Common use of Temporary Nurses Clause in Contracts

Temporary Nurses. 10.9.1 The parties agree that full- and part-time registered nursing staff employed by the Hospital are most likely to provide the desirable level of nursing care, to provide care to patients at an economical cost and to provide the necessary balance in the assignment of shifts. It is understood that hospital employed "Float" and "Casual" nurses are also hospital nursing staff. The Hospital's basic policy shall be to use its registered nursing staff to the exclusion of temporary registered nurses from an outside agency except in unavoidable situations; however, the decision to hire temporary nursing staff shall remain solely with the Hospital administration. 10.9.2 Such temporary nurses shall be used only as a supplement to and not in lieu of Hospital registered nursing staff. Prior to utilizing a temporary nurse, the Hospital shall take all steps available to cover a shift or partial shift with its own nursing staff. Before making any use of a temporary nurse, the Hospital shall offer each shift or partial shift to the members of its own registered nursing staff who are qualified to perform the work. These offerings shall be made as soon as any scheduled opening is discovered by the Hospital and shall be immediately communicated to the qualified Hospital nursing staff by written notice posted on the Nursing Services' central bulletin board. A temporary nurse shall be required to have education, prior experience, state licensing and orientation necessary to function on the station unit in the facility to which assigned. 10.9.3 The Hospital will attempt to avoid increased assignments of any of its nursing staff to night, evening, holiday or weekend duty as a result of the use of temporary nurse personnel. 10.9.4 The Hospital shall promptly take and maintain all necessary steps to reduce and minimize reliance on temporary registered nurses from outside agencies. 10.9.5 The PNCC will review factual data and make recommendations for further reducing the utilization of nurses from temporary agencies.

Temporary Nurses. 24 10.9.1 The parties agree that full- and part-time registered nursing staff employed em- 25 ployed by the Hospital are most likely to provide the desirable level of nursing care, 26 to provide care to patients at an economical cost and to provide the necessary 27 balance in the assignment of shifts. It is understood that hospital employed "Float" 28 and "Casual" nurses are also hospital nursing staff. The Hospital's basic policy 29 shall be to use its registered nursing staff to the exclusion of temporary registered 30 nurses from an outside agency except in unavoidable situations; however, the decision de- 31 cision to hire temporary nursing staff shall remain solely with the Hospital administrationadmin- 32 istration. 1 10.9.2 Such temporary nurses shall be used only as a supplement to and not in 2 lieu of Hospital registered nursing staff. Prior to utilizing a temporary nurse, the 3 Hospital shall take all steps available to cover a shift or partial shift with its own 4 nursing staff. Before making any use of a temporary nurse, the Hospital shall offer 5 each shift or partial shift to the members of its own registered nursing staff who are 6 qualified to perform the work. These offerings shall be made as soon as any 7 scheduled opening is discovered by the Hospital and shall be immediately communicated com- 8 municated to the qualified Hospital nursing staff by written notice posted on the 9 Nursing Services' central bulletin board. A temporary nurse shall be required to 10 have education, prior experience, state licensing and orientation necessary to 11 function on the station unit in the facility to which assigned. 13 10.9.3 The Hospital will attempt to avoid increased assignments of any of its 14 nursing staff to night, evening, holiday or weekend duty as a result of the use of 15 temporary nurse personnel. 17 10.9.4 The Hospital shall promptly take and maintain all necessary steps to reduce re- 18 duce and minimize reliance on temporary registered nurses from outside agencies. 10.9.5 The PNCC will review factual data and make recommendations for further reducing the utilization of nurses from temporary agencies.

