Features

Shiftbid is a scheduling engine, not a calendar with extra steps. Here's what's under the hood.

Agency Structure Modeling

Define your operation the way it actually works. Stations, units, shift lengths, rotation patterns, and the specific mix of certifications each unit requires. Shiftbid doesn't force you into a generic org chart — it adapts to yours.

  • Multiple station support
  • Configurable unit types (ALS, BLS, CCT, wheelchair, etc.)
  • Certification and credential tracking per employee
  • Flexible shift patterns (12s, 24s, rotating, fixed, hybrid)
Agency Setup Configuration
Sections
Stations
Unit Types
Shift Patterns
Certifications
Scheduling Rules

Stations

Station 1 — Main 3 units
Active
Station 2 — North 2 units
Active
Station 3 — Airport 1 unit
Inactive

Certifications Tracked

EMT-BAEMTParamedicCCT-RNEVOCHazmat Ops

Optimization Engine

Shiftbid uses constraint-based optimization to build schedules that satisfy your hard rules and optimize for your soft preferences. This isn't a drag-and-drop calendar. It's a solver that treats scheduling as the operations research problem it actually is.

  • Mandatory coverage requirements
  • Overtime minimization
  • Fair distribution of desirable/undesirable shifts
  • Employee preferences and seniority
  • Minimum rest periods and consecutive shift limits
  • Certification and scope-of-practice requirements
Schedule — Week of Mar 30, 2026
Published Export
Unit MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
M-1 (ALS) 0700–1900 0700–1900 1900–0700 1900–0700
M-2 (BLS) 1900–0700 1900–0700 0700–1900 0700–1900
M-3 (CCT) 0700–1900 0700–1900 1900–0700 1900–0700
W-1 (WC) 0700–1900 0700–1900 0700–1900 0700–1900
OT exposure: 4.2 hrs Coverage: 100% Fairness score: 94

Shift Bidding

Employees rank their preferred shifts or submit availability windows. Shiftbid factors in seniority, historical fairness scores, and organizational need to allocate shifts. The result: crews feel heard, and leadership isn't fielding grievances about favoritism.

Shift Bid — April 2026 Open until Apr 5
Sarah Chen, PM-204 Seniority rank: 12 of 38
1st
Day Shift A Mon/Tue 0700–1900
✓
2nd
Day Shift B Wed/Thu 0700–1900
✓
3rd
Night Shift A Fri/Sat 1900–0700
✓
—
Night Shift B Sun/Mon 1900–0700
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Cost Visibility

See projected overtime costs before you publish a schedule. Compare schedule variants by total cost. Understand which constraints are driving cost and make informed trade-offs.

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Rules & Compliance

Encode your labor agreements, local regulations, and agency policies as scheduling constraints. Shiftbid enforces them automatically — no more "we didn't notice they were on hour 73 this week."

  • CBA/MOU rule encoding
  • FLSA overtime calculation (including the 207(k) exemption for fire/EMS)
  • Custom agency policy rules
  • Configurable warning thresholds
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Transparency & Explainability

Every schedule output can show why a particular assignment was made. Which constraints were active, which preferences were honored, what trade-offs the solver made. Scheduling decisions shouldn't require faith.

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See it in action.

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