Low Census definition
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Voluntary Low Census is given for the entire shift (applies to regularly scheduled shifts).
Rotate regular full-time and part-time nurses by seniority within the Low Census Grouping starting with the least senior nurse first, providing skills, competence and ability are not overriding factors.
The Low Census Fund shall not be available to employees during that period of time that the Employer is subject to a ten (10) day strike notice, as provided for by Section 8(g) of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, as amended.
The Low Census Fund is utilized for projects and may involve some patient contact.
The Low Census Fund shall not be available to nurses during that period of time that the Employer is subject to a ten (10) day strike notice, as provided for by Section 8(g) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended.
See Report Pay, Low Census and other applicable employer policies, procedures and practices.
Except as provided for in Section 7.7, Low Census, nurses who report for work on a regularly scheduled shift and are sent home due to low patient census shall be paid for four (4) consecutive hours' work (low patient census applies also to low surgery schedule).
If, during the course of a shift, the needed staffing hours increase on a unit as determined by the Charge RN, the Charge RN will notify the Nursing Supervisor and the remaining hours of the RN’s shift will be charged to the unit budget rather than to the Low Census Fund.
The parties also acknowledge that the Medical Center may assign Low Census to a nurse in the categories below, if the only volunteer does not indicate the standby preference needed by the Medical Center.
When volunteers are sought the following guidelines will be followed: Guidelines for Implementing Voluntary Low Census.