Common use of Casual Nurses Clause in Contracts

Casual Nurses. a. Casual Nurses are used to supplement Registered Nurses in the Regular, Relief and Temporary categories. The purpose of this provision intent is to provide the Hospital with access to Nurses in the community who wish to continue Nursing but are unable to work on a regularly scheduled basis or are unable to commit to the standard minimum availability requirements of the categories’ set forth in this Article, and to offer continued employment to Nurses who might otherwise be forced to resign because of these same schedule and availability problems. b. The Hospital will employ as Casual Nurses, Nurses desiring such employment, including those Nurses currently employed by the Hospital. Casual Nurses shall be subject to the terms set forth below: (1) Casual Nurses will be hired based upon the Hospital’s evaluation of their abilities and on the Hospital’s needs. A Casual Nurse employed as Staff Nurse I will be identified to the Manager/Lead Nurse in the department/shift to which she/he is assigned and will be given assistance by the Manager/Lead Nurse as needed to assure that the Casual Nurse is competent to fulfill her/his assigned duties and responsibilities. (2) Casual Nurses shall be scheduled or assigned to work on an “as available” or “as needed” basis. (3) The ROH Standard in effect as of the current Agreement is to be used for ROHs under this Agreement, including Casual Nurses.

Casual Nurses. a. Casual Nurses are used to supplement Registered Nurses in the Regular, Relief and Temporary categories. The purpose of this provision intent is to provide the Hospital with access to Nurses in the community who wish to continue Nursing but are unable to work on a regularly scheduled basis or are unable to commit to the standard minimum availability requirements of the categories’ set forth in this Article, and to offer continued employment to Nurses who might otherwise be forced to resign because of these same schedule and availability problems. b. The Hospital will employ as Casual Nurses, Nurses desiring such employment, including those Nurses currently employed by the Hospital. Casual Nurses shall be subject to the terms set forth below: (1) Casual Nurses will be hired based upon the Hospital’s evaluation of their abilities and on the Hospital’s needs. A Casual Nurse employed as Staff Nurse I will be identified to the Manager/Lead Nurse in the department/shift to which she/he is they are assigned and will be given assistance by the Manager/Lead Nurse as needed to assure that the Casual Nurse is competent to fulfill her/his their assigned duties and responsibilities. (2) Casual Nurses shall be scheduled or assigned to work on an “as available” or “as needed” basis. (3) The ROH Standard in effect as of the current Agreement is to be used for ROHs under this Agreement, including Casual Nurses.