Common use of Excess low census Clause in Contracts

Excess low census. If low census results in a reduction of at least 10% of the core scheduled hours in a nursing program over a span of three (3) consecutive cycles, representatives of the Agency and the Association shall meet to consider ways to remedy the situation, including potential reorganization and/or implementation of layoffs as provided in this article. All time that a nurse is prevented from working his/her scheduled hours because of low census will be included in calculating these percentages, regardless of whether the nurse uses PTO for any of the low census hours. Furthermore, whenever a nurse’s scheduled work hours are reduced by more than 25% in a given cycle because of low census, the Agency will seek to provide that nurse, upon written request from the nurse, any available work on the nurse’s regular shift that the nurse is qualified and able to perform.

Excess low census. If low census results in a reduction of at least 10% of the core scheduled hours in a nursing program unit over a span of three two (32) consecutive cycles, representatives of the Agency Medical Center and the Association shall meet to consider ways to remedy the situation, including potential reorganization and/or implementation of layoffs as provided in this article. All time that a nurse is prevented from working his/her scheduled hours because of low census will be included in calculating these percentages, regardless of whether the nurse uses PTO for any of the low census hours. Furthermore, whenever a nurse’s scheduled work hours are reduced by more than 25% in a given cycle because of low census, the Agency Medical Center will seek to provide that nurse, upon written request from the nurse, any available work on the nurse’s regular shift that the nurse is qualified and able to perform.