serve as the point person for all nursing staff scheduling needs.

+ Create, manage, and update master staffing schedules while balancing census needs and budget guidelines.

+ Collaborate closely with nursing leadership to ensure consistent, high-quality staffing coverage.

+ Troubleshoot last-minute scheduling changes with creativity and fairness.

+ Maintain scheduling accuracy in Kronos and support payroll preparation.

+ Build positive relationships with staff and agency partners to fill open shifts.

What You’ll Gain:

+ Competitive pay and full benefits package

+ Paid time off & holiday package

+ 401(k) with company match

+ Career development opportunities in healthcare operations

Bring your organizational skills, fairness, and dedication to a role where every schedule you create makes a difference.

Responsibilities

Scheduler -

+ Acts as the point person and lead for all matters related to scheduling staff.

+ Thoroughly understands and uses the master staffing schedule extensively.

+ Uses multiple staffing tools intricately and possesses an in-depth understanding staffing to census expectations.

+ Troubleshoots and effectively problem-solves staffing complexities with minimum supervision.

+ Displays understanding of PPD metric and how to staff accordingly.

+ Maintains regular, consistent communication with DON/ADON to ensure coordination of staffing.

+ Maintains accuracy of nursing schedule in Kronos and all required tracking.

+ Prepares daily staffing sheets with continual revisions as necessary.

+ Follows company policies for staffing as well as budgeted guidelines for assignment of staff.

+ Completes a listing of vacant nursing positions for DON weekly.

+ Schedules staff time off requests according to established guidelines and the DON/ADON's approval/direction.

+ Ensures at least one other staff member is trained on the scheduler’s position in the event of vacation, sick leave, vacancy, etc.

+ Identifies critical or difficult to fill positions/shifts and takes proactive action to balance the schedule.

+ Reviews daily exception logs for payroll and assists with payroll preparation for the nursing and nursing admin department.

+ Communicates regularly with agency contacts and maintains positive, proactive business relationships.

+ Collaborates with human resources regarding policy implementation, compliance for new staff (both internal and agency) and properly communicates all staff requests (e.g. status changes).

+ Displays professionalism and ability to work in a high volume, fast-paced environment.

+ Communication expert with the ability to approach staff easily, form strong relationships and persuade staff to assist in times of need.

+ Consistently demonstrates fairness and impartiality in accordance with company scheduling/staffing practices.

Scheduler - Skills/Competencies

+ Highly organized

+ Attentive to detail

+ Exceptional problem-solving skills

+ Strong communication skills both verbal and written

+ Ability to work both autonomously and in a team-based environment

+ Ability to multi-task and prioritize as necessary

+ Basic negotiation skills and ability to encourage staff to fulfill scheduling/staffing needs

Qualifications

Scheduler -

+ Highschool diploma or GED equivalent

+ Minimum of one (1) year of related experience in a high paced environment preferably in staffing/scheduling or operations

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

+ Prior experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Medication Technician (Med Tech) strongly preferred

+ Prior experience with Kronos strongly preferred.

+ This position requires regular interaction with residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors. In order to ensure a safe work environment for residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors of the Company, and to permit unfettered communication between the employee and those residents, coworkers, visitors, and supervisors, this position requires that the employee be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at an intermediate or more advanced level.

EOE Statement

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

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Posted Date5 days ago(10/6/2025 2:03 PM)

Requisition ID2025-33720

# of Openings1

Area of InterestAdministration

CompanyPediatric Specialty Care

LocationPediatric Specialty Care at Lancaster

Position TypeRegular Full-Time

ShiftDay Shift 8am - 4pm

Salary$18.48 - $27.72 / Hour