Rotations Scheduling Features
The MedRez.net Scheduling Tool offers powerful functionality to help you
create Annual Rotations Schedules (a.k.a. "block schedules", or "master schedules")
quickly and without errors.
Overview:
- Split-table view allows you to see both the resident's schedules and the rotation rosters for each block simultaneously.
- Vacation requests are entered by the residents through the online interface. Grant the vacations that work in the schedule and get warnings of conflicts with rotations that do not allow vacations.
- Set the number of blocks residents have to take for each rotation, and the number of residents needed in a rotation. The program then highlights the rotations that help meet these targets so you can make your schedules faster.
- Speed up the process of making Call/Shift Schedules by synchronizing them with a rotation schedule.
Split-Table View
The scheduling tool is set up to give you instant access to the information you need
while making a block schedule so you don't waste any time.
The main block scheduling window shows each resident's schedule and each rotation's roster
of residents. See the screenshot below:
When a resident is put on a rotation in a given block, that rotation's list of residents
is immediately updated.
Vacation Requests
Eliminate the tedious task of collecting each person's requests by taking advantage of the
Scheduling Tool's online requests feature.
Once the requests are in the system the program then reminds you of each resident's
vacation preferences when relevant
and warns of conflicts with rotations that do not allow vacations.
The Vacations column in the editing area gives an "at-a-glance"
overview of the vacation status for your residents by showing the number of requests
that have been granted and denied.
Also visible at a glance is the way vacations stack up in a rotation for each block,
as shown below:
Computer-Assisted Scheduling
The software helps you create your schedule by flagging the rotations
that cause a conflict before you even assign a rotation to a resident.
In the image below the only adequate rotation is "Elective".
Reasons why the other rotations cause conflicts can be seen by moving the mouse pointer over the rotation.
Share Your Master Schedule by Publishing It and Exporting It
Once your Block Schedule is done invite all residents and staff to view it online
in a clear and readable page. More information about publishing online is available
here.
You may also create a hard copy of your schedule using the export to PDF function.
PDF files (Adobe's Portable Documents Format) can be viewed on any computer and are great for
printing, reviewing and emailing.
Synchronize with Call/Shift Schedules
Once you have created a block scheule you can easily start working on the Call/Shift schedule for
a rotation.
The program automatically adds residents to the appropriate blocks in the Call/Shift Schedule
based on when they are on the rotation in the Annual Rotations Schedule.
You can sync multiple rotations to the the same Call/Shift Schedule,
and the block dates don't have to match.


Rotations Scheduling