At the point of care
Hands full and no way
to know if help is coming.
In a theatre or emergency department, the same handful of requests are needed over and over: an orderly to move a patient, a cleaner for a bed, a theatre tech to fetch equipment. The work moves fast, and the person making the request usually has their hands full.
Existing options are blind or slow. A wall-mounted call button or an overhead page is fast, but it sends one fixed signal with no detail or tracking. Stopping to find a phone to call switchboard is disruptive.
As a result, staff trade speed against certainty on requests that happen dozens of times a shift. Across a theatre list or an ED shift, that adds up to avoidable delays and stress at the bedside.
Send a task from a single button
Calltasker runs on a mounted tablet
Sited where the same requests come up again and again, each screen has preconfigured buttons, set to the tasks that matter for that location.
A touch sends the complete Medtasker task to the right person with all information pre-loaded (no phone, no login, no typing).
One touch
Each button is mapped to a predefined task, so the request goes out fully formed, including what’s needed, where and at a preset priority. Staff don’t need to break off to make a call or log in. They press the button and keep working.
Routed to the right role
Because each device is mapped to a location, Calltasker routes the task to the responsible role, reaching the person on duty and available, rather than a named individual who might be off shift.
Tracked to done
The request doesn’t disappear once it’s sent. It moves through each stage until complete, so anyone in the location can see that it’s been picked up and is being actioned.
Built for hospital workers
It started on the floor of an operating theatre
Calltasker came from a real problem on the floor. It was developed with Royal Hobart Hospital’s (RHH) operating theatre staff, where scout nurses needed instant, confirmed communication for end-of-case tasks involving several teams at once.
The wall buttons and overhead pages RHH relied on were fast but unreliable, with no confirmation and no task detail. Calltasker was built to close that gap, and the result was less stress and smoother workflows for the teams using it.
The difference
A call button, with everything it was missing
Calltasker combines the speed of a button press with the certainty of a phone call.
Wall buttons and overhead pages
One fixed signal
No detail beyond the alert itself
Blind to who’s on shift
Send and hope (then follow up)
Leaves no record
Tailored to your hospital
One device with the power of Medtasker behind it
Calltasker runs on Medtasker’s task management solution, which is tailored to your hospital.
Medtasker is configured in conjunction with our delivery and support team, which is Australasia-based, with no offshoring.
Task Management
How Medtasker coordinates
every task
Support Services
Coordinating hospital
support teams
Emergency Code Response
Reliable alerts, escalation and
response for critical events
Pager Replacement
Replacing pagers across
the whole hospital
Frequently asked questions
What is Calltasker, and how is it different from the Medtasker app?
Calltasker runs on a mounted tablet that sends predefined Medtasker tasks at the touch of a button. It feeds into Medtasker, rather than running on its own, so a task sent from a Calltasker screen is routed, tracked and recorded within both systems. Staff receive and action tasks on the mobile devices and desktops that they already use.
How are Calltasker buttons configured?
Each Calltasker screen has buttons that are configured to the tasks that a location runs most often. We help you work out the task and configuration for each button. Button sets are tailored per device.
Where is Calltasker used?
Calltasker suits high-frequency, fixed points where the same requests come up repeatedly. Locations include clinical areas like operating theatres, emergency departments and wards, and operational functions including patient transport and bed management.
What hardware does Calltasker need?
Each Calltasker screen needs a tablet that is mounted in a fixed position (e.g. desk, wall). The screens need no login, so any staff member can press a button and send the task.
Find out how your hospital can use Calltasker
The fastest way to see how Medtasker can support your teams is a conversation.
Tell us what you’d like to improve and we’ll help you work out if Calltasker can help.
