Nursing Staff Schedule Template for Excel
Free nursing staff schedule template for Excel. One row per person, 31 day columns, three shift codes and automatic shift counts for every nurse.
medishift Advantages vs Templates
While Excel templates are a good start, medishift as professional software offers significantly more efficiency and features.
Scheduling Software instead of Excel
Professional shift planning with multiple locations and teams, significantly more efficient than manual Excel spreadsheets
Unavailabilities & Rules per Location
Employees enter their own unavailabilities; configurable rules for minimum rest time and maximum working hours run automatically
Automatic Target/Actual Hours Calculation
Automatic calculation of working hours and overtime: Excel templates cannot provide this functionality
Intelligent Holiday Planning
Automatic conflict detection with absences, unavailabilities and double bookings: Excel templates show no warnings
Open Shifts System
Employees can register themselves for available shifts. Excel templates are not interactive
Shift Templates & Planning Rules
Predefined shift patterns and intelligent planning rules: Excel templates offer no automatic conflict checks and no rule-based warnings
High Quality Starts with Your Organisation
Free yourself from old spreadsheets and manual processes.
How to Use the Template
Create your perfect schedule in just a few steps. Simply follow this guide.
Download the file
Open the Excel file in Excel, LibreOffice Calc or any compatible spreadsheet application.
Replace the sample staff
Type your own names over the five sample rows and set each qualification.
Adjust the legend
Change the three shift codes and their start and end times to match your unit.
Fill the grid
Enter one code per person per day. The count columns on the right update as you type.
Check the counts
Compare night and weekend totals per person before you publish the month.
🚀 Ready to Start?
Download the template and create your first professional schedule.
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