Nursing Coverage. Nurses agree to maintain nursing coverage for all units during the shift change subject to the overtime provisions of Article 7.07 (overtime).
Nursing Coverage. (b) In extraordinary circumstances where the Employer requires a Nurse to work beyond sixteen (16) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period, the Nurse’s manager will ensure that options including but not limited to overtime or short notice change of schedule, have been exhausted by the Employer prior to requiring a Nurse to work beyond sixteen (16) hours. The Employer will ensure the Nurse has appropriate supports to mitigate the impact of working beyond sixteen (16) hours, including but not limited to modifying the Nurses’ assignment and providing additional rest periods. Where a Nurse has been required to work beyond sixteen (16) hours, the Nurse will complete a Clinical Capacity report.
Nursing Coverage. (b) In extraordinary circumstances where the Employer requires a Nurse to work beyond sixteen (16) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period, the Nurse’s manager, or designate, will get permission from the Employer’s Leader on-call. The Leader on-call will ensure that options including but not limited to, reassignment, overtime, or short notice shift change, have been exhausted by the manager prior to requiring a Nurse to work beyond sixteen (16) hours. The Leader on-call will ensure the Nurse has appropriate supports to mitigate the impact of working beyond sixteen (16) hours, including but not limited to modifying the Nurses’ assignment and providing additional rest periods.
Nursing Coverage. The employees agree to maintain nursing coverage which, in the opinion of the Employer, is adequate for all units during the shift change, meal breaks, and rest periods.
Nursing Coverage. (b) In extraordinary circumstances where the Employer requires a Nurse to work beyond sixteen (16) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period, the Nurse’s manager will ensure that options including but not limited to overtime or short notice change of schedule, have been exhausted by the Employer prior to requiring a Nurse to work beyond sixteen (16) hours. The Employer will ensure the Nurse has appropriate supports to mitigate the impact of working beyond sixteen (16) hours, including but not limited to modifying the Nurses’ assignment and providing additional rest periods. Where a Nurse has been required to work beyond sixteen (16) hours, the Nurse will complete a Clinical Capacity report. Article 8: SALARIES, INCREMENTS, PREMIUMS 8.00 A. Recognition of Previous Experience When a Nurse has produced proof or evidence of their previous satisfactory recent nursing experience, placement on the salary scale in Appendix "A" shall be in accordance with the following provisions. Recognition of previous experience will only be deemed as satisfactory and recent where the Nurse has not been away from active nursing for more than five (5) years. One year of satisfactory recent nursing experience for the purpose of initial placement of a Nurse on the salary scale shall be equivalent to 2080 regular hours paid.
