Common use of Shift Length Clause in Contracts

Shift Length. A. No nurses will be required to move from an 8-hour shift to a 12-hour shift or a 12-hour shift to an 8-hour shift, for the first 90 days following ratification of this agreement. If the Medical Center thereafter determines that 8-hour shifts or 12-hour shifts are no longer workable in a particular unit, the Medical Center will give notice of no less than 90 days that the unit will move to 8-hour shifts or 12- hour shifts, and no nurse will be required to move to 8-hour shifts or 12-hour shifts prior to the expiration of the 90-day period. The Medical Center will offer nurses on the unit an equivalent position, working 8-hour shifts or 12-hour shifts. If the nurse does not accept such an offered position, the nurse may remain in the position continuing to work 8-hour shifts or 12-hour shifts, for a period of up to 90 days; hereafter, the nurse’s 8-hour or 12-hour position will be eliminated and, unless the nurse has found an alternative position within the Medical Center, the nurse’s employment with the Medical Center will end. Any PTO request already approved will be honored. Nurses working an 8-hour day shift position will not be required to take a 12-hour night shift position, and Nurses working an 8-hour night shift position will not be required to take a 12-hour day shift position; however, the Medical Center may offer nurses working an 8-hour evening shift position either a 12-hour day or night shift position based on departmental need, in accordance with the remainder of this Section. Evening shift nurses may declare their shift preference within 30 days of any announcement of a change to a 12-hour shift schedule on their unit. Any nurse who does not receive his or her declared, preferred shift will receive a first opportunity to fill a vacant position on the nurse’s declared, preferred shift for which he or she is qualified. In the event that two or more previously displaced nurses with such first opportunity rights both want the same position, the nurse with greater seniority will be given the position and any nurse with less seniority will retain first opportunity rights for future vacant positions on his or her preferred shift. A nurse who does not declare a shift preference will not receive such first opportunity rights. B. A nurse may present a plan to the Task Force that outlines a plan to introduce a mix of shift lengths in a department if the shift length changes are voluntary, does not create additional overtime, does not impede patient care continuity, addresses a plan to cover unplanned and planned absences, and does not create burdensome work for the charge nurse. Such a plan will only be implemented with the agreement of the Task Force.

Shift Length. A. No nurses will be required to move from an 8-hour eight (8)-hour shift to a 12-hour shift or a 12-hour twelve (12)-hour shift to an 8-hour eight (8)-hour shift, for the first 90 ninety (90) days following ratification of this agreement. If the Medical Center thereafter determines that 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12-hour twelve (12)-hour shifts are no longer workable in a particular unit, the Medical Center will give notice of no less than 90 ninety (90) days that the unit will move to 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12- hour twelve (12)-hour shifts, and no nurse will be required to move to 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12-hour twelve (12)-hour shifts prior to the expiration of the 90-90- day period. The Medical Center will offer nurses on the unit an equivalent position, working 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12-hour twelve (12)-hour shifts. If the nurse does not accept such an offered position, the nurse may remain in the position continuing to work 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12-hour twelve (12)-hour shifts, for a period of up to 90 ninety (90) days; hereafter, the nurse’s 8-hour eight (8)-hour or 12-hour twelve (12)-hour position will be eliminated and, unless the nurse has found an alternative position within the Medical Center, the nurse’s employment with the Medical Center will end. Any PTO request already approved will be honored. Nurses working an 8-hour eight (8)-hour day shift position will not be required to take a 12-hour twelve (12)-hour night shift position, and Nurses working an 8-hour eight (8)-hour night shift position will not be required to take a 12-twelve (12)- hour day shift position; however, the Medical Center may offer nurses working an 8-hour eight (8)-hour evening shift position either a 12-hour twelve (12)-hour day or night shift position based on departmental need, in accordance with the remainder of this Section. Evening shift nurses may declare their shift preference within 30 thirty (30) days of any announcement of a change to a 12-hour twelve (12)-hour shift schedule on their unit. Any nurse who does not receive his or her their declared, preferred shift will receive a first opportunity to fill a vacant position on the nurse’s declared, preferred shift for which he or she is they are qualified. In the event that two (2) or more previously displaced nurses with such first opportunity rights both want the same position, the nurse with greater seniority will be given the position and any nurse with less seniority will retain first opportunity rights for future vacant positions on his or her their preferred shift. A nurse who does not declare a shift preference will not receive such first opportunity rights. B. A nurse may present a plan to the Task Force that outlines a plan to introduce a mix of shift lengths in a department if the shift length changes are voluntary, does not create additional overtime, does not impede patient care continuity, addresses a plan to cover unplanned and planned absences, and does not create burdensome work for the charge nurse. Such a plan will only be implemented with the agreement of the Task Force. 14.5 Schedules - Schedules of work shall be prepared for twenty-eight (28)-day periods and shall be electronically posted twenty-seven (27) days prior to the beginning of the schedule period.

