• Designed specifically for nursing staff
• RosterCoster harnesses the powerful features of the Microsoft Access relational database system to provide a custom solution to the tedium of roster development
• No need to keep multiple wordprocessor or spreadsheet documents; store all your rosters in one data file and open each with a mouse click
• Calculate total costs incorporating shifts, penalties and allowances
• Save time
• Easy-to-use Windows interface can be mastered quickly and complex rosters can be managed entirely on a single PC
• Identify where more staff are needed or too many staff are rostered
• Create and print fortnightly rosters at the touch of a button

RosterCoster 2.5 Features

• User-friendly Windows interface incorporating pop-up windows, buttons, toolbars and menus which function intuitively.
• Colour user manual with comprehensive description of functions, illustrated with images of computer screens.
• Written in Microsoft Access and therefore offers familiarity for Access users but does not require any knowledge of Access.

Creating Rosters

• Easily develop a complete fortnightly roster using staff and shift lookup tables.
• Allowances may be designated for each shift worked.
• Lookup tables for staff, award codes, shift codes and allowances will accept unlimited entries and can be easily modified.
• Casual staff may be added to a roster without adding them to the regular staff list.
• New rosters are created from the staff list, from a previous roster or users may create an exact duplicate of a previous roster, complete with all shifts and allowances, to be used as a template for a new roster.
• A popup copy window allows copying and pasting of data into roster cells using a variety of methods and a separate window allows easy clearing of unwanted data from multiple roster cells.
• Individual notes can be stored with each staff member or roster.
• An increment or other significant date can be stored with each staff member. The user can easily assess whether any increment dates occur within the roster currently in use.
• The roster may be sorted by name, shift code, hourly rate or a user-defined sorting order.
• Following completion, rosters may be locked to prevent further modification.
• A popup calendar allows the user to easily look up days and dates.

Managing Staff Requirements

• Unique requirements calculator checks for adequate staffing. The calculator determines how many staff are rostered for morning, afternoon and night shifts each day and tells the user how many staff are still required to complete the requirements specified.
• Specific staff requirements can be inserted for each of the 14 days of the roster. These can be modified within an individual roster independently of modifying the default requirements.
• A requirements worksheet can be printed to facilitate completing a roster; this is a formatted page with blank cells for each shift which still needs to be filled.

Printing Rosters

• Prints a complete roster showing shifts and allowances for each staff member for each day of the fortnight.
• Prints rosters for single days or single staff members and a blank roster for self-rostering.
• Prints a separate On-Call and In-Charge list.
• Does not require a specific printer but prints on any compatible printer attached.

Calculating Costs

• Calculates costs for shifts and allowances taking into account penalty rates for shifts, weekends and public holidays, and built-in and user-defined allowances.
• Unique popup cost calculator calculates the costs for a single shift, single day, single staff member or the complete fortnight, taking into account the 38 hour week.
• Cost data are stored indefinitely in an archive file which allows easy comparison of roster costs over time, and the costs of overtime, leave and other shift categories. Cost adjustment facility allows synchronisation of archive costs with payroll or other standard.
• Calculation errors are stored to enable the user to identify and correct data entry errors.
• Calculations for FTEs (full-time equivalents) are provided for both FTEs worked and FTEs paid.

Data File Functions

• RosterCoster can create, modify and use multiple data files which allow the independent use of, for example, a nursing file and a wardsman file, or a cardiac file and an obstetric file.
• An import and export function allows transferring data to other RosterCoster users to easily update their sites with the latest information such as award rates.
• Data files may be easily copied to provide a secure backup system.

What RosterCoster Won't Do

• RosterCoster does not allocate the shifts and days each staff member will work; this must be done using traditional rostering methods.
• While cost calculations are accurate, variations in costing policy between different employing institutions mean that this system may not be able to deal effectively with all variables. It is not designed to be used, and should not be used, as a payroll system. Cost calculations are intended to be used simply as a reasonably accurate guide to assist in planning decisions.

Money Back Guarantee
If for any reason this product fails to meet your expectations, the original disks and documentation may be returned with 3 months of purchase for a full refund.

Free Upgrade to Version 3
If you purchase RosterCoster Version 2.5, you will automatically receive a free upgrade to Version 3 which will incorporate on-line help and other enhancements.

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Price: $1050.00

Includes: Single user installation of RosterCoster Version 2.5 (3.5 inch disk format)
User manual

Free on-site installation and introductory demonstration can be arranged if desired.

Individual and group on-site training can be arranged. Call to discuss your requirements.

Please include cheque for payment made out to HealthBase Pty Ltd. If not including payment with your order, please include a copy of the institutional purchase order or requisition and the name, address and contact numbers of the person or department responsible for payment. Telephone, fax and email orders will also be accepted for approved customers. HealthBase Pty Ltd can also supply Microsoft Access at competitive rates if required.

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