Common use of Low Census Procedure Clause in Contracts

Low Census Procedure. When the Medical Center experiences a decline in patient care requirements that necessitates a temporary decrease in staff, the Medical Center will implement the low census procedures in the following order: 1) Where low census reductions are needed, nurse(s) will be assigned to float to available assignments in accordance with Section 9.12.1 of this Agreement. 2) On a shift to shift basis, voluntary low census days will be granted if possible within the clinical group, and staff will be floated to areas of need in accordance with Section 9.11.1 of this Agreement. Low census will be granted to volunteers including those who decline stand by status before assigning mandatory low census. If the Employer seeks a nurse(s) for partial low census and no nurse volunteers for partial low census, the Employer will grant requests for voluntary full low census, regardless of whether the nurse volunteering for the full low census is willing to take standby for the day, before assigning mandatory low census. A nurse assigned a mandatory or granted a voluntary low census may not be required to return from low census so that a nurse from the nurse's unit can provide functional coverage (float) on another unit outside the unit's float group. 3) As assessed on a daily basis, nurses will be assigned by management to take mandatory low census on an equitable rotation. A nurse assigned a mandatory or granted a voluntary low census pursuant to this section shall be given credit toward seniority, PTO, EIT and Insurance benefits. The maximum amount of mandatory low census per nurse will not exceed the hourly equivalent of one shift per pay period not to exceed forty eight (48) hours/year. Mandatory Low Census Hours shall be applied to the forty eight (48) hour limit. There will be a minimum of two (2) hours credited towards the nurse's forty eight hour limit for any Mandatory Low Census Hours assigned. Nurses assigned mandatory low census by management may refuse to return from low census for the remainder of the nurse's shift. The hours the nurse elects not to work will be considered mandatory low census and count as part of the maximum mandatory hours as described above. 4) First, supplemental nurses, and then nurses working extra shifts (i.e., scheduled on their normal day off) shall be canceled on units prior to assigning a nurse a mandatory low census who is qualified to work on that unit within the clinical float group. On a unit basis, supplemental nurses canceled due to low census shall be canceled in an equitable rotation, unless specialty skill requirements are needed. 5) In the event of mandatory low census, agency or traveling nurses shall be released before any core staff from the unit is required to float or take low census.

Low Census Procedure. When the Medical Center Hospital experiences a decline in patient care requirements that necessitates a temporary decrease in staffstaffing requirements, the Medical Center will implement Employer shall exercise its best efforts to rotate mandatory low census hours equitably on a shift by shift basis within a department/unit. Nothing in this section prevents the Employer from implementing low census practices that apply to all employees working on a shift (e.g. ending all employee's shifts early). The Employer may make exceptions to granting voluntary or assigning mandatory low census based on the number, classification, special expertise/skill of staff required to provide adequate coverage to meet the overall patient care or departmental requirements/acuity of the Hospital and overall cost effectiveness. For low census of individual employees, the low census procedures procedure will be implemented in the following order: 1) Where low census reductions are needed, nurse(s) . The Employer will be assigned make a good faith effort to determine if a need/float to available assignments opportunity exists in accordance with Section 9.12.1 of this Agreementanother department or another shift in the same job classification. 2) . Staff scheduled for overtime/premium pay on their non-regularly scheduled shift may be cancelled. 3. On a shift to shift-to-shift basis, voluntary low census days will be granted if possible within by the clinical group, Employer on a designated volunteer list on a first-requested basis for the unit and staff will be floated to areas of need in accordance with Section 9.11.1 of this Agreement. Low census will be granted to volunteers including those who decline stand by status before assigning mandatory job classification experiencing the low census. If the Employer seeks a nurse(s) for partial employee is not contacted by the Hospital the employee is expected to report to work. 4. When low census requires further staffing reductions in a job classification (and no nurse volunteers for partial low censusby department), the Employer will grant requests for voluntary full low censuscancel agency staff, regardless of whether the nurse volunteering for the full low census is willing then non-overtime supplemental employees, and finally employees working extra shifts (i.e., scheduled on their normal day off) prior to take standby for the day, before assigning an employee a mandatory low census. A nurse assigned a mandatory or granted a voluntary Supplemental employees cancelled due to low census may not shall be required to return from low census so that a nurse from the nurse's unit can provide functional coverage (float) on another unit outside the unit's float groupcancelled in an equitable rotation, unless specialty skill requirements are needed. 3) As assessed on a daily basis, nurses 5. An employee will be assigned by management the Employer to take mandatory low census on an equitable rotationrotation based on seniority, unless the. A nurse Special expertise/skill of the employee(s) is necessary to provide adequate coverage to meet the overall patient care or departmental requirements/acuity of the Hospital and overall cost effectiveness. 6. An employee assigned a mandatory or granted a voluntary low census pursuant to this section shall be given credit toward seniorityvacation, PTOsick leave, EIT and Insurance insurance benefits. The maximum amount In either case, (voluntary or mandatory) it is the responsibility of mandatory low census per nurse will not exceed the hourly equivalent of one shift per pay period not employee to exceed forty eight (48) hours/year. Mandatory Low Census Hours shall be applied enter this information into the time clock system to the forty eight (48) hour limit. There assure these benefits will be a minimum of two (2) hours credited towards the nurse's forty eight hour limit for any Mandatory Low Census Hours assigned. Nurses assigned mandatory low census by management may refuse to return from low census for the remainder of the nurse's shift. The hours the nurse elects not to work will be considered mandatory low census and count as part of the maximum mandatory hours as described abovecredited. 4) First, supplemental nurses, and then nurses working extra shifts (i.e., scheduled on their normal day off) shall be canceled on units prior to assigning a nurse a mandatory low census who is qualified to work on that unit within the clinical float group. On a unit basis, supplemental nurses canceled due to low census shall be canceled in an equitable rotation, unless specialty skill requirements are needed. 5) In the event of mandatory low census, agency or traveling nurses shall be released before any core staff from the unit is required to float or take low census.

Low Census Procedure. When the Medical Center experiences a decline in patient care requirements that necessitates a temporary decrease in staffstaffing requirements, the Employer shall exercise its best efforts to rotate mandatory low census hours equitably on a shift by shift basis within a department/unit. The Employer may make exceptions to granting voluntary or assigning mandatory low census based on the number, classification, special expertise/skill of staff required to provide adequate coverage to meet the overall patient care or departmental requirements/acuity of the Medical Center and overall cost effectiveness. 1. The Employer will implement the low census procedures make a good faith effort to determine if a need/float opportunity exists in another department in the following order: 1) Where low census reductions are needed, nurse(s) will be assigned to float to available assignments in accordance with Section 9.12.1 of this Agreementsame job classification. 2) . Staff scheduled for overtime/premium pay on their non-regularly scheduled shift may be cancelled. 3. On a shift to shift-to-shift basis, voluntary low census days will be granted if possible within by the clinical group, Employer on a designated volunteer list on a first-requested basis for the unit and staff will be floated to areas of need in accordance with Section 9.11.1 of this Agreement. Low census will be granted to volunteers including those who decline stand by status before assigning mandatory job classification experiencing the low census. If the Employer seeks a nurse(s) for partial employee is not contacted by the Medical Center, the employee is expected to report to work. 4. When low census and no nurse volunteers for partial low censusrequires further staffing reductions, the Employer will grant requests for voluntary full low censuscancel agency staff, regardless of whether the nurse volunteering for the full low census is willing then non-overtime supplemental employees, and finally employees working extra shifts (i.e., scheduled on their normal day off) prior to take standby for the day, before assigning an employee a mandatory low census. A nurse assigned a mandatory or granted a voluntary Supplemental employees cancelled due to low census may not shall be required to return from low census so that a nurse from the nurse's unit can provide functional coverage (float) on another unit outside the unit's float groupcancelled in an equitable rotation, unless specialty skill requirements are needed. 3) As assessed on a daily basis, nurses 5. An employee will be assigned by management the Employer to take mandatory low census on an equitable rotationrotation based on seniority. 6. A nurse An employee assigned a mandatory or granted a voluntary low census pursuant to this section shall be given credit toward seniority, PTO, EIT and Insurance insurance benefits. The maximum amount In either case, (voluntary or mandatory) it is the responsibility of mandatory low census per nurse will not exceed the hourly equivalent of one shift per pay period not employee to exceed forty eight (48) hours/year. Mandatory Low Census Hours shall be applied enter this information into the time clock system to the forty eight (48) hour limit. There assure these benefits will be a minimum of two (2) hours credited towards the nurse's forty eight hour limit for any Mandatory Low Census Hours assigned. Nurses assigned mandatory low census by management may refuse to return from low census for the remainder of the nurse's shift. The hours the nurse elects not to work will be considered mandatory low census and count as part of the maximum mandatory hours as described abovecredited. 4) First, supplemental nurses, and then nurses working extra shifts (i.e., scheduled on their normal day off) shall be canceled on units prior to assigning a nurse a mandatory low census who is qualified to work on that unit within the clinical float group. On a unit basis, supplemental nurses canceled due to low census shall be canceled in an equitable rotation, unless specialty skill requirements are needed. 5) In the event of mandatory low census, agency or traveling nurses shall be released before any core staff from the unit is required to float or take low census.