Fair, Predictable Long-Term Schedules
Plan long-term schedule cycles with fair on-call and leave allocation for small senior medical teams.
Fair distribution of weekend and on-call duties
Re-schedule with maintained fairness across the cycle
Built for long-term planning across complex teams and commitments
Built for Small Senior Teams
Perfect for departments where fairness over time matters more than daily optimization.
Predictability & Fairness
Guarantee fairness across a full year with transparent tracking of weekend and on-call distribution. Everyone knows their commitments well in advance.
Flexible Re-Scheduling
Adjust specific periods when plans change while automatically maintaining overall fairness across the entire year. Essential for accommodating evolving commitments.
90% Less Admin
Automate the complex task of balancing fairness across a full year. Reduce manual planning from days to minutes while maintaining transparency and team goodwill.
Weekend On-Call Distribution
Long-term schedule planning made simple
Long-Term Planning
Easily plan up to a full year ahead, focusing on equitable leave and on-call allocations rather than daily shifts. Perfect for senior medical teams where predictability matters.
Part-Time & Mixed Commitments
Easily accommodate mixed-FTEs and cross-site schedules, including fractional appointments and alternating clinical/non-clinical duty weeks.
Fair Duty Distribution
Track and distribute weekend and holiday duties fairly across the full year. Make fairness transparent, measurable, and automated.
Adapt To Changes Without Starting Over
Easily re-schedule selected periods when availability changes. The system automatically preserves overall fairness across the full period.
Your Long-Term Schedule Planning Workflow
From annual planning to flexible adjustments, manage leave and on-call allocations for your senior team.
Define Planning Period
Set your long-term schedule timeframe (3+ months to a year), on-call requirements, and fairness targets for weekend and holiday coverage distribution.
Input Availability and Patterns
Add attending physician availability, teaching commitments, private practice schedules, and leave preferences for the planning period.
Balance Fairness Goals
Set rules for equitable distribution of weekend on-calls and less desirable duties across the full year, ensuring transparency and team goodwill.
Generate Long-Term Schedule
AI creates fair leave and on-call allocations for the entire period, balancing commitments and ensuring predictability for all team members.
Re-Schedule as Needed
When availability changes, re-schedule specific periods while automatically maintaining overall fairness across the entire year. Adapt without starting over.
Feed Into Other Schedules
Use long-term schedule leave and on-call allocations as inputs for your main schedule that handle detailed daily shifts.
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See How It WorksLong-Term Schedule Software for Senior Medical Teams
Designed for small departments where fairness, predictability, and flexibility matter most.
Automatically Generate
Generate long-term schedules in minutes instead of days. Save hours of manual planning while ensuring equitable distribution.
Learn more →Compliant with regulations
Ensure all schedules meet rest period requirements and regulatory obligations automatically.
Learn more →Fairer duty allocation
Distribute on-call duties and workload equitably across your team with transparent tracking.
Learn more →Streamline staff requests
Manage availability, swaps, and preferences efficiently in one integrated system.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about long-term schedules
Long-term schedules are typically used in smaller, senior departments, such as radiology, where staffing numbers are limited and teams consist mainly of attending physicians. They're designed to manage on-call and leave allocations over extended periods (often a year), rather than handling day-to-day shift assignments.
AI automates the complex task of balancing fairness over extended periods (3+ months to a year) with flexibility. In small senior teams where fairness in distributing less desirable duties (like weekend on-calls) is critical, AI ensures equitable distribution while accommodating part-time commitments. When staff schedules and preferences change, AI-powered rescheduling adjusts specific periods while automatically maintaining overall fairness across the entire year. This transforms a process that would take days of manual work into minutes, while ensuring transparency and team goodwill.
RosterLab's long-term schedule planning supports planning for 3+ months up to a full year ahead, focusing on leave and on-call allocations. These long-term plans then inform term schedules (e.g., 6-week schedules) that handle detailed shift assignments. The system ensures fair distribution of weekend and on-call duties across the full period, with powerful rescheduling features that let you adjust specific periods while maintaining overall fairness. This is essential when staff preferences or commitments change throughout the year.
Transform Your Long-Term Schedule Planning
Join senior medical teams planning fairly and efficiently across the entire year.