Common use of Low Census Call Clause in Contracts

Low Census Call. Occurs when the Hospital requests the nurse to take call rather than report for a regularly scheduled shift. A decision for low census call will be made no later than one (1) hour prior to the start of the shift. When the Hospital recalls a nurse, the nurse is expected to return to work and will be paid time and one half of the nurse’s base wage for the remainder of the scheduled shift. If a nurse is placed on call for a partial shift and is instructed to come in for a second part of the shift, those hours will be paid at base rate.

Low Census Call. a. Occurs when the Hospital requests the nurse Registered Nurse to take call rather than report for a regularly scheduled shift. A decision for low census call will be made no later than one (1) hour prior to the start of the shift. When the Hospital recalls a nurseRegistered Nurse, the nurse Registered Nurse is expected to return to work and will be paid time and one half of the nurseRegistered Nurse’s base wage for the remainder of the scheduled shift. . b. If a nurse Registered Nurse is placed on call for a partial shift and is instructed to come in for a second part of the shift, those hours will be paid at base rate.