Common use of Assignment in Lieu of Shift Cancellation Clause in Contracts

Assignment in Lieu of Shift Cancellation. Nurses subject to shift cancellation Deleted: Notwithstanding the layoff-recall provisions of may be assigned available work in a helping hands capacity elsewhere in the Medical Center for the duration of the shift as follows: A. The Medical Center may require any nurse hired after April 19, 2011 to work on another unit in a helping hands capacity if the nurse has at least four (4) months if full-time or six (6) months if part-time of continuous employment with the Medical Center as a nurse. B. Each nurse employed as of April 19, 2011 who has not indicated that he/she will work in a helping hands capacity will not be required by the Medical Center to do so. Any such nurse who has previously indicated or may at any future time indicate, in writing, that they are willing to work in a helping hands capacity may not later choose to not do so, except pursuant to subsections D and F below. this Agreement, C. Working as Helping Hands: Helping hands means that the nurse is expected to help out but does not take a nurse assignment. D. A nurse who has agreed to work as helping hands (as outlined in paragraph B) or who is hired after April 19, 2011 will receive 100% of the hours in which the nurse was working as helping hands as credit toward his or her Mandatory Low Census (as set forth in Appendix B). E. Nurses who obtain a waiver approved by consensus at the Nursing Task Force will not be required to work in a helping hands capacity. In sensitive situations a nurse may request that the waiver be considered by a subcommittee of the NTF limited to one management representative and one Association representative. In addition, nurses may request that the NTF not be aware of their identity. F. Nurses who are not required to work in a helping hands capacity pursuant to this section will not be required to work in a helping hands capacity if they return to the bargaining unit after a break in service of less than one year. G. A nurse who has more than six (6) years of continuous employment as a nurse with the Medical Center may request to be exempt from working as helping hands. Such requests will be considered in good faith by the Medical Center subject to patient care needs. H. Notwithstanding the above provisions, the Medical Center will endeavor to minimize working in a helping hands capacity when reasonably feasible. When the Medical Center determines that working in a helping hands capacity is needed: 1. Nurses will receive orientation to the unit, including the layout of the unit, codes and passwords, and location of supplies. Nurses will be trained and current on PMAB. 2. Nurses will work as helping hands according to call off order in Appendix B. 3. The Medical Center will make reasonable efforts not to regularly require a nurse to work as helping hands on more than one unit per shift.

Assignment in Lieu of Shift Cancellation. Nurses subject to shift 23 cancellation Deleted: Notwithstanding the layoff-recall provisions of may be assigned available work in a helping hands capacity elsewhere 24 in the Medical Center for the duration of the shift as follows: 26 A. The Medical Center may require any nurse hired after April 19, 2011 27 to work in a Helping Hands capacity on another unit in a helping hands capacity if the nurse has at least 28 four (4) months if full-time or six (6) months if part-time of continuous 29 employment with the Medical Center as a nurse. 31 B. Each nurse employed as of April 19, 2011 who has not indicated that 32 he/she will work in a helping hands capacity will not be required by the 33 Medical Center to do so. Any such nurse who has previously indicated or 1 may at any future time indicate, in writing, that they are willing to work in a 2 helping hands capacity may not later choose to not do so, except pursuant to 3 subsections D and F below. this Agreement,. 5 C. Working as Helping Hands: Helping hands means that the nurse is expected to help out but does 6 not take a nurse assignment. 8 D. A registered nurse who has agreed to work as helping hands (as 9 outlined in paragraph B) or who is hired after April 19, 2011 will receive one 10 hundred percent (100% %) of the hours in which the nurse was working as 11 helping hands as credit toward his or her their Mandatory Low Census (as set forth in 12 Appendix BA). 14 E. Nurses who obtain a waiver approved by consensus at the Nursing 15 Task Force will not be required to work in a helping hands capacity. In 16 sensitive situations a nurse may request that the waiver be considered by a 17 subcommittee of the NTF limited to one management representative and one 18 Association representative. In addition, nurses may request that the NTF not 19 be aware of their identity. 21 F. Nurses who are not required to work in a helping hands capacity 22 pursuant to this section will not be required to work in a helping hands 23 capacity if they return to the bargaining unit after a break in service of less 24 than one (1) year. 26 G. A nurse who has more than six (6) years of continuous employment 27 as a nurse with the Medical Center may request to be exempt from working 28 as helping hands. Such requests will be considered in good faith by the 29 Medical Center subject to patient care needs. 31 H. Notwithstanding the above provisions, the Medical Center will 32 endeavor to minimize working in a helping hands capacity when reasonably 33 feasible. When the Medical Center determines that working in a helping 1 hands capacity is needed: 3 1. Nurses will receive orientation to the unit, including the layout of 4 the unit, codes and passwords, and location of supplies. Nurses will 5 be trained and current on PMAB, if applicable. 7 2. Nurses will work as helping hands according to call off order in 8 Appendix B.A. 10 3. The Medical Center will make reasonable efforts not to 11 regularly require a nurse to work as helping hands on more than one 12 unit per shift.

