Scheduling questions — for Alyssa

Are these shift times right?

Shift 1: meds 7-10a, back 7:30-11a · Shift 2: meds 10a-2:15p, back 10:30-2:30p · Shift 3: meds 2-5p, back 1:30-5:30p · Shift 4: 5-9p · NP: 4-8p

How many shifts does a nurse usually work in one day?

We heard about 2.

When a nurse works 2 shifts, are they always back-to-back (1+2 or 3+4), or can she do a split day like shift 1 in the morning and shift 4 at night? When does that happen?

Is there a target for shifts per week per nurse? In a week with more nurses than you need, do you put extra people on, or give some nurses fewer shifts?

When exactly does a day off start and end?

We heard it runs from about 9pm the night before until the next night - describe it in your words.

Is this right: the day BEFORE her day off she works only the first two shifts, and the day AFTER she works only the last two shifts? Even though the day off does not start until that night?

Are there any nurses this rule does not apply to?

On shifts 1 and 4: 4 regular windows + 1 G-tube + 1 fast pass = 6 windows. Is that right for both shift 1 and shift 4?

On shifts 2 and 3: just 2 nurses on meds, no separate G-tube or fast-pass window. Right?

How many nurses in the backroom on shifts 1-3? And at night (shift 4)?

We heard 2 during the day and 3 at night.

At night, is the NP counted as one of the 3 backroom nurses (2 backroom + 1 NP), OR an extra person on top of the 3? This is important.

The floater when you have extra staff - which shifts, and how many?

Who is able to work as an NP? (We had Chana and Yaffa - all, or others?)

How many NP nights does each NP do per week? And which nights have an NP - just Monday through Thursday, or others?

During 4-8pm, what does the NP do that is different from a regular backroom nurse?

Michal - 'mostly G-tube' and can go anywhere. Correct?

Shira - 'mostly backroom' but can go anywhere. Can she do G-tube and fast pass?

Eliana - strong on fast pass. Can she also do G-tube, or just fast pass and regular?

Allie - one shift a day, regular windows only. Correct? Morning or night preference?

Tzipporah - cannot do G-tube or fast pass 'for now.' Still true? Might it change?

Any nurses who should always work together, never together, or always on a certain role?

Morning (shift 1) and night (shift 4) med room are the heaviest. You try not to give a nurse those more than once or twice a week - is that actually possible, or do most end up with more? What is realistic?

Do you prefer keeping the same nurse on the same window all week (same face for campers), or rotating nurses through different windows?

Anything else you try to keep fair or balanced (weekends, hard assignments)?

Does Shabbos run the same 4 shifts as a weekday, or different? If different, how?

Is Friday a normal full day, or shorter / lighter?

Week to week, what changes most often that you plan around? (sick calls, requests, trips, extra help)

Do nurses put in requests for specific shifts or days off? How do you handle them?

Any rule you follow that we have not asked about? Anything that makes a schedule 'wrong' in your eyes?

What is the hardest or most time-consuming part of making the schedule each week?