Common use of Available Work Clause in Contracts

Available Work. If work is available in another nursing unit, nurses will be offered the opportunity to float to that unit in accordance with Section 8.7 of the parties’ Agreement. Nurses may also be offered the opportunity to receive cross- orientation in units where they are not yet sufficiently cross-oriented. The Medical Center may offer other specific assignments (e.g., work on policies or administrative support) if there are no direct patient care needs. If a nurse opts for low census in lieu of (1) cross-orientation to one additional nursing unit pursuant to Section 8.6, or (2) accepting another assignment, then the nurse’s low census hours will be considered voluntary and not part of the nurse’s mandatory low census maximum. The Medical Center and bargaining unit nurses will share responsibility for minimizing mandatory low census. The supervisor may assign alternative work that is available and/or initiate a discussion with the nurse about the possibility of alternative work. The nurse’s low census hours will be considered voluntary if a nurse does not make himself or herself available for such alternative work.

Available Work. If work is available in another nursing unit, nurses will be offered the opportunity to float to that unit in accordance with Section 8.7 of the parties’ Agreement. Nurses may also be offered the opportunity to receive cross- orientation in units where they are not yet sufficiently cross-oriented. The Medical Center may offer other specific assignments (e.g., work on policies or administrative support) if there are no direct patient care needs. If a nurse opts for low census in lieu ofthe (1) cross-orientation to one additional nursing unit pursuant to Section 8.6, or (2) accepting another assignment, then the nurse’s low census hours will be considered voluntary and not part of the nurse’s mandatory low census maximum. The Medical Center and bargaining unit nurses will share responsibility for minimizing mandatory low census. The supervisor may assign alternative work that is available and/or initiate a discussion with the nurse about the possibility of alternative work. The nurse’s low census hours will be considered voluntary if a nurse does not make himself or herself available for such alternative work.

Available Work. If work is available in another nursing unit, nurses will be offered the opportunity to float to that unit in accordance with Section 8.7 8.8 of the parties’ Agreement. Nurses may also be offered the opportunity to receive cross- cross-orientation in units where they are not yet sufficiently cross-oriented. The Medical Center may offer other specific assignments (e.g., work on policies or administrative support) if there are no direct patient care needs. If a nurse opts for low census in lieu of of (1) cross-orientation to one additional addition nursing unit pursuant to Section 8.68.7, or or (2) accepting another assignment, then the nurse’s low census hours will be considered voluntary and not part of the nurse’s mandatory low census maximum. The Medical Center and bargaining unit nurses will share responsibility for minimizing mandatory low census. The supervisor may assign alternative work that is available and/or initiate a discussion with the nurse about the possibility of alternative work. The nurse’s low census hours will be considered voluntary if a nurse does not make himself or herself available for such alternative work.