Common use of In Charge Pay Clause in Contracts

In Charge Pay. (a) The Employer shall designate a person to be in charge of a unit. Where such person is absent from the unit for a consecutive time period of one (1) hour or more, an alternate will be designated in charge. (b) When an Employee of this bargaining unit is designated in charge of a unit, such Employee shall be paid an additional $5.00 per hour. (c) The Employer shall prepare a document specifying the roles and responsibilities of a person designated in charge, including the processes, tools, or algorithms for augmenting staff. Copies of such documents shall be on hand at each nursing unit and shall be available to each Employee upon request. (d) Persons designated in charge shall have the authority to augment staff (which may include authorization of overtime) to ensure patient safety considering the volume of patients on the unit and their acuity. In exercising this authority, Employees are expected to use their critical thinking skills, along with their professional and clinical judgment subject to any Employer-issued processes, tools, or algorithms. (e) The Employer shall provide an appropriate orientation to an Employee prior to assigning the Employee in charge.

In Charge Pay. (a) The Employer shall designate a person to be in charge of a unit. Where such person is absent from the unit for a consecutive time period of one one (1) hour or more, an alternate will be designated in charge. (b) When an Employee of this bargaining unit is designated in charge of a unit, such Employee shall be paid an additional $5.00 per hour. (c) The Employer shall prepare a document specifying the roles and responsibilities of a person designated in charge, including the processes, tools, or algorithms for augmenting staff. Copies of such documents shall be on hand at each nursing unit and shall be available to each Employee upon request. (d) Persons designated in charge shall have the authority to augment staff (which may include authorization of overtime) to ensure patient safety considering the volume of patients on the unit and their acuity. In exercising this authority, Employees are expected to use their critical thinking skills, along with their professional and clinical judgment subject to any Employer-issued processes, tools, or algorithms. (e) The Employer shall provide an appropriate orientation to an Employee prior to assigning the Employee in charge.