Float Pool Nurses. The Medical Center shall maintain a separate 21 however the Critical Care Float Pool RNs will support units in both campuses 22 (RiverBend Emergency Department; OHVI 4, the Intermediate Care Unit and the 23 University District Emergency Department). Float pool unit nurses may be 24 required to orient to up to four nursing units within their first year in the float pool 25 after such time they may request to orient to additional units at either campus 26 upon need and approval of the Float Pool Manager or designee. Nurses will be 27 required to maintain competency in each unit in which they work and will be 28 scheduled in those units to maintain skills. 30 Positions will be posted with designation for University District, RiverBend 31 or Critical Care Float Pool.
Float Pool Nurses. A nurse assigned to the float pool will be paid a differential of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25).
Float Pool Nurses. The Medical Center shall maintain a separate 24 Float Pool for each Sacred Heart Campus (Riverbend and University District) 25 however the Critical Care Float Pool RNs will support units in both campuses 26 (RiverBend Emergency Department; OHVI 4, the Intermediate Care Unit and the 27 University District Emergency Department). Float pool unit nurses may be 28 required to orient to up to four nursing units within their first year in the float pool 29 after such time they may request to orient to additional units at either campus 30 upon need and approval of the float pool manager or designee. Nurses will be 1 required to maintain competency in each unit in which they work and will be 2 scheduled in those units to maintain skills. 4 Positions will be posted with designation for University District, RiverBend 5 or Critical Care Float pool. 7 The Medical Center will make best efforts to minimize floating between 8 RiverBend and University District. Float Pool nurses shall be utilized to staff their 9 designated campus prior to being utilized to fill holes in staffing at the other 10 campus. If there are no staffing needs at their designated campus and a need 11 arises, the manager will seek volunteers. If there are no volunteers, the Medical 12 Center shall assign based on competency and an equitable rotation. The 13 rotation plan shall be developed by the Float Pool UBC. For each unit to which a 14 float pool nurse is required to orient, the nurse will receive sufficient orientation to 15 allow the nurse to have the documented competencies and skills required to 16 provide direct care to patients on the unit. The provisions of Section 8.9.1 apply 17 equally to Float Pool Unit nurses. 19 Float pool nurses may participate in both float pool and unit specific staff 20 meetings and in services and will be paid for their time.
Float Pool Nurses. The Medical Center shall maintain a separate Float Pool for each Sacred Heart Campus (Riverbend and University District) however the Critical Care Float Pool RNs will support units in both compuses (RiverBend Emergency Department; OHVI 4, the Intermediate Care Unit and the University District Emergency Department). Float pool unit nurses may be required to orient to up to four (4) nursing units within their first year in the float pool after such time they may request to orient to additional units at either campus upon need and approval of the float pool manager or designee. Nurses will be required to maintain competency in each unit in which they work and will be scheduled in those units to maintain skills.. Positions will be posted with designation for University District, RiverBend or Critical Care Float pool. The Nurse may voluntarily float to units or campuses outside of their hired designation but will not be required to do so. The selection of units within each designation shall be by mutual agreement with their nurse manager. The Medical Center will make best efforts to minimize floating between RiverBend and University District. Float Pool nurses shall be utilized to staff their designated campus prior to being utilized to fill holes in staffing at the other campus. If there are no staffing needs at their designated campus and If such a need arises, the manager will seek volunteers. If there are no volunteers, the Medical Center shall assign based on competency and an equitable rotation. The rotation plan shall be developed by the Float Pool UBCs. For each unit to which a float pool nurse is required to orient, the nurse will receive sufficient orientation to allow the nurse to have the documented competencies and skills required to provide direct care to patients on the unit. The provisions of section
Float Pool Nurses. (a) Tier 1
Float Pool Nurses. 2 For purposes of HCD rotation only, Float Pool nurses will be assigned
Float Pool Nurses. Float Pool RNs do not have a home unit and are assigned, as needed, to whatever unit needs assistance. Float Pool Nurses are expected to be able to carry a full patient care load on these units. Nurses assigned to the Float Pool shall receive a premium of three dollars ($3.00) per hour, which shall be included in their normal rate of pay. Float Pool Nurses will be assigned to units having patients for which they are competent to care. Float Pool Nurses will receive training and orientation appropriate to the assignment as necessary prior to taking a full patient assignment similar to other nurses in the unit.