Temporary Nurses. 4 10.9.1 The parties agree that full- and part-time registered nursing staff 5 employed by the Hospital are most likely to provide the desirable level of nursing 6 care, to provide care to patients at an economical cost and to provide the 7 necessary balance in the assignment of shifts. It is understood that hospital 8 employed "Float" and "Casual" nurses are also hospital nursing staff. The Hospital's 9 basic policy shall be to use its registered nursing staff to the exclusion of temporary 10 registered nurses from an outside agency except in unavoidable situations; 11 however, the decision to hire temporary nursing staff shall remain solely with the 12 Hospital administration. 14 10.9.2 Such temporary nurses shall be used only as a supplement to and 15 not in lieu of Hospital registered nursing staff. Prior to utilizing a temporary nurse, 16 the Hospital shall take all steps available to cover a shift or partial shift with its own 17 nursing staff. Before making any use of a temporary nurse, the Hospital shall offer 18 each shift or partial shift to the members of its own registered nursing staff who are 19 qualified to perform the work. These offerings shall be made as soon as any 20 scheduled opening is discovered by the Hospital and shall be immediately 21 communicated to the qualified Hospital nursing staff by written notice posted on the 22 Nursing Services' central bulletin board. A temporary nurse shall be required to 23 have education, prior experience, state licensing and orientation necessary to 24 function on the station unit in the facility to which assigned. 26 10.9.3 The Hospital will attempt to avoid increased assignments of any of 27 its nursing staff to night, evening, holiday or weekend duty as a result of the use of 28 temporary nurse personnel. 30 10.9.4 The Hospital shall promptly take and maintain all necessary steps 31 to reduce and minimize reliance on temporary registered nurses from outside 32 agencies. 10.9.5 The PNCC will review factual data and make recommendations for further reducing the utilization of nurses from temporary agencies.

Temporary Nurses. 28 10.9.1 The parties agree that full- and part-time registered nursing staff 29 employed by the Hospital are most likely to provide the desirable level of nursing 30 care, to provide care to patients at an economical cost and to provide the 31 necessary balance in the assignment of shifts. It is understood that hospital 32 employed "Float" and "Casual" nurses are also hospital nursing staff. The 33 Hospital's basic policy shall be to use its registered nursing staff to the exclusion of 34 temporary registered nurses from an outside agency except in unavoidable 1 situations; however, the decision to hire temporary nursing staff shall remain solely 2 with the Hospital administration. 4 10.9.2 Such temporary nurses shall be used only as a supplement to and 5 not in lieu of Hospital registered nursing staff. Prior to utilizing a temporary nurse, 6 the Hospital shall take all steps available to cover a shift or partial shift with its own 7 nursing staff. Before making any use of a temporary nurse, the Hospital shall offer 8 each shift or partial shift to the members of its own registered nursing staff who are 9 qualified to perform the work. These offerings shall be made as soon as any 10 scheduled opening is discovered by the Hospital and shall be immediately 11 communicated to the qualified Hospital nursing staff by written notice posted on 12 the Nursing Services' central bulletin board. A temporary nurse shall be required to 13 have education, prior experience, state licensing and orientation necessary to 14 function on the station unit in the facility to which assigned. 16 10.9.3 The Hospital will attempt to avoid increased assignments of any of 17 its nursing staff to night, evening, holiday or weekend duty as a result of the use of 18 temporary nurse personnel. 20 10.9.4 The Hospital shall promptly take and maintain all necessary steps 21 to reduce and minimize reliance on temporary registered nurses from outside 22 agencies. 10.9.5 The PNCC will review factual data and make recommendations for further reducing the utilization of nurses from temporary agencies.

Temporary Nurses. 26 10.9.1 The parties agree that full- and part-time registered nursing staff 27 employed by the Hospital are most likely to provide the desirable level of nursing 28 care, to provide care to patients at an economical cost and to provide the 29 necessary balance in the assignment of shifts. It is understood that hospital 30 employed "Float" and "Casual" nurses are also hospital nursing staff. The Hospital's 31 basic policy shall be to use its registered nursing staff to the exclusion of temporary 32 registered nurses from an outside agency except in unavoidable situations; 33 however, the decision to hire temporary nursing staff shall remain solely with the 34 Hospital administration. 1 10.9.2 Such temporary nurses shall be used only as a supplement to and not in 2 lieu of Hospital registered nursing staff. Prior to utilizing a temporary nurse, the 3 Hospital shall take all steps available to cover a shift or partial shift with its own 4 nursing staff. Before making any use of a temporary nurse, the Hospital shall offer 5 each shift or partial shift to the members of its own registered nursing staff who are 6 qualified to perform the work. These offerings shall be made as soon as any 7 scheduled opening is discovered by the Hospital and shall be immediately 8 communicated to the qualified Hospital nursing staff by written notice posted on the 9 Nursing Services' central bulletin board. A temporary nurse shall be required to 10 have education, prior experience, state licensing and orientation necessary to 11 function on the station unit in the facility to which assigned. 13 10.9.3 The Hospital will attempt to avoid increased assignments of any of its 14 nursing staff to night, evening, holiday or weekend duty as a result of the use of 15 temporary nurse personnel. 17 10.9.4 The Hospital shall promptly take and maintain all necessary steps to 18 reduce and minimize reliance on temporary registered nurses from outside 19 agencies. 21 10.9.5 The PNCC Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee will review factual data and make 22 recommendations for further reducing the utilization of nurses from temporary 23 agencies.

Temporary Nurses. 33 10.9.1 The parties agree that full- and part-time registered nursing staff 34 employed by the Hospital are most likely to provide the desirable level of nursing 1 care, to provide care to patients at an economical cost and to provide the 2 necessary balance in the assignment of shifts. It is understood that hospital 3 employed "Float" and "Casual" nurses are also hospital nursing staff. The Hospital's 4 basic policy shall be to use its registered nursing staff to the exclusion of temporary 5 registered nurses from an outside agency except in unavoidable situations; 6 however, the decision to hire temporary nursing staff shall remain solely with the 7 Hospital administration. 9 10.9.2 Such temporary nurses shall be used only as a supplement to and not in 10 lieu of Hospital registered nursing staff. Prior to utilizing a temporary nurse, the 11 Hospital shall take all steps available to cover a shift or partial shift with its own 12 nursing staff. Before making any use of a temporary nurse, the Hospital shall offer 13 each shift or partial shift to the members of its own registered nursing staff who are 14 qualified to perform the work. These offerings shall be made as soon as any 15 scheduled opening is discovered by the Hospital and shall be immediately 16 communicated to the qualified Hospital nursing staff by written notice posted on the 17 Nursing Services' central bulletin board. A temporary nurse shall be required to 18 have education, prior experience, state licensing and orientation necessary to 19 function on the station unit in the facility to which assigned. 20 10.9.3 The Hospital will attempt to avoid increased assignments of any of its 21 nursing staff to night, evening, holiday or weekend duty as a result of the use of 22 temporary nurse personnel. 24 10.9.4 The Hospital shall promptly take and maintain all necessary steps to 25 reduce and minimize reliance on temporary registered nurses from outside 26 agencies. 28 10.9.5 The PNCC Hospital Nurse Staffing CommitteePNCC will review factual data 29 and make recommendations for further reducing the utilization of nurses from 30 temporary agencies.

Temporary Nurses. 13 10.9.1 The parties agree that full- and part-time registered nursing staff 14 employed by the Hospital are most likely to provide the desirable level of nursing 15 care, to provide care to patients at an economical cost and to provide the 16 necessary balance in the assignment of shifts. It is understood that hospital 17 employed "Float" and "Casual" nurses are also hospital nursing staff. The Hospital's 18 basic policy shall be to use its registered nursing staff to the exclusion of temporary 19 registered nurses from an outside agency except in unavoidable situations; 20 however, the decision to hire temporary nursing staff shall remain solely with the 21 Hospital administration. 23 10.9.2 Such temporary nurses shall be used only as a supplement to and not in 24 lieu of Hospital registered nursing staff. Prior to utilizing a temporary nurse, the 25 Hospital shall take all steps available to cover a shift or partial shift with its own 26 nursing staff. Before making any use of a temporary nurse, the Hospital shall offer 27 each shift or partial shift to the members of its own registered nursing staff who are 28 qualified to perform the work. These offerings shall be made as soon as any 29 scheduled opening is discovered by the Hospital and shall be immediately 30 communicated to the qualified Hospital nursing staff by written notice posted on the 31 Nursing Services' central bulletin board. A temporary nurse shall be required to 32 have education, prior experience, state licensing and orientation necessary to 33 function on the station unit in the facility to which assigned. 1 10.9.3 The Hospital will attempt to avoid increased assignments of any of its 2 nursing staff to night, evening, holiday or weekend duty as a result of the use of 3 temporary nurse personnel. 5 10.9.4 The Hospital shall promptly take and maintain all necessary steps to 6 reduce and minimize reliance on temporary registered nurses from outside 7 agencies. 9 10.9.5 The PNCC will review factual data and make recommendations for 10 further reducing the utilization of nurses from temporary agencies.