Common use of Charge Nurse Clause in Contracts

Charge Nurse. A Registered Nurse 2 (staff nurse) who is assigned responsibility for an organized unit for a period of four (4) or more hours. Charge nurse responsibility shall not overlap on the same shift. "Organized unit" shall be defined by the Employer. Upon successful completion of the probationary period, all nurses shall be eligible to apply for training as charge nurse. If a nurse is not accepted into training, the nurse will receive an explanation. Management will make a good faith effort not to assign charge duty to a float nurse. Nurses regularly assigned to a specific unit and who are qualified to act in charge will be placed in charge before a nurse floated to that unit is placed in charge. On all units, the charge nurse will use her/his professional judgment when it is necessary to take patients, based on patient needs and nurse competency. Nurses floating to a unit shall then be assigned charge only by mutual consent. It is within the role of the Charge nurse to determine the need for additional staff based on a thorough assessment of patient needs, unit activity, and available resources and to make the appropriate recommendation to the staffing office/manager.

Charge Nurse. A Registered Nurse 2 (staff nurse) who is assigned responsibility for an organized unit for a period of four (4) or more hours. Charge nurse responsibility shall not overlap on the same shift. "Organized unit" shall be defined by the Employer. Upon successful completion of the probationary period, all nurses shall be eligible to apply for training as charge nurse. If a nurse is not accepted into training, the nurse will receive an explanation. Management will make a good faith effort not to assign charge duty to a float nurse. Nurses regularly assigned to a specific unit and who are qualified to act in charge will be placed in charge before a nurse floated to that unit is placed in charge. On all units, the charge nurse will use her/his their professional judgment when it is necessary to take patients, based on patient needs and nurse competency. Nurses floating to a unit shall then be assigned charge only by mutual consent. It is within the role of the Charge nurse to determine the need for additional staff based on a thorough assessment of patient needs, unit activity, and available resources and to make the appropriate recommendation to the staffing office/manager.