Cross cover. 22.1 The parties to the Agreement recognise the medico-legal implications of providing cross cover. The intent of this provision is to ensure that no RMO is placed in an unsafe position with regard to workload. An RMO who believes he/she has been placed in a situation as a result of cross cover which she/he believes will compromise patient care shall in the first instance advise the appropriate Clinical Director and/or manager of the situation, and if the situation persists the RMO cannot be obliged to undertake professional responsibilities that compromise the safety of his or her patients. The parties accept that the final decision to provide cross cover falls to the RMO taking into account their current workload and the proposed workload. Where an employee provides cross cover, he/she shall be paid an additional $165 in recognition of the increased workload. If cover is provided by more than one employee then the payment is shared among those employees providing cover.
Cross cover. 22.1 The parties to the Agreement recognise the medico-legal implications of providing cross cover. The intent of this provision is to ensure that no RMO is placed in an unsafe position with regard to workload. An RMO who believes he/she has been placed in a situation as a result of cross cover which she/he believes will compromise patient care shall in the first instance advise the appropriate Clinical Director and/or manager of the situation, and if the situation persists the RMO cannot be obliged to undertake professional responsibilities that compromise the safety of his or her patients. The parties accept that the final decision to provide cross cover falls to the RMO taking into account their current workload and the proposed workload. Where an employee provides cross cover, he/she shall be paid an additional $165 in recognition of the increased workload. If cover is provided by more than one employee then the payment is shared among those employees providing cover. No RMO should be expected to provide cover for non-RMO work unless specified (with clear examples of where this may occur) in the run description.
Cross cover. 17.1 The parties to the Agreement recognise the medico-legal implications of providing cross cover. The intent of this provision is to ensure that no RMO is placed in an unsafe position with regard to workload. An RMO who believes he/she has been placed in a situation as a result of cross cover which she/he believes will compromise patient care shall in the first instance advise the appropriate Clinical Director and/or manager of the situation, and if the situation persists the RMO cannot be obliged to undertake professional responsibilities that compromise the safety of his or her patients. The parties accept that the final decision to provide cross cover falls to the RMO taking into account their current workload and the proposed workload. Where an employee provides cross cover, he/she shall be paid $150 $165 per day/shift in recognition of the increased workload. If cover is provided by more than one employee then the payment is shared among those employees providing cover. The additional duties provisions (clause 11) do not apply in a cross cover situation. Where an RMO is absent from a roster for any reason outside ordinary hours Monday through Friday, the employer must provide cover from an at least equivalent replacement suitably qualified medical practitioner. For the sake of clarity: absences from the roster for evenings, nights, public holidays and weekends must be filled in a like for like manner for example an RMO on duty must be replaced by an at least equivalent suitably qualified medical practitioner on duty, and not in any circumstances be left to the remaining RMOs rostered on during the period to cover the absent employee’s duties in addition to their own.
