3 years healthcare experienceMinimum of three years of healthcare experience required.
Also asks
High school diploma or GEDHigh School Diploma or GED required
Preferred
Experience
2 years hospital staffing, nursing administration or workforce coordination experienceMinimum of two years hospital staffing, nursing administration or workforce coordination experience preferred.
Assign float, PRN and agency staff to departmentsAssigns float pool, PRN, agency, and other available resources to departments as needed.
Day to day
Track call-ins, vacancies and schedule gaps, and escalate to leadershipMonitors staffing shortages, vacancies, call-ins, and schedule gaps and communicates concerns to leadership.
Day to day
Assign beds by acuity, isolation needs and physician requestsCoordinates bed assignments based on patient acuity, diagnosis, isolation requirements, physician requests, and unit capabilities.
Day to day
Move admissions, transfers and discharges through on timeFacilitates timely admissions, transfers, and discharges to optimize bed utilization.
Day to day
Work with Environmental Services on bed turnoverCollaborates with Environmental Services to ensure timely bed turnover.
Charting
Bed status kept in the EHR and bed management systemsMaintains accurate bed status information within the electronic health record and bed management systems.
The Coordinator of Staffing and Bed Management is responsible for coordinating staffing resources to ensure adequate and appropriate staffing coverage across designated departments and for managing patient placement activities to maximize inpatient bed utilization, facilitate timely admissions, transfers, and discharges, and promote efficient patient throughput while maintaining safe, high-quality patient care.
Responsibilities
Staffing Coordination
Coordinates daily staffing assignments based on census, patient acuity, staffing matrices, and operational needs.
Assigns float pool, PRN, agency, and other available resources to departments as needed.
Monitors staffing shortages, vacancies, call-ins, and schedule gaps and communicates concerns to leadership.
Supports staffing adjustments for patient admissions, discharges, transfers, and fluctuations in census.
Assists in implementing staffing contingency plans during periods of high demand.
Bed Management
Coordinates bed assignments based on patient acuity, diagnosis, isolation requirements, physician requests, and unit capabilities.
Facilitates timely admissions, transfers, and discharges to optimize bed utilization.
Monitors bed capacity and occupancy levels across the facility.
Prioritizes patient placement to support patient care needs and operational efficiency.
Collaborates with clinical leaders to address patient flow barriers.
Maintains accurate bed status information within the electronic health record and bed management systems.
Collaborates with Environmental Services to ensure timely bed turnover.
Requirements
A. Education/Skills
High School Diploma or GED required
B. Experience
Minimum of three years of healthcare experience required.
Minimum of two years hospital staffing, nursing administration or workforce coordination experience preferred.
Neighborhoods+Locals steering a young couple start with Nottingham on Jackson—called safe, nice, and close to everything—and duplexes around Heyman Lane. Pineville, about 2.9 miles across the Red River, scores 73 on AreaVibes livability versus Alexandria’s 64 and is described as a small, rural town with a strong community that still taps Alexandria shopping and dining, a common pick for families who want less hustle. Woodworth (about 10.3 miles, score 74) and Ball (about 9.4 miles, 68) also outrank the city proper. Downtown has walkable stops such as Cafe DeSoto, but named in-city residential pockets beyond those Reddit tips are thin in these sources.
Locals steering a young couple start with Nottingham on Jackson—called safe, nice, and close to everything—and duplexes around Heyman Lane. Pineville, about 2.9 miles across the Red River, scores 73 on AreaVibes livability versus Alexandria’s 64 and is described as a small, rural town with a strong community that still taps Alexandria shopping and dining, a common pick for families who want less hustle.
Woodworth (about 10.3 miles, score 74) and Ball (about 9.4 miles, 68) also outrank the city proper. Downtown has walkable stops such as Cafe DeSoto, but named in-city residential pockets beyond those Reddit tips are thin in these sources.
Getting around+U.S. News puts the average commute at about 14.74 minutes, and Niche residents say there is essentially no traffic except during parades. I-49 is the north–south spine through Rapides Parish, with Alexandria and Pineville linked across the Red River and regional drives toward Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Houston. Healthcare is a major local employer—reviewers cite many hospitals, specialists, and doctors’ offices—but these sources do not name campus routes, transit lines, or parking.
U.S. News puts the average commute at about 14.74 minutes, and Niche residents say there is essentially no traffic except during parades. I-49 is the north–south spine through Rapides Parish, with Alexandria and Pineville linked across the Red River and regional drives toward Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Houston.
Healthcare is a major local employer—reviewers cite many hospitals, specialists, and doctors’ offices—but these sources do not name campus routes, transit lines, or parking.
Outdoors+The Red River is the civic backyard: Alexandria Levee Park puts festival grounds and an amphitheater on the banks, bass tournaments and boat tours run on the water, and Pineville’s Lake Buhlow hosts high-speed motorboat racing plus the July 3 fireworks. Kisatchie National Forest supplies hiking and biking in longleaf pine country; Farr Park is the named horseback-riding venue. Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery—Louisiana’s largest, free weekdays 9 a.m.–3 p.m.—runs the Lunker Bass Program with visitor exhibits. Hunting, fishing, and golf are year-round; residents also flag everyday lakes and trails.
The Red River is the civic backyard: Alexandria Levee Park puts festival grounds and an amphitheater on the banks, bass tournaments and boat tours run on the water, and Pineville’s Lake Buhlow hosts high-speed motorboat racing plus the July 3 fireworks. Kisatchie National Forest supplies hiking and biking in longleaf pine country; Farr Park is the named horseback-riding venue.
Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery—Louisiana’s largest, free weekdays 9 a.m.–3 p.m.—runs the Lunker Bass Program with visitor exhibits. Hunting, fishing, and golf are year-round; residents also flag everyday lakes and trails.
Alexandria is Louisiana’s geographic middle—the Heart of Louisiana—where the Red River, I-49, Kisatchie National Forest, and Lake Buhlow replace big-city density. Locals point young households to Nottingham on Jackson, Heyman Lane duplexes, and Pineville across the river. Life is river-and-festival: Mardi Gras, dragon-boat races, July fireworks at Buhlow Lake and the Riverfront Amphitheater, Cafe DeSoto and Huckleberry Brewing downtown, Kent Plantation House, and a well-liked zoo. Tradeoffs are blunt. August highs near 98°F, thin nightlife and a fading mall, and Niche reviewers who repeatedly flag violent crime and unsafe parks even as they praise the food, the outdoors, and paycheck-to-housing math. Compact, affordable medical-market town—not a scene.
