SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF TASK ASSIGNMENTS

1 . A method, comprising:

receiving a notification of a task that comprises a task location;

retrieving one or more dynamic attributes of a staff member;

determining whether the staff member is available;

determining whether the staff member is capable; and

assigning, if the staff member has been determined to be both available and capable, the task to the staff member.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the staff member is available comprises one or more of:

determining whether a distance of the staff member from the task location exceeds a distance threshold;

determining whether the staff member is currently assigned a Do Not Disturb (DND) status; and

determining whether the staff member is currently on a break.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more dynamic attributes comprise one or more of:

role;

education;

skills;

training;

experience; and

physical capability.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more dynamic attributes comprise one or more of:

a distance of the staff member from the task location;

a distance of another staff member from the task location;

a break status of the staff member; and

a location of the staff member in a portion of a facility that requires personal protective equipment.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more dynamic attributes comprise one or more of:

a number of active alarms assigned to the staff member that are above a sub-priority threshold; and

a number of scheduled tasks assigned to the staff member in a current time period.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more dynamic attributes comprise one or more of:

a number of patients assigned to the staff member that have a patient health assessment score above an acuity threshold; and

an aggregate patient health assessment score of patients assigned to the staff member above an aggregate acuity threshold.

7 . A non-volatile memory containing machine-readable instructions that, when loaded into a processor and executed, cause the processor to:

receive a notification of a task that comprises a task location;

retrieve one or more dynamic attributes of a staff member;

determine whether the staff member is available;

determine whether the staff member is capable; and

assign, if the staff member has been determined to be both available and capable, the task to the staff member.

8 . A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a non-volatile memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory containing machine-readable instructions that, when loaded into the processor and executed, cause the processor to:

receive a notification of a task that comprises a task location;

retrieve one or more dynamic attributes of a staff member;

determine whether the staff member is available;

determine whether the staff member is capable; and

assign, if the staff member has been determined to be both available and capable, the task to the staff member.