Staff Nurse. A registered nurse who is responsible for the direct and indirect nursing care of the patient.
Staff Nurse. A registered nurse who is responsible for the direct and indirect nursing care of the patient. An experienced registered nurse returning to practice who has recently and satisfactorily completed a nursing refresher course approved by the Employer shall be classified as a staff nurse for starting pay purposes. The parties acknowledge that the professional staff nurse is responsible for determining to whom to delegate a task, based on patient assessment. As provided for in the Nurse Practice Act (RCW 18.88), a nurse may only delegate a task (including medication administration) to unlicensed personnel in situations where it can be performed safely and competently.
Staff Nurse. It is the intent of the parties that seniority be a primary factor in filling open jobs. Members of the bargaining unit shall have preference over outside applicants provided RN meets the posted qualifications. In cases of job bidding, providing that performance, experience and qualifications are substantially equal in meeting the posted qualifications, the principle of seniority shall be determinative. Seniority for the purposes of determining preference in the filling of vacancies shall be determined by each applicant's hospital credits combined with unit credits accumulated from service in the unit in which the vacancy exists. If the combination of hospital and unit credits results in a tie between qualified applicants, the tie shall be decided in favor of the applicant from the unit in which the vacancy exists. If the tie involves more than one applicant from the unit in which the vacancy exists, the tie shall be broken by lot.
Staff Nurse. A Registered Nurse, currently licensed in Washington. The staff nurse is expected to plan and organize patient care, utilizing the current medical therapy plan as a frame of reference; gives, directs and evaluate scare, and effectively applies care and comfort measures to meet both short and long- term needs of patients.
Staff Nurse. A bargaining unit registered nurse who is responsible for the direct and indirect nursing care of the patients of the Hospital. An experienced registered nurse returning to practice who has recently and satisfactorily completed a nursing refresher course approved by the Hospital shall be classified as a staff nurse for starting pay purposes. References to “nurse” in this Agreement shall mean “staff nurse.”
Staff Nurse. A Registered Nurse ("RN") performing regularly assigned nursing 14 duties.
Staff Nurse. Provided that any more favourable or beneficial vacation entitlement which applied to existing Employees in these positions prior to the effective date of this Collective Agreement shall be preserved and continued in effect:
Staff Nurse. (i) during the first (1st) year of such employment, an Employee earns one
Staff Nurse. Standby Pay........................................................................................................................ Statements Of Continued Interest........................................................................................
