ACUITY. The majority of the information that will be entrusted to the Firm by Citizens will be exchanged through the Acuity system. Access to Acuity must be limited to those attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants who are handling Citizens’ work. Desktops must not be left unlocked when unattended. Computers located at the Firm’s office that have access to Acuity must not be located in unsecured areas where unauthorized personnel will have access to Acuity and its contents. Examples of common areas include but are not limited to: • Break rooms • Kitchen areas • Restrooms • Reception areas (unless access is limited) • Stock rooms • Areas of ingress and egress to the Firm It is the Firm’s responsibility to ensure that Acuity user access is immediately terminated within twenty-four (24) hours after any individual ceases employment or otherwise becomes disassociated with the Firm. This requirement also applies to any member of the Firm who, although still employed by the Firm, no longer represents Citizens and therefore does not require Acuity user access.
ACUITY. Patients shall be cared for only on units or patient care areas where the direct care registered nurse-to-patient ratios meet the level of intensity, type of care, and the individual requirements and needs of each patient. Units that provide adjustable acuity or have mixed patient populations (i.e. PCU and Med/Surg patients or ICU and PCU patients on the same unit) shall apply the direct care registered nurse-to-patient ratios based on the category of the patient. The Hospital’s staffing plan, including methods used to create and evaluate acuity-level staffing shall be presented and adopted by the Hospital’s Staffing Committee.
ACUITY. Staff necessary to address acute patient care needs will be compensated at the rate of double time if hourly. Examples of acute patient needs include:
ACUITY. In accordance with the Nurse Staffing by Patient Acuity law, the parties have established a Patient Acuity Committee to develop, recommend, and review the Medical Center’s staffing plan for in-patient areas that utilize bargaining unit nurses. The Patient Acuity Committee is comprised of 50% staff nurses appointed by the PPC (one of whom will be designated as co-chair) and 50% nursing leadership members (one of whom will be designated as co-chair). The Committee will make recommendations to the CNO based on a semiannual review of the UCMC staffing plan according to the provisions of Illinois Compiled Statutes 210 ILCS 85 10.10 (Nurse Staffing by Patient Acuity). The CNO will respond to the recommendations of the Committee within seventy-five (75) days. Meetings will occur on a monthly basis but may occur more frequently as needed. Minutes of meetings will be taken by administration, approved by the committee members, and posted on the nursing intranet. Any nurse who serves on the Committee will be paid his/her regular rate of pay, including shift differential, when attending meetings of the Committee. In consideration of the semiannual review, the parties agree as follows:
