What kind of scheduling do you use at work?

[quazar]

Paper or online/computerized? If you use online, what program do you use, and do you like it? If you use paper scheduling still, are there plans to move to computerized scheduling?

Just curious. At a couple of hospitals where I've worked, we used paper scheduling and I thought it was fine, until I moved to a hospital with online scheduling and it was GLORIOUS. Then I moved to another hospital with online scheduling, but with a different program, and it was not so glorious. I guess it all depends on the software.

[loriangel14, RN]

We just moved to API and it SUCKS. Before that we used Meditech. We have a central office that schedules for all nursing staff.

[quazar]

We just moved to API and it SUCKS. Before that we used Meditech. We have a central office that schedules for all nursing staff.

YES. API is the not-so-glorious one of which I speak. I used Shift Wizard before that and loved it. API is so bad it's almost worth going back to pencil schedules.

[cindy_webb]

We used Shift Wizard and it was a nightmare. We had somewhat better results with API but still not great and we are still looking for another software.

[blondy2061h, MSN, RN]

In my current job there's one other person that works night shift and she has about 20 years more seniority than I do, so we use the scheduling where I work all the nights she doesn't want to.

[Calalilynurse]

We use paper and self schedule with required holidays and weekends.

[nrsang97, BSN, RN]

In my department because it is small with only 4 full timers and 3 contingents we use paper and pencil and do our schedule month to month. On our units we use Kronos to do our schedules. It is online. I do not have access to it. There is a love hate relationship with it.