NURSING SHARED GOVERNANCE Clause Samples
NURSING SHARED GOVERNANCE. Refer to Memorandum of Understanding A, Nursing Shared Governance. Management will make available, through MyMeriter, PRN or other appropriate means, the membership of the various councils, (unit, community and patient care council), the meeting times and the minutes of the councils and standing committees of Nursing Shared Governance.
NURSING SHARED GOVERNANCE. It is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that it is desirable to support the organization’s Nursing Shared Governance Model. The purpose of Shared Governance stated in the original CPM Charter document is “to provide a communication and decision-making model which enhances and supports the practice of nursing.” Both parties agree to support the representative structure of the model as defined in the Shared Governance Handbook. This includes definitions of each council and standing committee by clarification of aim, responsibilities and organization. It is further understood and agreed that the success of such program is grounded upon the principle that the deliberation and decisions made by such body shall not in any manner amend, add to, or subtract from the provisions of this labor Agreement. Likewise, the deliberations and/or conclusions of these groups shall in no way substitute for processing union-management differences under Article 6, Grievance Procedure, or this contract. Likewise, the parties shall refrain from negotiating or incorporating into their labor Agreement any provision, mandate or recommendations that establish any control or the appearance of any control over the Nursing Shared Governance Model. Management will support staff nurse participation in meetings and other activities. Staff time spent in meetings/ activities shall occur within the RN’s FTE of record, whenever practicable. • With the addition of the Group Health Cooperative (GHC) patients in 2018 there will be a number of new RN FTE positions available for staff within Perinatal Services. It is the desire of UPH-Meriter and SEIU to provide an opportunity for the staff RNs who are employed in the Resource Pool-OB (and former shared group employees) to afford equal transfer/bidding rights into Labor and Delivery and Post-Partum units in accordance with Article 22. Transfers and Promotions. The MOU will be effective April 19, 2017.