Stations
The Stations button is displayed in the left pane when there are stations associated with the open labor distribution record. Click on this button to open the screen to assign station qualifications and the related skill level of that station, if applicable.
Note: This button is only available if the employee is assigned a Position code that is linked to a Station requirement through the Profiles screen. For example, if the employee is assigned the RN-ICU position, and the Profile for Charge Nurse in ICU has a Position requirement of RN-ICU and a station of Charge, the station button is available when an employee is assigned the RN-ICU position.
Depending on the Authorization Role assigned to the user, the following actions may be available:
Adding a Station
To add one or more Station requirements to this position or profile, click on the Add button. The Station Search page is used to filter search criteria when searching for an existing Station code.
- After entering values in the selected fields, click on the Search button. The results are listed below the search screen.
- By default, the boxes to the left of each record are checked to select all records. Additional searches with different filter options can be run to add to the selected record results set.
- To de-select one or more record, click the box to the left of the record to remove the check mark. To de-select all records in a specific search result set, click on the box above the search results to remove all check marks.
- After selecting records, select either Assign: Common Data to enter the same Skill Code to all selected station records, or Assign: Individual Data to add different skills to each selected station record.
The code indicating the minimum skill level required for this station in order to qualify for the related profile or position. If a skill code is attached to a station, the employee must meet or exceed the required skill level value. If no minimum skill is required, leave this field blank.
Note: Stations must be previously set up on the Stations configuration screen. For more information on fields available when filtering the list or when adding, editing or viewing a record, see the Configuration section>Scheduling card>Stations screen.
Deleting a Station
To delete one or more Station records from the open record, complete the following steps:
- Check the box on each record to be removed.
- Click on the Delete Selected button in the left pane.
- A message appears verifying the record should be deleted. Click on Yes to continue.
Note: This action removes the selected station codes from this record only, it does not delete them from the Station configuration screen.
Filtering the Station Code List
All Stations currently assigned to this position or profile are displayed on the screen. To limit the number of stations displayed, a filter can be applied.
- Click the card arrow to the right of the Filter Criteria bar and enter the filter criteria.
- When the criteria has been entered, click on the Filter button to apply the filter.
- To remove the filter and display all records, click on the Remove Filter button.
- To view a specific record, click the card arrow on the record. The required Skill Code level can be added or edited from this screen.
The code indicating the minimum skill level required for this station in order to qualify for the related profile or position. If a skill code is attached to a station, the employee must meet or exceed the required skill level value. If no minimum skill is required, leave this field blank.
Depending on the page displayed, the following fields may be available: Skill Code Code Description |
The following additional section options are available in the left pane: General |
Skill Code
The code indicating the minimum skill level required for this station in order to qualify for the related profile or position. If a skill code is attached to a station, the employee must meet or exceed the required skill level value. If no minimum skill is required, leave this field blank.
Code
Filters the station records by the identification code.
Description
Filters the station records by the label description.