Shift Length. A. No nurses will be required to move from an 8-hour eight (8)-hour shift to a 12-12- hour shift or a 12-hour shift to an 8-hour eight (8)-hour shift, for the first 90 days following ratification of this agreement. If the Medical Center thereafter determines that 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12-hour shifts are no longer workable in a particular unit, the Medical Center will give notice of no less than 90 days that the unit will move to 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12- 12-hour shifts, and no nurse will be required to move to 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12-hour shifts prior to the expiration of the 90-day period. The Medical Center will offer nurses on the unit an equivalent position, working 8-eight (8)- hour shifts or 12-hour shifts. If the nurse does not accept such an offered position, the nurse may remain in the position continuing to work 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12-hour shifts, for a period of up to 90 days; hereafter, the nurse’s 8-hour eight (8)-hour or 12-hour position will be eliminated and, unless the nurse has found an alternative position within the Medical Center, the nurse’s employment with the Medical Center will end. Any PTO request already approved will be honored. Nurses working an 8-hour eight (8)-hour day shift position will not be required to take a 12-12- hour night shift position, and Nurses nurses working an 8-hour eight (8)-hour night shift position will not be required to take a 12-hour day shift position; however, the Medical Center may offer nurses working an 8-hour eight (8)-hour evening shift position either a 12-hour day or night shift position based on departmental need, in accordance with the remainder of this Section. Evening shift nurses may declare their shift preference within 30 days of any announcement of a change to a 12-hour shift schedule on their unit. Any nurse who does not receive his or her their declared, preferred shift will receive a first opportunity to fill a vacant position on the nurse’s declared, preferred shift for which he or she is they are qualified. In the event that two (2) or more previously displaced nurses with such first opportunity rights both want the same position, the nurse with greater seniority will be given the position and any nurse with less seniority will retain first opportunity rights for future vacant positions on his or her preferred shift. A nurse who does not declare a shift preference will not receive such first opportunity rights.such B. A. A nurse may present a plan to the Task Force that outlines a plan to introduce a mix of shift lengths in a department if the shift length changes are voluntary, does not create additional overtime, does not impede patient care continuity, addresses a plan to cover unplanned and planned absences, and does not create burdensome work for the charge nurseCharge Nurse. Such a plan will only be implemented with the agreement of the Task Force.

Shift Length. 19 A. No nurses will be required to move from an 8-hour eight (8)-hour shift to a 12-hour 20 twelve (12)-hour shift or a 12-hour twelve (12)-hour shift to an 8-hour eight (8)-hour shift, for 21 the first 90 ninety (90) days following ratification of this agreement. If the Medical 22 Center thereafter determines that 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12-hour twelve (12)-hour 23 shifts are no longer workable in a particular unit, the Medical Center will give 24 notice of no less than 90 ninety (90) days that the unit will move to 8-hour eight (8)-hour 25 shifts or 12- hour twelve (12)-hour shifts, and no nurse will be required to move to 8-hour 26 eight (8)-hour shifts or 12-hour twelve (12)-hour shifts prior to the expiration of the 90-90- 27 day period. The Medical Center will offer nurses on the unit an equivalent 28 position, working 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12-hour twelve (12)-hour shifts. If the nurse 29 does not accept such an offered position, the nurse may remain in the 30 position continuing to work 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12-hour twelve (12)-hour shifts, for 31 a period of up to 90 ninety (90) days; hereafter, the nurse’s 8-hour eight (8)-hour or 12-hour 32 twelve (12)-hour position will be eliminated and, unless the nurse has found 33 an alternative position within the Medical Center, the nurse’s employment 1 with the Medical Center will end. Any PTO request already approved will be 2 honored. Nurses working an 8-hour eight (8)-hour day shift position will not be 3 required to take a 12-hour twelve (12)-hour night shift position, and Nurses working 4 an 8-hour eight (8)-hour night shift position will not be required to take a 12-hour day shift position; however, the Medical Center may offer nurses twelve (12)- 6 working an 8-hour eight (8)-hour evening shift position either a 12-hour twelve (12)-hour day 7 or night shift position based on departmental need, in accordance with the 8 remainder of this Section. Evening shift nurses may declare their shift 9 preference within 30 thirty (30) days of any announcement of a change to a 12-hour 10 twelve (12)-hour shift schedule on their unit. Any nurse who does not receive his or her 11 their declared, preferred shift will receive a first opportunity to fill a vacant 12 position on the nurse’s declared, preferred shift for which he or she is they are qualified. In the event that two or more previously displaced nurses with such first opportunity rights both want the same position, the nurse with greater seniority will be given the position and any nurse with less seniority will retain first opportunity rights for future vacant positions on his or her preferred shift. A nurse who does not declare a shift preference will not receive such first opportunity rights. B. A nurse may present a plan to the Task Force that outlines a plan to introduce a mix of shift lengths in a department if the shift length changes are voluntary, does not create additional overtime, does not impede patient care continuity, addresses a plan to cover unplanned and planned absences, and does not create burdensome work for the charge nurse. Such a plan will only be implemented with the agreement of the Task Force.

