Common use of Designation of CNI shifts Clause in Contracts

Designation of CNI shifts. A shift shall be designated a CNI shift on a unit under any of the following circumstances: a. Where baseline staffing is ten (10) or less, staffing on the unit is one (1) nurse below the appropriate staffing level, adjusted for census and acuity, as determined by the Employer. b. Where baseline staffing is more than ten (10), staffing on the unit is (2) nurses below the appropriate staffing level, adjusted for census and acuity, as determined by the Employer. c. As otherwise deemed necessary by the Employer. Where CNI is to be applied on a cluster basis, a shift shall be designated as a CNI shift where staffing is below the appropriate staffing level for the cluster based on each of the units that comprise the cluster (e.g., if the cluster is comprised of four (4) units where baseline staffing is more than ten (10), automatic designation of CNI shall occur when staffing for the entire cluster is eight (8) or more below the aggregate staffing level for the cluster). The Employer will notify the Association of those areas in which CNI may be applied on a cluster rather than a unit basis. Once a shift has been identified on a specific unit (including a single unit within a cluster) or an entire CNI cluster as a Critical Need Incentive shift, the designation will remain in effect. Any FTE nurse in the unit or CNI cluster who works the shift as an “extra” shift shall receive the pay differential, regardless of the date he/she agreed to work the shift so designated, unless the nurse elects to waive payment of the differential in order to avoid cancellation/curtailment prior to a resource nurse. However, the Employer may designate a shift on a specific unit in the cluster as a CNI shift for that unit only based on a specific skill set needed for the unit.

Designation of CNI shifts. A shift shall be designated a CNI shift on a unit under any of the following circumstances: a. Where baseline staffing is ten (10) or less, staffing on the unit is one (1) nurse below the appropriate staffing level, adjusted for census and acuity, as determined by the EmployerDivision Director or designee. b. Where baseline staffing is more than ten (10), staffing on the unit is (2) nurses below the appropriate staffing level, adjusted for census and acuity, as determined by the EmployerDivision Director or designee. c. As otherwise deemed necessary by the Employer. Where CNI is to be applied on a cluster basis, a shift shall be designated as a CNI shift where staffing is below the appropriate staffing level for the cluster based on each of the units that comprise the cluster (e.g., if the cluster is comprised of four (4) units where baseline staffing is more than ten (10), automatic designation of CNI shall occur when staffing for the entire cluster is eight (8) or more below the aggregate staffing level for the cluster). The Employer will notify the Association of those areas in which CNI may is to be applied on a cluster rather than a unit basis. Once a shift has been identified on a specific unit (including a single unit within a cluster) or an entire CNI cluster as a Critical Need Incentive shift, the designation will remain in effect. Any any FTE nurse in the unit or CNI cluster who works the shift as an “extra” shift shall receive the pay differential, regardless of the date he/she agreed to work the shift so designated, unless the nurse elects to waive payment of the differential in order to avoid cancellation/curtailment prior to a resource nurse. However, the Employer may designate a shift on a specific unit in the cluster as a CNI shift for that unit only based on a specific skill set needed for the unit.

Designation of CNI shifts. A shift shall be designated a CNI shift on a unit under any of the following circumstances: a. Where baseline staffing is ten (10) or less, staffing on the unit is one (1) nurse below the appropriate staffing level, adjusted for census and acuity, as determined by the EmployerDivision Director or designee. b. Where baseline staffing is more than ten (10), staffing on the unit is (2) nurses below the appropriate staffing level, adjusted for census and acuity, as determined by the EmployerDivision Director or designee. c. As otherwise deemed necessary by the Employer. Where CNI is to be applied on a cluster basis, a shift shall be designated as a CNI shift where staffing is below the appropriate staffing level for the cluster based on each of the units that comprise the cluster (e.g., if the cluster is comprised of four (4) units where baseline staffing is more than ten (10), automatic designation of CNI shall occur when staffing for the entire cluster is eight (8) or more below the aggregate staffing level for the cluster). The Employer will notify the Association of those areas in which CNI may is to be applied on a cluster rather than a unit basis. Once a shift has been identified on a specific unit (including a single unit within a cluster) or an entire CNI cluster as a Critical Need Incentive shift, the designation will remain in effect. Any FTE nurse in the unit or CNI cluster who works the shift as an “extra” shift shall receive the pay differential, regardless of the date he/she agreed to work the shift so designated, unless the nurse elects to waive payment of the differential in order to avoid cancellation/curtailment prior to a resource nurse. However, the Employer may designate a shift on a specific unit in the cluster as a CNI shift for that unit only based on a specific skill set needed for the unit.