Common use of Continuous Improvement Processes Clause in Contracts

Continuous Improvement Processes. Nurses will be invited to participate in continuous improvement processes addressing patient care. There will be meaningful inclusion of nurses in these discussions and processes. Nurses’ participation will be in numbers sufficiently meaningful to represent their perspective. All time spent by bargaining unit members participating in these processes will constitute working time and will be compensated accordingly. The Medical Center will seek in good faith to allow nurses the necessary time off for such participation, subject to the operational requirements of the Medical Center. Nurses shall not suffer a loss of scheduled hours due to their participation in these processes, provided they are willing to work the make-up hours (at the regular rate of pay) necessary to reach their scheduled status.

Continuous Improvement Processes. Nurses will be invited to participate in continuous improvement processes addressing patient care. There will be meaningful inclusion of nurses in these discussions and processes. Nurses’ participation will be in numbers sufficiently meaningful to represent their perspective. All time spent by bargaining unit members participating in these processes will constitute working time and will be compensated accordingly. The Medical Center Agency will seek in good faith to allow nurses the necessary time off for such participation, subject to the operational requirements of the Medical CenterAgency. Nurses shall not suffer a loss of scheduled hours due to their participation in these processes, provided they are willing to work the make-up hours (at the regular rate of pay) necessary to reach their scheduled status.