Care Sets. Volunteers will be sought first when floating is necessary. Subject to patient care considerations, the remaining staff will be rotated on an equitable basis. Floating assignments will normally be confined to designated care sets or to areas where the nurse has been adequately cross trained. For the purposes of this Agreement, Care Sets are defined as: Care Set A ICU/CTICU, CICU, EICU*, ED, PEAT* Care Set B RCU, PCU/IMCU, CICU, ICU/CTICU* Care Set C CV-OBS/CV-OBS South*, Radiology Care Set D MB/P Unit, L&D/PTC/PES Care Set E NICU, PEDS, PICU, Peds Sedation*, or wherever Peds/PICU patients are receiving care (for instance, Childrens’ ED) Care Set F 3-West, 4-North, 5-North, 0 Xxxx Xxxxx, XXX/XXXX*, XXX*, Adult Mental Health Unit**, Observation Suite Care Set G ASU, Endoscopy*, Pain Services*, Pre-Operative Clinic, PACU* Care Set H Adolescent MH Unit, Adult Mental Health Unit, CRC, Electroconvulsive Therapy* and Psychiatric ED Care Set I Restricted***: Cath Lab, Operating Room, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Rehab, Dialysis, In-Home Services, Nurse Family Partnership, VAT, Infusion Center, PEAT, Wound Care Services, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Forensic Nursing Services, Alaska CARES, Lactation Clinic, Telephone Triage and Radiation Oncology * Indicates that department personnel only float out of current department, no floating into department. ** These units can have nurses float in to provide basic nursing care, but will not be expected to provide specialty care (i.e. therapy sessions); nurses from these units will not be floated from their unit unless they have received specific cross-training from such assignment. *** These nurses shall not be floated from their unit unless they have received specific cross-training for such assignment.
Care Sets. Volunteers will be sought first when floating is necessary. Subject to patient care considerations, the remaining staff will be rotated on an equitable basis. Floating assignments will normally be confined to designated care sets or to areas where the nurse has been adequately cross trained. For the purposes of this Agreement, Care Sets are defined as: ACC, EICU*, ED CVIU, RCU, PCU, ACC*. CVIU, CV-OBS L&D/PTC/OBT, Mother/Baby, and PNU NICU, PEDS, PICU 0-Xxxx, 0-Xxxxx, 0-Xxxxx, 0 Xxxx Xxxxx, 5 West Acute, PCU*, RCU* ASU, Endoscopy, Operating Room, and PACU Adolescent MH Unit, Adult Mental Health Unit, CRC, and Psychiatric ED. Restricted***: Cath Lab, Cardiopulmonary Rehab, Dialysis, Home Health, IV Team, Pain Services, Infusion Center, Radiology, Wound Care Services and Radiation Oncology Care Set A Care Set B Care Set C Care Set D Care Set E Care Set F Care Set G Care Set H Care Set I * Indicates that department personnel only float out of current department, no floating into department. *** These nurses shall not be floated from their unit unless they have received specific cross-training for such assignment.
