on-call shift
Waiting work period
An on-call shift is a period when a worker must be available to respond if needed, though not necessarily actively working.
Common in healthcare, IT, and emergency services: She's on call this weekend, The on-call shift runs from midnight to six.
Workers may be at home but must remain reachable and ready to report quickly.
- standbyReady substitute awaiting use
- on dutyActively at one's station
- pagerPortable alert receiver
- beeperWireless one-way receiver
- emergencySerious sudden danger
code blue · emergency room · overnight · hospital · doctor · nurse · callback · coverage · rotation · schedule · weekend · night · fatigue · sleep deprivation · sleep-deprived · scrubs · urgent · available
- work hourswork hours, overtime, office hours, work schedules, workweek
- work shiftsdogwatch, night watch, night duty
- medical trainingmedical residency, medical schools, internal medicine, CPR, anatomical model
work status during shift
on-call shiftactive duty
Current military employment status
floor shift · floor time · time off · off duty · leave
call, shift, called, calling, calls, caller, callers, recall, recalled