Healthcare Staff Scheduling & Time Clock
for clinics, dental offices and home care

Schedule providers, assistants and front desk staff by role, track 12-hour shifts and overtime, and keep credentials in each employee file.
Branch team checking attendance across locations

How EZTime works for healthcare teams

Small clinics, dental and medical offices and home care teams need the right roles covered on every shift. EZTime lets you define roles, collect availability and build recurring shifts, manually or with AI automatic scheduling. Employees see shifts in the mobile app, request swaps with manager approval and clock in at a shared tablet kiosk, by NFC tag or from their phone with GPS location recorded. Overtime alerts warn managers before anyone goes over 40 hours, and license and certification copies can be stored in digital employee files. EZTime records time and location, but it is not an electronic visit verification (EVV) system.

A workday in a clinic

An assistant calls out

The manager sees which qualified assistants are available and fills the shift. The schedule updates in the app.

A 12-hour shift ends

Hours are recorded automatically, and the weekly total shows whether overtime applies.

A hygienist wants to swap Saturday

She requests a swap in the app, a qualified coworker accepts and the manager approves.

Before payroll

Managers review hours, approve missed-punch corrections and export timesheets to Excel or PDF.

Built for every role

1

Employees

  • See shifts and get arrival reminders
  • Clock in by kiosk, NFC tag or mobile app
  • Request time off and swaps in the app

2

Managers

  • Schedule by role: provider, assistant, front desk
  • Approve swaps and time off with full visibility
  • Get overtime and break alerts

3

Owners, HR & payroll

  • Payroll-ready exports to Excel or PDF
  • Digital employee files for licenses and forms
  • Audit trail of every edit and approval

Relevant solutions

Employee scheduling

Roles, recurring shifts, availability and swaps.

Time and attendance

Kiosk, NFC, mobile and SMS clock-in.

Digital HR forms

Store and sign employee documents digitally.

Healthcare scheduling guide

Coverage, 12-hour shifts, 8/80 and on-call.

What we recommend setting up

These settings cover most healthcare practices in the first week.

  1. Roles for each position

    Create roles such as provider, RN, MA, hygienist and front desk, and assign employees only to roles they are qualified for.

  2. Minimum coverage per shift

    Define how many people each role needs so gaps show before the week starts.

  3. Recurring shifts

    Set the weekly pattern once and edit only the exceptions.

  4. Swaps with manager approval

    Allow swaps, but require approval so clinical roles stay covered.

  5. Overtime alerts

    Get warned before employees go over 40 hours in a workweek.

  6. Employee files

    Upload license and certification copies and track renewal dates.

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Overtime and scheduling rules for US healthcare employers

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, non-exempt healthcare employees earn overtime for hours over 40 in a workweek, so a 12-hour shift alone does not trigger federal overtime. Hospitals and residential care facilities may use the 8/80 system by prior agreement; most clinics and dental offices use the standard workweek. Home care agencies generally must pay minimum wage and overtime, and travel between clients is usually paid time. Some states have daily overtime or limits on mandatory overtime for nurses. This is general information, not legal advice. Read our FLSA overtime guide and our healthcare staff scheduling guide.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Create roles, assign employees only to the roles they are qualified for, and require manager approval for shift swaps.

Not under federal law by themselves. Overtime applies to hours over 40 in a workweek, though some states have daily overtime rules.

No. EZTime records time and location for payroll and attendance, but it is not an electronic visit verification system for Medicaid-funded services.

With a shared tablet kiosk at the entrance, an NFC tag, or the mobile app with GPS location on each punch.

Plans start at $2 per employee per month, with a 14-day free trial and no credit card required.

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