Low Census Procedure. When patient census and acuity create a need to 30 reduce nurse staffing after the schedule has been posted, individual nurses will be 31 subject to call off pursuant to the following procedures. In the application of the factors 32 described below relating to call off decisions, the primary considerations shall be the 33 maintenance, at all times, of safe patient care, continuity of care by the nurse currently 34 assigned to such activities, and the maintenance of adequate nursing staff to serve 1 Hospital patients. The appropriate mix of skill sets, certifications required to care for the 2 immediate patient census and continuity of nursing care will be evaluated and 3 determined by Hospital supervisors/managerNursing Leadership. 4 a. Low census call offs may occur for a portion of a scheduled shift (including 5 a decision to delay the start time of a previously scheduled nurse) or for the entire 6 scheduled shift. Nurses who are designated to be called off by Hospital 7 managementNursing Leadership will be provided notice of such call off no less than one (1) hour in advance of the nurse’s scheduled shift by way of a documented telephone 9 call or acknowledged text to the telephone number provided by the nurse to Hospital 10 managementNursing Leadership. Employees may utilize Paid Time Off (PTO) at the 11 employee’s discretion for all low census hours. 13 b. After evaluation of the factors described above, nurse call offs shall occur 14 in the following manner: 15 1. The nurse to be called off shall be any nurse scheduled to work or 20 2. If permitted by the terms of the Agreement between the Hospital 21 and the agency or traveler nurse, agency, traveler or locum tenens shall be the first 22 nurses called off under this procedure. If the Hospital is required to continue to pay 23 agency traveler or locum tenens nurses even if such individuals are called off, such 24 nurses will not be called off pursuant to these procedures but neither shall they displace 25 a nurse working their regularly scheduled and positioned hours; 27 3. The Hospital shall continue to maintain a Hospital wide list of 32 4. ▇▇▇▇ matter nurses shall be next called off; 34 5. Next in order priority shall be per diem nurses; 2 6. Next in the order of call off priority shall be regular part time and/or 3 regular full time nurses based on the following criteria:.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Low Census Procedure. When patient census and acuity create a need to 30 7 reduce nurse staffing after the schedule has been posted, individual nurses will be 31 8 subject to call off pursuant to the following procedures. In the application of the factors 32 9 described below relating to call off decisions, the primary considerations shall be the 33 10 maintenance, at all times, of safe patient care, continuity of care by the nurse currently 34 11 assigned to such activities, and the maintenance of adequate nursing staff to serve 1 12 Hospital patients. The appropriate mix of skill sets, certifications required to care for the 2 13 immediate patient census and continuity of nursing care will be evaluated and 3 14 determined by Hospital supervisors/managerNursing Leadershipmanager.
4 16 a. Low census call offs may occur for a portion of a scheduled shift (including 5 17 a decision to delay the start time of a previously scheduled nurse) or for the entire 6 18 scheduled shift. Nurses who are designated to be called off by Hospital 7 managementNursing Leadership management 19 will be provided notice of such call off no less than one
one (1) hour in advance of the 20 nurse’s scheduled shift by way of a documented telephone 9 call or acknowledged text to the telephone number 21 provided by the nurse to Hospital 10 managementNursing Leadership. Employees may utilize Paid Time Off (PTO) at the 11 employee’s discretion for all low census hoursmanagement.
13 23 b. After evaluation of the factors described above, nurse call offs shall occur 14 24 in the following manner:
15 26 1. The nurse Hospital shall continue to maintain a Hospital wide list of 27 volunteers which will be updated no less than once per quarter. Nurses who have 28 signed the volunteer call off list will be the first nurses called off shall be any nurse scheduled to work oroff;
20 30 2. If permitted by the terms of the Agreement between the Hospital 21 31 and the agency or traveler nurse, agency, traveler or locum tenens shall be the first 22 32 nurses called off under this procedure. If the Hospital is required to continue to pay 23 33 agency traveler or locum tenens nurses even if such individuals are called off, such 24 34 nurses will not be called off pursuant to these procedures but neither shall they displace
25 a nurse working their regularly scheduled and positioned hoursprocedures;
27 2 3. The Hospital next nurse to be called off shall continue be any nurse scheduled to maintain a Hospital wide list of3 work or actually working overtime or premium shifts;
32 5 4. ▇▇▇▇ matter nurses shall be next called off;
34 7 5. Next in order priority shall be per diem nurses;
2 9 6. Next in the order of call off priority shall be regular part time and/or 3 10 regular full time nurses.
12 c. It is agreed and understood that in the event two (2) or more nurses based on are in 13 the following criteria:same category regarding the priority of call offs, once consideration of the nurses 14 necessary skill mix, certifications, and continuity of patient care have been considered 15 and two (2) or more nurses are considered equal under this evaluation, the call off 16 decision will be made by seniority in the bargaining unit. The selection of the nurse to 17 be sent home due to low census shall not be subject to a grievance unless the House 18 supervisor/manager making the decision fails to follow the procedures described above 19 and/or such decision is made by the manager in an arbitrary or capricious fashion.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Low Census Procedure. When patient census and acuity create a need to 30 reduce nurse staffing after the schedule has been posted, individual nurses will be 31 subject to call off pursuant to the following procedures. In the application of the factors 32 described below relating to call off decisions, the primary considerations shall be the 33 maintenance, at all times, of safe patient care, continuity of care by the nurse currently 34 assigned to such activities, and the maintenance of adequate nursing staff to serve 1 Hospital patients. The appropriate mix of skill sets, certifications required to care for the 2 immediate patient census and continuity of nursing care will be evaluated and 3 determined by Hospital supervisors/managerNursing Leadershipmanager.