Shift Length. 28 A. No nurses will be required to move from an 8-hour shift to a 12-hour shift or a 12-12- 29 hour shift to an 8-hour shift, for the first 90 days following ratification of this agreement. If the 30 Medical Center thereafter determines that 8-hour shifts or 12-hour shifts are no longer workable 31 in a particular unit, the Medical Center will give notice of no less than 90 days that the unit will 32 move to 8-hour shifts or 12- 12-hour shifts, and no nurse will be required to move to 8-hour shifts or 33 12-hour shifts prior to the expiration of the 90-day period. The Medical Center will offer nurses 34 on the unit an equivalent position, working 8-hour shifts or 12-hour shifts. If the nurse does not 35 accept such an offered position, the nurse may remain in the position continuing to work 8-hour 36 shifts or 12-hour shifts, for a period of up to 90 days; hereafter, the nurse’s 8-hour or 12-hour 37 position will be eliminated and, unless the nurse has found an alternative position within the the 1 Medical Center, the nurse’s employment with the Medical Center will end. Any PTO request 2 already approved will be honored. Nurses working an 8-hour day shift position will not be 3 required to take a 12-hour night shift position, and Nurses working an 8-hour night shift position 4 will not be required to take a 12-hour day shift position; however, the Medical Center may offer 5 nurses working an 8-hour evening shift position either a 12-hour day or night shift position 6 based on departmental need, in accordance with the remainder of this Section. Evening shift 7 nurses may declare their shift preference within 30 days of any announcement of a change to a 8 12-hour shift schedule on their unit. Any nurse who does not receive his or her declared, 9 preferred shift will receive a first opportunity to fill a vacant position on the nurse’s declared, 10 preferred shift for which he or she is qualified. In the event that two or more previously 11 displaced nurses with such first opportunity rights both want the same position, the nurse with 12 greater seniority will be given the position and any nurse with less seniority will retain first 13 opportunity rights for future vacant positions on his or her preferred shift. A nurse who does not 14 declare a shift preference will not receive such first opportunity rights.. 15 16 B. A nurse may present a plan to the Task Force that outlines a plan to introduce a 17 mix of shift lengths in a department if the shift length changes are voluntary, does not create 18 additional overtime, does not impede patient care continuity, addresses a plan to cover 19 unplanned and planned absences, and does not create burdensome work for the charge nurse. 20 Such a plan will only be implemented with the agreement of the Task Force.. 21

Shift Length. A. No nurses will be required to move from an 8-hour eight (8)-hour shift to a 12-12- hour shift or a 12-hour shift to an 8-hour eight (8)-hour shift, for the first 90 days following ratification of this agreement. If the Medical Center thereafter determines that 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12-hour shifts are no longer workable in a particular unit, the Medical Center will give notice of no less than 90 days that the unit will move to 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12- 12-hour shifts, and no nurse will be required to move to 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12-hour shifts prior to the expiration of the 90-day period. The Medical Center will offer nurses on the unit an equivalent position, working 8-eight (8)- hour shifts or 12-hour shifts. If the nurse does not accept such an offered position, the nurse may remain in the position continuing to work 8-hour eight (8)-hour shifts or 12-hour shifts, for a period of up to 90 days; hereafter, the nurse’s 8-hour eight (8)-hour or 12-hour position will be eliminated and, unless the nurse has found an alternative position within the Medical Center, the nurse’s employment with the Medical Center will end. Any PTO request already approved will be honored. Nurses working an 8-hour eight (8)-hour day shift position will not be required to take a 12-12- hour night shift position, and Nurses nurses working an 8-hour eight (8)-hour night shift position will not be required to take a 12-hour day shift position; however, the Medical Center may offer nurses working an 8-hour eight (8)-hour evening shift position either a 12-hour day or night shift position based on departmental need, in accordance with the remainder of this Section. Evening shift nurses may declare their shift preference within 30 days of any announcement of a change to a 12-hour shift schedule on their unit. Any nurse who does not receive his or her their declared, preferred shift will receive a first opportunity to fill a vacant position on the nurse’s declared, preferred shift for which he or she is they are qualified. In the event that two (2) or more previously displaced nurses with such first opportunity rights both want the same position, the nurse with greater seniority will be given the position and any nurse with less seniority will retain first opportunity rights for future vacant positions on his or her preferred shift. A nurse who does not declare a shift preference will not receive such first opportunity rights.vacant B. A. A nurse may present a plan to the Task Force that outlines a plan to introduce a mix of shift lengths in a department if the shift length changes are voluntary, does not create additional overtime, does not impede patient care continuity, addresses a plan to cover unplanned and planned absences, and does not create burdensome work for the charge nurseCharge Nurse. Such a plan will only be implemented with the agreement of the Task Force.