Updating Unstaffed Shifts

Consider a staffing requirement for an RN in the ICU from 7:00-15:00, with a 15 minute offset at the start and end of the shift. If no employees were staffed, an unstaffed shift from 6:45-15:15 would be created, with offsets from 6:45-7:00 and 15:00-15:15.

However, Joe is scheduled to work as an RN in the ICU from 11:45-20:15.

The remaining portion of the staffing requirement (the difference) only has an offset at the start of the shift.

If REQ_MINUTES_FOR_ADDING_OFFSET = 240 minutes (4 hours), then an offset would be added to the end of the unstaffed shift. The resulting unstaffed shift would be 6:45-12:00 (where there's an offset from 6:45-7:00 and from 11:45-12:00).

If REQ_MINUTES_FOR_ADDING_OFFSET = 480 minutes (8 hours), then an offset would not be added to the end of the unstaffed shift. The resulting unstaffed shift would be from 6:45-11:45 (where there's an offset only from 6:45-7:00).

The REQ_MINUTES_FOR_OFFSET parameter is still considered. If REQ_MINUTES_FOR_OFFSET is set for 8 hours, no offsets would be added to the unstaffed shifts.

For more information on shift offsets and the MVS, see Shift Offsets.