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Hospital On-Call Scheduling
Core Schedule helps healthcare organisations manage hospital on-call scheduling, roster changes and workforce coverage through one central platform.
Hospital On-Call Scheduling
When it comes to hospital on-call scheduling, coverage needs to be maintained around the clock, staff availability changes, and last-minute adjustments are sometimes unavoidable. What looks like a straightforward roster can quickly become difficult to manage when several departments and teams are involved.
Core Schedule provides healthcare organisations with one place to manage hospital on-call schedules, staffing information and roster changes. Rather than coordinating updates across spreadsheets, emails and separate documents, workforce teams can keep schedules together in a central platform.
Managing On-Call Rosters in Healthcare
On-call rosters need to take more into account than simply who is available. Different services may require particular roles, skills or levels of experience, while coverage needs can vary across departments. Core Schedule was developed specifically for healthcare environments, where complex workforce requirements are part of everyday scheduling.
Keeping Up With Schedule Changes
Even a carefully prepared on-call schedule is likely to change. Staff become unavailable, leave arrangements shift and gaps need to be filled. Keeping schedule information in one place gives workforce teams a practical way to make and track those adjustments without having to update multiple versions of the same roster.
Better Visibility Across On-Call Teams
When managing on-call coverage across a hospital, being able to see current scheduling information matters. Core Schedule brings roster and workforce information together, helping teams maintain a clearer view of staffing arrangements and respond when requirements change.
Hospitals and Healthcare
Streamline staff scheduling to ensure optimal coverage and patient care
Residential and Aged Care
Simplify rostering to deliver consistent, quality care for residents.
Virtual Health & Call Centres
Manage remote teams efficiently with real-time scheduling and communication tools.
Fly-in/Fly-out Workforces
Coordinate complex rosters and travel schedules with ease and accuracy.
Aeromedical
Ensure rapid response and readiness with dynamic, compliant scheduling.
Virtual
Support flexible, remote workforce management with smart, automated rostering.
Telehealth
Seamlessly align clinician availability with patient demand through intelligent scheduling.
How It Works
Smarter Scheduling in 3 Simple Steps
Step
Onboarding
We begin by collecting key organisational information, entering initial data and configuring the platform to align with your unique goals, challenges, workflows and staffing structure.
Step
Pre-Launch
The system is tailored to your unique needs, administrators are trained, and thorough testing is conducted to gather feedback and ensure everything is ready for launch.
Step
Go Live
Your team begins using the system. We support you at every step along the way, with real-time assistance and ongoing support and product enhancement.
Step
Automated Compliance Tracking
Core Schedule monitors work hours, certifications, and policy adherence, ensuring audit-ready scheduling and preventing compliance violations before they happen.
Step
Real-Time Data Insights
Custom dashboards provide live analytics on workforce performance, overtime, and scheduling efficiency, helping managers make data-driven decisions.
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Proven Results. Real Impact.
Real-World ImpactÂ
Core Schedule Is Revolutionising Healthcare Workforce Planning in Various Industries
Our healthcare workforce planning and scheduling software is used globally, in hundreds of hospitals and other healthcare settings, including Aged Care, Emergency Services, FIFO Services and more. See the impact for yourself.
How Core Schedule Helped a Major Healthcare Provider to Reduce Scheduling Errors by 50%
The Solution
A leading healthcare provider struggled with frequent scheduling conflicts, last-minute shift changes, and compliance issues. Manual scheduling led to overworked staff, unfilled shifts, and administrative inefficiencies, impacting patient care and workforce morale.
The Challenge
By implementing Core Schedule’s advanced scheduling and compliance tracking tools, the provider automated shift assignments, staff availability updates, and overtime management. Employees gained access to self-service scheduling, allowing them to swap shifts within set rules, reducing the administrative burden.
Trusted by Healthcare Leaders Worldwide
Trusted by Healthcare Leaders Worldwide
Frequently Asked Questions
Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers
Core Schedule takes the stress out of shift planning by automating the scheduling process, cutting down admin time and making sure every shift is properly covered. Its smart rostering tools[link] help avoid conflicts, boost team efficiency, and improve communication, making it easier to create a better work-life balance.
They sure can! With Core Schedule, staff can request shift swaps, leave and update their availability on the go. Managers get notified instantly and can approve or decline based on real-time needs. It’s all about making communication easier and giving employees more control over their schedules. See Staff Self-Service[link] to find out more.
Absolutely. Core Schedule is built with compliance[link] in mind, especially for the healthcare sector. It supports rule-based rostering that factors in award conditions, fatigue management, and local labour laws—helping you stay compliant while looking after your team.
Yes! Core Schedule integrates with a wide range of HR, payroll, and time-and-attendance systems. Thanks to its flexible API and integration tools[link], your data moves smoothly between platforms, saving you time and reducing your admin.
Core Schedule was made for healthcare but is flexible enough to work across a range of industries. We currently support:
- Hospitals and health systems
- Aged care and community services
- Emergency and ambulance services
- Dental and allied health
- FIFO and remote healthcare workforces
If you work in a people-focused industry with tricky rostering needs, there’s a good chance we can help.
Yes! We offer friendly onboarding support, live training sessions, and easy-to-follow guides to help everyone get up to speed. Whether you’re building rosters or just checking your shifts, we’ll make sure you feel confident from the start.
Just book a free demo with our team! We’ll walk you through the features that matter most to your organisation and answer any questions you have.
Definitely. Whether you’re managing one location or several, Core Schedule makes it simple to build and manage rosters[link] across different sites, teams and rotating schedules. You can even set up templates to make things faster and more consistent.
Yes, Core Schedule has mobile access[link]. Whether you’re on a desktop, tablet, or phone, you can access Core Schedule anytime. Staff can check rosters, request time off, and get updates on the go, wherever they are.
Yes, they can. Core Schedule gives managers a clear, real-time[link] view of shift coverage, staff availability and overtime. With built-in alerts and reports, it’s easy to stay on top of potential issues before they become problems.
A Secure System You Can Trust
We Protect Your Data with Enterprise-Grade Security
End-to-End Encryption
Secure data protection at all times, ensuring sensitive information remains confidential during storage and transmission.
Regulatory Compliance
We adhere to all relevant industry standards, giving you peace of mind that your data is handled with the highest security measures.
Access Controls
Manage permissions using role-based access, so only authorised personnel can view or modify critical information.
Security You Can Trust
Protecting Your Data with Industry-Leading Standards
End-to-End Encryption
Secure data protection at all times, ensuring sensitive information remains confidential during storage and transmission.
Regulatory Compliance
Adheres to HIPAA, GDPR, and other industry standards, giving you peace of mind that your data is handled with the highest security measures.
Access Controls
Manage permissions with ease using role-based access, so only authorised personnel can view or modify critical information.
Book a Demo of Our Hospital On-Call Scheduling
If rostering has ever left you stressed, short-staffed, or second-guessing compliance, it doesn’t have to be that way. Book a free demo and see how Core Schedule can bring order to the chaos.
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