At Elara Caring, we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of an entire home care industry. Here, each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals, providing the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place.

Job Description:

Lead Staffing Specialist

At Elara Caring, we care where you are and believe the best place for your care is where you live. We know there’s no place like home, and that’s why our teams continue to provide high-quality care to more than 60,000 patients each day in their preferred home setting. Wherever our patients call home and wherever they are on their health journey, we care. Each team member has a part to play in this mission. This means you have countless ways to make a difference as a Lead Staffing Specialist.  Being a part of something this great starts by carrying out our mission every day through your true calling: developing an amazing team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare providers.

To continue to be an industry pioneer in delivering unparalleled care, we need a Lead Staffing Specialist with commitment and compassion. Are you one of them? If so, apply today!

Why Join the Elara Caring mission?

• Work in a collaborative environment.
• Be rewarded with a unique opportunity to make a difference.
• Competitive compensation package
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff and continuing education opportunities for all employees at no cost
• Opportunities for advancement
• Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(K) with employer match
• Paid time off, paid holidays, family, and pet bereavement
• Pet insurance

As a Lead Staffing Specialist you’ll contribute to our success in the following ways:

• Monitors and reports significant changes in the client’s mental and physical status to the client’s assigned RN Manager, case worker, or the client’s physician in cases of emergencies.
• Supervises the Staffing Specialists work to meet the client’s service plan requirements.
• Evaluate each client’s surroundings for fire and other safety hazards, develop and recommend plans to abate such hazards; coordinate such plans with contract case workers and the caregiver as appropriate.

• Schedules appropriate services for all requests for homemaking, personal care, and home health aide services in a timely manner by established procedures, including staffing planned and unplanned absences.

• Maintains accurate records of the current and prospective schedules for all caregivers. Reviews and maintains contract-specific documentation for applicable clients.

• Available to provide qualified direct care services as needed.
• Maintains compliance with State, Federal, licensure and contract related regulatory requirements.

1    For Texas, references to plan of care are considered individualized service plans for regulatory purposes.

• Works with and counsel’s caregivers to improve and correct performance.
• Communicates verbal and written disciplinary action for Staffing Specialist as needed working with HR and Branch Directors.
• Maintains documentation and records for each caregiver and client.
• Conducts caregiver orientations on supervised clients (Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Massachusetts, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana only).
• Monitors systems throughout the day to ensure authorizations match scheduled services.
• Reviews over- and under-utilization reports and addresses inconsistencies on a daily basis.
• Reviews and submits employee allegation and worker’s compensation injury information to HR (or appropriate authority) in a timely manner.

• Performs other duties/projects as assigned.

What is Required?

• High school diploma or General Equivalence Degree (G.E.D.)
• Excellent computer skills and knowledge required
• Excellent communication and organizational skills required
• Employment or professional experience giving one an understanding of the issues and needs of the elderly or disabled is required.
• 2+ years experience in a fast-paced office is preferred.
• Bilingual fluency in Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese), Russian, or Portuguese language may be required as needed

• Texas Requirements: Must be a licensed nurse (RN) in good standing; or have completed at least two years (60 credit hours) of college-level education. One (1) year’s management or Manager experience for a healthcare provider may be substituted for each required year of college.

• Missouri Requirements: Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and shall be a registered nurse (RN) who is currently licensed in Missouri; or have at least a baccalaureate degree; or be a licensed practical nurse (LPN) who is currently licensed in Missouri with at least one (1) year of experience with the direct care of the elderly, disabled or infirm; or have at least three (3) years’ experience with the care of the elderly, disabled or infirm.

You will report to the Director of Operations.

This is not a comprehensive list of all job responsibilities; a full job description will be provided.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

We value the unique skills of veterans and military spouses. We encourage applications from military veterans and their families.

Elara Caring provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age (40 and older), national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law.  

Elara Caring participates in E-Verify and we will provide the Federal Government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. Employers like Elara Caring can only use E-Verify once you have accepted the job offer and completed the Form I-9.

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