Create a staff-by rule if you need to define who's available to take call or cover a shift beyond OnCall's standard filters, work preferences and day-after rules.

Create a Staff-by rule

1. In OnCall's menu bar go to Window / Rule Writer.

2. The Rule Writer toolbox has three dropdowns. In the top dropdown, select Staff-by rule.

3. In the middle dropdown, rename the rule to a more meaningful name that defines the rule. Click on the current name and type over with the new name. When finished, click ENTER. Naming rules is particularly helpful when you have more than one rule for your schedule.

4. In the bottom dropdown, select a condition and then choose entries to include or exclude from the rule. If your rule has layers of conditions, separate or define them using the icons above. The most commonly used icons are the + to add another set of conditions or - to exclude a condition.

5. When finished building the rule, click the Apply to icon, => to apply the rule to one or more call services or shifts. If you successfully applied the rule to the correct service or shift, the service's Infobox window displays a box that begins with "Staff rule" followed by the rule name.




Examples:

For RESIDENT type schedules, below are two common staff-by rules:

1. A call service is staffed by a combination of block rotations.

   In this example, the Consult Resident service is staffed by PGY2 and PGY3 residents that are on the Amb Care, Card, and Consult block rotations.

   

   

2. A re-purposed call service is providing an inaccurate Team summary list.

   In this example, the Ward call service row was renamed to Night Float Resident. The Team summary list is still providing names of residents on Wards block rotation. It is supposed to be staffed by PGY2 and PGY3 residents that are on the NF block rotation.

   

   

   




For ATTENDING type schedules, below are three common staff-by rules:

1. The Call service is only staffed by an MD if nobody is on Back-up Call that day.

   

2. A staff type cannot work another service if already scheduled that day.

   In this example, Back-up Call is staffed by MDs and NPs. But if an NP is working Call that day, an MD must work Back-up.

   

3. Two different staff types can work the service on different days of the week.

   In this example, Pembroke Call is staffed by MDs Monday - Friday and NPs Saturday, Sunday and Holidays.

   




Edit a Staff-by rule

1. Click on the service or shift name on the left-hand side of schedule.

2. In the Infobox window, click the box beginning with "Staff rule" followed by the rule name.

3. The Rule Writer toolbox opens to the rule. Click on the rule's condition icons on the top-right side of the window to edit the entries. Click on the Apply to => icon to edit which call services or shifts follow the rule.




A Staff-by rule can handle the most advanced staffing rules. If further assistance is needed, please email Amion support or call (888) 898-0779 ext. 2.





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