Multiple shifts/same day

WSUPeds

Happy New Year,

We have our clinic schedule set up with an AM clinic and PM clinic as our residents may be assigned to another location in the mornings/afternoons. If they remain at the clinic for the entire day however, the scheduler gives a duty hour violation as they are scheduled for an AM clinic from 0730-1200 and then a PM clinic from 1300-1630. Is there a way around this?

Thanks,

WSUPeds

pedschief.mil@gmail.com

admin

Hi WSUPeds,

Thank-you for writing and I am sorry for the trouble.

Yes, in the current version of the Scheduling Tool the system treats any gap between shifts/calls/clinics as the start of a new period of work, so unfortunately it's warning you that there should be an 8-hour rest period there.

Making this rule smarter for situations such as yours is already on my list of things to do when I revisit that part of the program.

In the meantime if you want to get rid of this you could extend the clinic hours so that there is no gap the AM and PM clinics. However your residents may find that confusing.

Happy new year to you too,

Olivier Forget
Owner and Developer
MedRez.net Scheduling Tool