Common use of Low Census Call Clause in Contracts

Low Census Call. A nurse who has been scheduled for a shift who is notified prior to the shift not to report to work as scheduled or who is sent home after the beginning of a scheduled shift may be placed on call for low census during the scheduled shift and may be required to report to work should the work load change. A nurse placed on call for low census will be paid the standby call rate set forth in Appendix A for hours spent on call for low census. In addition, if required to report to work from this call status, the nurse shall be paid time and one-half the nurse’s base rate of pay plus any applicable shift differential with a minimum of two hours at such rate for hours worked, except that premium pay will stop when the nurse’s previously scheduled shift starts. If a nurse is placed on call prior to her shift beginning, and is subsequently called in to work before the shift actually starts, the nurse shall be paid straight time commencing with the beginning of the shift regardless of when the nurse actually starts work, so long as the nurse reports within thirty (30) minutes. If the nurse requires more than 30 minutes to report, pay for the shift will begin 30 minutes prior to when the nurse actually reports. This provision does not apply to situations where the RN has been placed on low census on-call prior to the beginning of the shift and directed to report to work at a later time.

Low Census Call. A nurse who has been scheduled for a shift who is 19 notified prior to the shift not to report to work as scheduled or who is sent home after the 20 beginning of a scheduled shift may be placed on on-call for low census during the scheduled 21 shift and may be required to report to work should the work load change. A nurse placed on 22 on-call for low census will be paid the standby call rate set forth in Appendix A for hours 23 spent on on-call for low census. In addition, if required to report to work from this call status, 24 the nurse shall be paid time and one-half the nurse’s base rate of pay pay, plus any applicable 25 shift differential with a minimum of two hours at such rate for hours worked, except that 26 premium pay will stop when the nurse’s previously previously-scheduled shift starts. 28 If a nurse is placed on on-call prior to his/her shift beginning, beginning and is subsequently called in to 29 work before the shift actually starts, the nurse shall be paid straight time commencing with 30 the beginning of the shift regardless of when the nurse actually starts work, so long as the 31 nurse reports within thirty (30) minutes. If the nurse requires more than 30 thirty (30) 32 minutes to report, pay for the shift will begin 30 thirty (30) minutes prior to when the nurse 33 actually reports. 1 This provision does not apply to situations where the RN has been placed on low census on-2 on call prior to the beginning of the shift and directed to report to work at a later time.

Low Census Call. A nurse who has been scheduled for a shift who is 24 notified prior to the shift not to report to work as scheduled or who is sent home after the 25 beginning of a scheduled shift may be placed on on-call for low census during the scheduled 26 shift and may be required to report to work should the work load change. A nurse placed on 27 on-call for low census will be paid the standby call rate set forth in Appendix A for hours 28 spent on on-call for low census. In addition, if required to report to work from this call status, 29 the nurse shall be paid time and one-half the nurse’s base rate of pay pay, plus any applicable 30 shift differential with a minimum of two hours at such rate for hours worked, except that 31 premium pay will stop when the nurse’s previously previously-scheduled shift starts. 33 If a nurse is placed on on-call prior to his/her shift beginning, and is subsequently called in to 34 work before the shift actually starts, the nurse shall be paid straight time commencing with 35 the beginning of the shift regardless of when the nurse actually starts work, so long as the 1 nurse reports within thirty (30) minutes. If the nurse requires more than 30 thirty (30) 2 minutes to report, pay for the shift will begin 30 thirty (30) minutes prior to when the nurse 3 actually reports. 5 This provision does not apply to situations where the RN has been placed on low census on-6 on call prior to the beginning of the shift and directed to report to work at a later time.