Custom Schedule Fields

Access: Users assigned the Facility – Change permission. The following roles are assigned this permission by default: Administrator, Administrator 2, Facility Administrator, and Facility Coordinator.

Users may select up to four custom columns from the list below to display in the department schedule view.

Custom Column

Description

Type

Employee type such as Core, PRN, C/L, etc.

FTE

Full time equivalent. This is a percent of full time. For example if full time is 40 hours per week, 0.90 FTE is equivalent to 36 hours per week

WE

Weekend rotation

Hol

Holiday rotation

D

Disaster rotation

Sen

Seniority. Select preferred date format

Shift

Days, nights, evenings, etc.

Group

The employee group name, if applicable

RN Experience (HCA Only)

Highlights RNs with less than one year of experience

Competencies

Employee competencies display in their own column rather than being toggled from the Credentials column.

 

Custom fields for department schedules are selected and edited on the Facility > General Info screen. To display these fields on a department schedule, go to Departments > General Info and set Use Facility Custom Fields to Yes.

Facility > General Info Screen Highlighting Custom Field Options

 

Competencies

Competencies is a field that when selected displays employee competencies in a custom column on the department schedule. An employee’s competencies list may by truncated in the schedule view based on available display space. Users can hover over the cell to view the employee’s complete list.

 

RN Experience

RN Experience is a new custom department schedule field that when selected allows you to choose an experience threshold, such as None or <1 year.

RN Experience Threshold Options

 

If None is selected, the column on the department schedule screen displays the nurse’s years of experience. If <1 Year is selected, the cell will be highlighted in red for nurses with less than one year of experience. Users can hover over a highlighted cell to view the employee’s experience date.

Example Department Schedule Displaying RN Experience Column and Hover Text

 

Note: RN Experience does not display for employees who do not have an RN Experience date associated with their employee profile.

When RN Years of Experience is selected as a custom field, experience metrics for each summary period display below the schedule. Click the RN Experience tab, then click each summary period to view metrics for <1 year and 1+ year experience.

Department Schedule View with RN Experience Metrics

 

RN Experience also displays on the following resource assignments screens in the Staffing Dashboard: Home Department, Other Department, Unscheduled Staff, and Staff Search.

Note: The RN Experience column displays in the Dashboard regardless of whether the custom field is selected in the Facility > General Info screen.

Example Staffing Dashboard Resource Assignments > Home Screen

 

 

Additional Information

Browse Facilities

Schedule Periods

Schedule Metrics Auto Post

Defining Facility Holidays

Viewing HR Exceptions

 


      Facility Scheduler 3.11.14.0