Your healthcare organization has a decentralized system for scheduling. As part of this process, after you have developed a draft schedule, you may need to:
a. Seek budgetary approval.
b. Balance personal schedules against insti-tutional needs.
c. Negotiate the schedule with unit staff.
d. Submit the schedule to a centralized staffing office for review.
D
In a decentralized model, you may be completely responsible for approving all schedule changes and for development of the schedule, or you may need to submit a draft to a centralized office for review and determination of supplemental staff. Balancing personal schedules and negotiation describes staff self-scheduling models.
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