Charge Nurse. A per diem Registered Nurse 2 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. 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 not generally assign charge duty to a per diem nurse. Nurses regularly assigned to a specific unit and who are qualified to act in charge will be placed in charge before a per diem nurse. 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.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
