Laura Suarez

Austin,TX

Summary

Dynamic healthcare staffing professional with over 10 years of progressive leadership experience in clinical staffing and cross-functional performance within large-scale hospital systems. Expertise in streamlining scheduling workflows, developing and executing community outreach initiatives, and implementing staff training programs to enhance operational efficiency. Proven success in reducing labor inefficiencies through the application of internal systems and data-driven processes in a non-profit setting. Committed to fostering collaborative environments that drive quality care and improve patient outcomes.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Staffing Coordinator (Acting Lead)

Ascension Seton

05.2008 - Current

Acting lead staffing coordinator.
Oversee daily operations of the remote staffing coordinators (previously in office), ensuring shifts are filled accurately and on time.
Lead, coach, and schedule staffing coordinators to support an operations for both day and night shifts.
Serve as the escalation point for complex staffing issues, cancellations, and service concerns.
Ensure staffing processes, guidelines, and communication standards are followed consistently
Manage schedules, work assignments, vacations and daily schedule changes of both clinical and staffing coordinator staff.
Maintain and prepare daily and monthly staffing totals reports for all Ascension Seton hospital units we serve.
Lead various meetings on daily basis.
Built an internal website for the department.
Work collaboratively with clinical unit leadership to facilitate staffing changes to minimize negative financial impact.
Create and upkeep all training handbooks information and classes.
Assist Education Department scheduling orientations shifts and conducts new staff release to work interviews.
Prebook clinical staff to assure the units with the greatest needs receive appropriate staffing assistance.
Trained or partially trained four of the six current Staffing Coordinators.
Maintain a pleasant and helpful relationship with both unit leadership, SPS leadership, our current SPS staff.
Assist Clinical Managers with staffing tasks.
Coordinated staffing schedules to optimize workforce efficiency and meet operational demands.
Developed strong relationships with hospital units, leading to successful staffing relationships between SPS and house supervisors, charge nurses, and managers.

Air Quality Program Coordinator

Austin Energy

06.2006 - 05.2008

Develop and implement outreach strategies to engage community members.
Organize events and workshops to promote program initiatives
Monitor and evaluate program effectiveness through feedback and data analysis
Develop training programs for community and internal volunteers
Collaborate with local organizations for partnership opportunities.
Developed and maintained project schedules, ensuring timely completion of deliverables.
Managed budgets and resources effectively, optimizing spending across multiple projects.
Organized events and workshops to engage participants, enhancing their learning experience within the program framework.
Developed marketing materials to promote program offerings, increasing awareness and participation rates among target audiences.
Monitored and evaluated program outcomes, applying findings to refine and improve future initiatives.

Education

Master of Arts - Humanities

St. Edward's University

Austin, TX

08.2009

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

Concordia University