Float Pools

A float pool is a pool of staff members who can be assigned to different units for a given period.

To implement float pool groups in Vocera, create a top-level administrative group for each float pool (for example, Float Nurse or Float Respiratory Therapist). This group should NOT be set to remove users on logout (uncheck the Remove Users on Logout box on the Member tab of the group).

In the preceding figure, an asterisk (*) indicates a department group and two asterisks (**) indicates a subdepartment group.

A float nurse can be added to a room/bed group (such as Room 3101) via Staff Assignment or by using voice commands (for example, “Add me to Room 3101”). After being added to a room/bed group, the float nurse will also be a member of the parent department for the duration of that shift, and will therefore receive calls and broadcasts to that department as well as the room/bed group.

Note: Conference Groups do not follow the rules of nesting and call flow. If a unit utilizes Conference Groups, float personnel must issue an additional command to add themselves to the appropriate Conference Group (that is, “Join the conference for N I C U Nurse”).