Assignment in Lieu of Shift Cancellation. Nurses subject to shift cancellation Deleted: Notwithstanding the layoff-recall 2 provisions of this Agreement, nurses subject to shift cancellation may be assigned available 3 work in a helping hands capacity elsewhere in the Medical Center for the duration of the shift as 4 follows: 5 A. The Medical Center may require any nurse hired after April 19, 2011 to work on 6 another unit in a helping hands capacity if the nurse has at least four five hundred (4500) months if full-time or six (6) months if part-time hours of 7 continuous employment with the Medical Center as a nurse.. 8 9 B. Each nurse employed as of April 19, 2011 who has not indicated that he/she will 10 work in a helping hands capacity will not be required by the Medical Center to do so. Any such 11 nurse who has previously indicated or may at any future time indicate, in writing, that they are 12 willing to work in a helping hands capacity may not later choose to not do so, except pursuant to 13 subsections D and F below. this Agreement,14 15 C. Working as Helping Hands: Helping hands means that the nurse is expected to 16 help out but does not take a nurse patient care assignment.. 17 18 D. A nurse who has agreed to work as helping hands (as outlined in paragraph B) or 19 who is hired after April 19, 2011 will receive 100% of the hours in which the nurse was working 20 as helping hands as credit toward his or her Mandatory Low Census (as set forth in Appendix B).in 23 E. Nurses who obtain a waiver approved by consensus at the Nursing Task Force 24 will not be required to work in a helping hands capacity. In sensitive situations a nurse may 25 request that the waiver be considered by a subcommittee of the NTF limited to one 26 management representative and one Association representative. In addition, nurses may 27 request that the NTF not be aware of their identity.. 28 29 F. Nurses who are not required to work in a helping hands capacity pursuant to this 30 section will not be required to work in a helping hands capacity if they return to the bargaining 31 unit after a break in service of less than one year.. 32 33 G. A nurse who has more than six (6) years of continuous employment as a nurse 34 with the Medical Center may request to be exempt from working as helping hands. Such 35 requests will be considered in good faith by the Medical Center subject to patient care needs.. 36 37 H. Notwithstanding the above provisions, the Medical Center will endeavor to 1 minimize working in a helping hands capacity when reasonably feasible. When the Medical 2 Center determines that working in a helping hands capacity is needed: 3 1. Nurses will receive or have been previously given orientation needed to 4 work on the unit, including the layout of the unit, codes and passwords, and location of 5 supplies. Nurses will be trained and current on PMAB. 7 2. Nurses will generally work as helping hands according to call off order in Appendix B.on a rotational basis. All 8 nurses who float will be PMAB trained. 9 10 3. The Medical Center will make reasonable efforts not to regularly require a 11 nurse to work as helping hands on more than one unit per shift.. 12

Assignment in Lieu of Shift Cancellation. Nurses subject to shift cancellation Deleted: Notwithstanding the layoff-recall provisions of may be 26 assigned available work in a helping hands capacity elsewhere in the Medical Center for the 27 duration of the shift as follows: 28 A. The Medical Center may require any nurse hired after April 19, 2011 to work 29 on another unit in a helping hands capacity if the nurse has at least four (4) months if 30 full-time or six (6) months if part-time of continuous employment with the Medical 31 Center as a nurse. 32 B. Each nurse employed as of April 19, 2011 who has not indicated that he/she 33 will work in a helping hands capacity will not be required by the Medical Center to do 34 so. Any such nurse who has previously indicated or may at any future time indicate, in 1 writing, that they are willing to work in a helping hands capacity may not later choose 2 to not do so, except pursuant to subsections D and F below. this Agreement,. 3 C. Working as Helping Hands: Helping hands means that the nurse is expected to 4 help out but does not take a nurse assignment. 5 D. A nurse who has agreed to work as helping hands (as outlined in paragraph B) or 6 who is hired after April 19, 2011 will receive 100% of the hours in which the nurse was 7 working as helping hands as credit toward his or her Mandatory Low Census (as set 8 forth in Appendix B). 9 E. Nurses who obtain a waiver approved by consensus at the Nursing Task Force 10 will not be required to work in a helping hands capacity. In sensitive situations a nurse 11 may request that the waiver be considered by a subcommittee of the NTF limited to one 12 management representative and one Association representative. In addition, nurses may 13 request that the NTF not be aware of their identity. 14 F. Nurses who are not required to work in a helping hands capacity pursuant to this 15 section will not be required to work in a helping hands capacity if they return to the 16 bargaining unit after a break in service of less than one year. 17 G. A nurse who has more than six (6) years of continuous employment as a nurse 18 with the Medical Center may request to be exempt from working as helping hands. Such 19 requests will be considered in good faith by the Medical Center subject to patient care needs.care 21 H. Notwithstanding the above provisions, the Medical Center will endeavor to 22 minimize working in a helping hands capacity when reasonably feasible. When the 23 Medical Center determines that working in a helping hands capacity is needed: 24 1. Nurses will receive orientation to the unit, including the layout of the 25 unit, codes and passwords, and location of supplies. Nurses will be trained 26 and current on PMAB. 27 2. Nurses will work as helping hands according to call off order in Appendix 28 B. 29 3. The Medical Center will make reasonable efforts not to regularly require a 30 nurse to work as helping hands on more than one unit per shift.