Nurse Scheduling Software
Online nurse scheduling software helps managers/administrators schedule nurses, pools of staff, and multiple departments more efficiently than manual, paper-based, or Excel spreadsheet scheduling. Start using Snap Schedule as your nurse scheduling tool today.
Does nurse scheduling and filling open shifts take up too much of your time? Whether you work at a medical clinic, outpatient center, or large hospital, staff scheduling and work schedule management presents many challenges. Creating a work schedule for nurses, physicians and their staff that is fair and efficient is not easy. Every job must be filled by a nurse with the right skills and certifications. Schedulers must also take into account the availability of qualified personnel, preferences for particular days, shifts, locations, and regulatory and union requirements. Regulatory and union requirements often govern the number of work hours as well as the minimum time off between shifts.
Hours per patient day (HPPD) is a common metric used as a way to monitor and improve quality of care and service. Government regulations in some regions mandate nurse-to-patient ratios and healthcare organizations must prove, by means of staffing reports, that they are meeting, or trying to meet the ratios. as well as the minimum wage and overtime pay of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Snap Schedule online scheduling software helps solve these challenges. It is packed with powerful shift scheduling features and gives you instant access to key decision-making criteria, including staffing requirements, regular, overtime and on-call hours, labor costs, employee skills and certifications, employee availability and preferences, and more.
The complete nurse scheduling software solution
No-conflict scheduling
Drag-and-drop or auto-generate shift schedules for an unlimited number of nurses and shifts. Support fixed, rotating, split, multiple shifts, time off, and on calls.
Tasks & breaks scheduling
Effortlessly schedule multiple tasks, duties, and breaks of any length in a single shift. Ensure adequate coverage by skills, positions and proactively manage break and rest compliance.
Time clock & attendance
Clock in/out of work on a mobile device or via an on-site iPad. Record work hours, on-call, and attendance for accurate payroll.
Leave & time off accruals
Set up different leave types, reasons, and accrual rates. Avoid accidentally scheduling on-leave nurses. Nurses can see their leave balance and request time off on the go.
Ensure shift coverage
Show the number of nurses scheduled in each shift by positions, skills, or reasons. Flag over or under staffed positions or skills while making shift assignments.
Schedule by skills / positions
Define skills/certifications and associate them with nurses. Fill a shift based on the required skills and positions. Provide multiple options for identifying who are qualified to bid on open shifts.
Self-scheduling
Nurses and staff can check their schedule, determine what shifts work for them and which don’t, request PTO, pick up extra hours by replying to open shifts and shift swap shifts with co-workers.
Employee communication
Keep teams in sync and notify employees when work schedules have changed. Notify nurses when open shifts are created and available. Alert schedulers when nurses request time off, bid on an open shift, or accept a shift trade.
Automated shift callouts
Promote fairness, reduce grievances, and stay in compliance by enforcing callout rules and equalizing overtime opportunities. Receive and respond to callout and scheduling notifications via automated phone calls or SMS texting.
Labor cost control
Sum up in real time nurse’ planned and actual work hours. Handle all types of regular, on-call, overtime, shift premium, and incentive pays. Generate time cards for payroll based on either planned or recorded work hours.
Extensive reports
Unlock the hidden value of workforce data with 61 built-in reports. Uncover insightful labor patterns, trends, outliers and tracking HPPD goals. Export data to various file formats such as PDF, Word, Excel, HTML.
Anywhere, anytime access
Nurses can access their schedules online, view leave balance, request time off, bid on, trade, pick up shifts, punch in/out, and update availability. Android and iOS employee scheduling apps are available.
Ready to see Snap Schedule in action?
Our product specialists will customize a demo that addresses each challenge, question, and goal you have—all at your convenience.