Resources
The scheduling fights units actually have
One specific problem per article, with a method that works on paper before it works in software. Written by Antonimar Mello, BSN, RN, a working perioperative nurse on Long Island who lived these problems from the staff side first, then built OnCallRank to fix them.
Scheduling
The call-out comes at nine at night, and the rotation list is on a computer at the hospital
The coverage decision happens at home; the record that says whose turn it is lives at work. So the fill runs on memory, by text, and the question about it arrives months later.
Published September 1, 2026
Self-Scheduling
Self-scheduling closed, moves were made, and nobody said who or why
When a self-scheduling window closes, the schedule comes back with moves on it and no reasons attached. The fix is not a different algorithm, it is a written order and a visible reason on every move.
Published August 22, 2026
On-Call Fairness
Your call shift is yours to give away, hallway included
An awarded call shift belongs to its holder. Hand it to the coworker you choose or post it for anyone willing; here is how the handoff gets a record without losing the choice.
Published July 28, 2026
Scheduling
What to do when the on-call rotation lives in one spreadsheet
When the call rotation lives in one spreadsheet, whiteboard, or the manager's head, staff cannot see their turn. Here is how to make the order visible and fair.
Published July 20, 2026
Scheduling
Filling open call shifts by group text rewards the fastest phone, not the fairest turn
Open call shifts filled by group-text scramble reward whoever answers first, not whose turn it is. Here is a fairer way to fill open shifts, with or without software.
Published July 16, 2026
On-call fairness
How to keep an on-call rotation fair when seniority rules collide
Most rotation fights are not about seniority; they are about the edge cases nobody wrote down. Publish the order, decide credit rules before disputes, record every award.
Published July 6, 2026
Holiday coverage
What to do when the same nurse always gets holiday call
It is missing memory, not malice. A year-over-year holiday log, a published ranking, and a decision made weeks ahead, in the open.
Published July 6, 2026
Documentation
Call-assignment grievances: the documentation that settles them
Every grievance reduces to a sequence question: who was offered the shift, in what order, and when. The five records that answer it, and why texts and spreadsheets cannot.
Published July 6, 2026
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