Daily blocking prevents healthcare providers from receiving assignments for two specific shift types on the same day. For example, if you enable daily shift blocking for On-call SURG – Stat and for On-call Surgery shifts, healthcare providers cannot receive assignments for both shifts on the same day.
- Select Scheduling
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- (Optional) In the side menu, under Scheduling select a different group.
- In the side menu, select Shifts.
- In Shift management, select Daily blocking. The Daily blocking page appears. This page displays shifts in a matrix. The top row and bottom columns display shift types.
- To filter the list, select Filter and then select the information that you want to see.
If your group has more than 25 shifts, you can only see the first ten shifts. - Select Edit.
- In the header row, locate the first shift type, for example On-call SURG – Stat.
- In the left column, locate the second shift type, for example On-call Surgery.
Note: By selecting All in the first row, the selections are only those selected in the filter and are not extended to the whole table. By selecting All in the second column, the selections are only those selected in the filter and are not extended to the whole table.
- Select the checkbox that results in the intersection of both shifts. Two check marks appear since the shifts have a bidirectional relationship with each other.
Select Save. The daily blocking is in effect for the current period and future periods