Editing a Department

After you have created a department for a hospital location, you can edit its information.

Access the Vocera Platform Web Console to edit a department belonging to a facility.

To edit a department, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Facilities in the Manage section of the navigation bar, and select a facility associated with the department that you want to edit.
  2. Click on the selected Facility to display all departments in this facility.
    The All Departments page displays the department names in alphabetical order and the number of rooms in each department.

  3. Click the Options button in the far right of the department's row that you wish to edit.
  4. Select Edit Department in the drop down menu.
    The Edit Department page displays.
  5. In the Assignment Permissions section, click Add to display the Find a Group dialog box.
    Use the Find a Group dialog to:
    • Enter the group name in the Group Name field to search for a group in system.
    • Select multiple groups from the list.
    • Toggle the Facility Name field to view all facilities available in your system and refine your search.
  6. In the Group Name field, enter the name of the group that you want to allow to make assignments within the department.
    You can also select more than one group names from the Find a Group dialog box and click to allow multiple groups to make assignments within the department.
  7. Click Select Groups to close the Find a Group dialog.
  8. Select one of the following to close the Edit Department page:
    • Save— to save the edited department in the system.
    • Cancel— to return back to the All departments page without changing the department name.