Common use of Flexible Staffing Clause in Contracts

Flexible Staffing. Nurses on regularly scheduled shifts will not be mandated to use leave without pay or accrued leave when the medical center’s staffing exceeds clinical needs. Nurses may volunteer and use either leave without pay or accrued leave under these circumstances. The unit will seek volunteers in the following order: • Nurses on overtime • Agency nurses and travelers • Per diem nurses, unless the per diem nurse must work to maintain competency • Staff nurse volunteers

Flexible Staffing. Nurses on regularly scheduled shifts will not be mandated to use leave without pay or accrued leave when the medical center’s staffing exceeds clinical needs. Nurses may volunteer and use either leave without pay or accrued leave under these circumstances. The unit will seek volunteers in the following order: •  Nurses on overtime •  Agency nurses and travelers •  Per diem nurses, unless the per diem nurse must work to maintain competency •  Staff nurse volunteers