4 a. Low census call offs may occur for a portion of a scheduled shift (including 5 a decision to delay the start time of a previously scheduled nurse) or for the entire 6 scheduled shift. Nurses who are designated to be called off by Hospital 7 managementNursing Leadership management will be provided notice of such call off no less than one
one (1) hour in advance of the nurse’s scheduled shift by way of a documented telephone 9 call or acknowledged text to the telephone number provided by the nurse to Hospital 10 managementNursing Leadership. Employees may utilize Paid Time Off (PTO) at the 11 employee’s discretion for all low census hoursmanagement.
13 b. After evaluation of the factors described above, nurse call offs shall occur 14 in the following manner:
15 1. The nurse Hospital shall continue to maintain a Hospital wide list of volunteers which will be updated no less than once per quarter. Nurses who have signed the volunteer call off list will be the first nurses called off shall be any nurse scheduled to work oroff;
20 2. If permitted by the terms of the Agreement between the Hospital 21 and the agency or traveler nurse, agency, traveler or locum tenens shall be the first 22 nurses called off under this procedure. If the Hospital is required to continue to pay 23 agency traveler or locum tenens nurses even if such individuals are called off, such 24 nurses will not be called off pursuant to these procedures but neither shall they displace
25 a nurse working their regularly scheduled and positioned hoursprocedures;
27 3. The Hospital next nurse to be called off shall continue be any nurse scheduled to maintain a Hospital wide list ofwork or actually working overtime or premium shifts;
32 4. ▇▇▇▇ matter nurses shall be next called off;
34 5. Next in order priority shall be per diem nurses;
2 6. Next in the order of call off priority shall be regular part time and/or 3 regular full time nurses.
c. It is agreed and understood that in the event two (2) or more nurses based on are in the following criteria:same category regarding the priority of call offs, once consideration of the nurses necessary skill mix, certifications, and continuity of patient care have been considered and two (2) or more nurses are considered equal under this evaluation, the call off decision will be made by seniority in the bargaining unit. The selection of the nurse to be sent home due to low census shall not be subject to a grievance unless the House supervisor/manager making the decision fails to follow the procedures described above and/or such decision is made by the manager in an arbitrary or capricious fashion.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Low Census Procedure. When patient census and acuity create a need to 30 reduce nurse staffing after the schedule has been posted, individual nurses will be 31 subject to call off pursuant to the following procedures. In the application of the factors 32 described below relating to call off decisions, the primary considerations shall be the 33 maintenance, at all times, of safe patient care, continuity of care by the nurse currently 34 assigned to such activities, and the maintenance of adequate nursing staff to serve 1 Hospital patients. The appropriate mix of skill sets, certifications required to care for the 2 immediate patient census and continuity of nursing care will be evaluated and 3 determined by Hospital supervisors/managerNursing Leadership.serve
4 a. Low census call offs may occur for a portion of a scheduled shift (including 5 a decision to delay the start time of a previously scheduled nurse) or for the entire 6 scheduled shift. Nurses who are designated to be called off by Hospital 7 managementNursing Leadership management will be provided notice of such call off no less than one
one (1) hour in advance of the nurse’s scheduled shift by way of a documented telephone 9 call or acknowledged text to the telephone number provided by the nurse to Hospital 10 managementNursing Leadership. Employees may utilize Paid Time Off (PTO) at the 11 employee’s discretion for all low census hoursmanagement.
13 b. After evaluation of the factors described above, nurse call offs shall occur 14 in the following manner:
15 1. The nurse Hospital shall continue to maintain a Hospital wide list of volunteers which will be updated no less than once per quarter. Nurses who have signed the volunteer call off list will be the first nurses called off shall be any nurse scheduled to work oroff;
20 2. If permitted by the terms of the Agreement between the Hospital 21 and the agency or traveler nurse, agency, traveler or locum tenens shall be the first 22 nurses called off under this procedure. If the Hospital is required to continue to pay 23 agency traveler or locum tenens nurses even if such individuals are called off, such 24 nurses will not be called off pursuant to these procedures but neither shall they displace
25 a nurse working their regularly scheduled and positioned hoursprocedures;
27 3. The Hospital next nurse to be called off shall continue be any nurse scheduled to maintain a Hospital wide list ofwork or actually working overtime or premium shifts;
32 4. ▇▇▇▇ matter nurses shall be next called off;
34 5. Next in order priority shall be per diem nurses;
2 6. Next in the order of call off priority shall be regular part time and/or 3 regular full time nurses.
c. It is agreed and understood that in the event two (2) or more nurses based on are in the following criteria:same category regarding the priority of call offs, once consideration of the nurses necessary skill mix, certifications, and continuity of patient care have been considered and two (2) or more nurses are considered equal under this evaluation, the call off decision will be made by seniority in the bargaining unit. The selection of the nurse to be sent home due to low census shall not be subject to a grievance unless the House supervisor/manager making the decision fails to follow the procedures described above and/or such decision is made by the manager in an arbitrary or capricious fashion.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement