Low Census Procedure. Nurses scheduled to work in a unit and shift 9 experiencing Low Census will have their shift or portion of their shift 10 cancelled in the following sequence: 11 1. Agency, Traveler, or ShareCare nurses. 13 2. Nurses whose work would be payable at overtime or incentive shift 14 premium. 16 3. Nurses who volunteer, with the earliest request for time off given 17 preference. 19 4. Per diem nurses. 21 5. Remaining nurses in accordance with the unit’s Low Census rotation 22 system. The system of Low Census rotation shall be written and 23 communicated by the manager, in consultation with the nurses on the 24 unit. Nurses on a unit may change the system of rotation by majority 25 vote, provided that the system is approved by the unit manager and is 26 in writing. 28 **Nurses who volunteer may be considered prior to the low census of 29 a Traveler who has already been low censused once per pay period.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Low Census Procedure. Nurses scheduled to work in a unit and shift 9 2 experiencing Low Census will have their shift or portion of their shift 10 3 cancelled in the following sequence:
11 4 1. Agency, Traveler, or ShareCare nurses.
13 6 2. Nurses whose work would be payable at overtime or incentive shift 14 7 premium.
16 9 3. Nurses who volunteer, with the earliest request for time off given 17 10 preference.
19 12 4. Per diem nurses.
21 14 5. Remaining nurses in accordance with the unit’s Low Census rotation 22 15 system. The system of Low Census rotation shall be written and 23 16 communicated by the manager, in consultation with the nurses on the 24 17 unit. Nurses on a unit may change the system of rotation by majority 25 18 vote, provided that the system is approved by the unit manager and is 26 19 in writing. 28 21 **Nurses who volunteer may be considered prior to the low census of
29 22 a Traveler who has already been low censused once per pay period.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement