Individual Staffing Concerns. Employees are strongly encouraged to bring concerns about workload issues to the attention of their supervisor or designee. Upon request, the supervisor or designee will provide direction and guidance that may include the setting of priorities and the adjustment of workload.
Individual Staffing Concerns. A nurse questioning the level of staffing on her/his unit shall communicate this concern to her/his immediate supervisor, who will utilize available management resources to attempt to resolve the situation. The nurse shall use the appropriate form to be developed and agreed to between the parties to document the situation. Within 60 days of the date of ratification of this Agreement, the WSNA/Management Committee will develop a revised mutually agreeable form to be utilized by nurses raising individual staffing concerns. The Employer shall provide a written response to nurses who have submitted written forms. All such forms and written responses shall be compiled and reviewed by Association representatives, who will identify trends on a regular basis and present them to the WSNA/Management Committee on an as-needed basis. Following revision of the form as stated above, all forms submitted to the Employer and responses thereto will be simultaneously delivered to a representative of the Association’s choice.
Individual Staffing Concerns. A nurse questioning the level of staffing on his or her assigned unit is encouraged to communicate their concern as soon as the problem is identified to his or her Charge Nurse or Nurse Manager. The person in charge of the unit who receives this communication will assess the staffing on the unit and may adjust unit resources as appropriate and feasible. If adjustments are found to be needed and no adjustments are possible within the unit, the person in charge will contact their immediate supervisor on duty. The supervisor will utilize available management resources to try to resolve the situation. If there is no mutually satisfactory resolution to the staffing problem, the nurse may submit an ADO to the Association and the Nurse Manager. Submitted ADOs shall be reviewed and assessed by the Nurse Staffing Committee to determine if a response is needed.
Individual Staffing Concerns. A nurse questioning the level of staffing on her/his unit shall communicate this concern to her/his immediate supervisor, who will utilize available management resources to attempt to resolve the situation. The nurse shall use the appropriate form to document the concern. The Employer shall provide a written response to nurses who have submitted written forms. All such forms and written responses shall be compiled and reviewed by Association representatives and management at the established Nurse Staffing Committee (NCS). The NCS will identify trends on a regular basis and present them to the Nurse Staffing Committee on an as-needed basis. All forms submitted to the Employer and responses thereto will be simultaneously delivered to a representative of the Association’s choice.
