In a clinical environment, a Schedule is the operational reality of your department’s staffing. It represents the specific collection of shifts—such as rounds, call duties, or clinic hours—assigned to your team members for a given period.
The Drafting Phase: "Unpublished" Status
All new schedules begin as Unpublished. Think of this as a "private draft" for the administrator. In this state:
Invisible to Staff: Shifts are not yet viewable on the team calendar.
Low Stakes: Changes are not recorded in the official log, and no notifications are sent.
Manual Refinement: Administrators can add or remove shifts manually to account for unique departmental needs.
Intelligent Assignment: Manual vs. Auto
To streamline the process, administrators use the Mesh Autoscheduler to automatically fill shifts based on team rules and availability. However, they retain full clinical oversight and can manually assign or override shifts at any time—either before or after the automated engine has run.
Publishing: The Source of Truth
When an administrator Publishes a schedule, it moves from a draft to the official record.
Team Visibility: All shifts become immediately visible to the entire team on the web and mobile calendars.
Audit Logging: From this point forward, every change made to a shift is officially logged for accountability.
Real-Time Alerts: The system automatically notifies team members of their assignments or any subsequent changes to their shifts.