Floating Guidelines. The parties agree that in the event that a nurse is required to float from the nurse’s unit to another unit for any hours, the following order will apply providing first that patient care needs are being met.
Floating Guidelines. In the event that a nurse is required to float to another Unit, the following order will apply, providing that patient care needs will be met:
(a) Nurses who were hired in to a float position; then,
(b) Volunteers; then,
(c) The least senior nurse that is qualified on any Unit as determined by the Manager or designate regardless of the nurse’s status.
(d) A Nurse that has not completed their probationary period as per Article 10 will not be required to Float.
Floating Guidelines. L-16 When staff is required to float to another unit, the following guidelines will be applied: Providing first that patient care needs are being met nurses will float in reverse order of seniority as follows:
(a) Registered Nurses from the corporate float team will float first followed by
(b) Casual Registered Nurses from another unit.
(c) Regular Part-time and Full-time Registered Nurses from another unit.
(d) Casual Registered Nurses from within the unit.
(e) Regular Part-time and Full-time Registered Nurses from within the unit, including mobile team members. Staff not required to float include:
(a) Any Registered Nurse who has not competed his/her orientation period on his/her home unit tours coded as (“O”).
(b) Any Registered Nurse who is new to the Hospital, for a period of three (3) calendar months from his/her date of hire. Registered Nurses are only permitted to work on their home unit for a period of three (3) months from their date of hire.
(c) Any Registered Nurse who is acting as a preceptor.
Floating Guidelines. The following guidelines will be followed when floating an employee from a regular unit or department:
1. In the event floating is necessary, volunteers will first be sought. If there are no volunteers, then Outside Agency personnel will be floated if the contract with the agency permits floating. Such agency staff must be qualified as per this Article. The Medical Center will use its best efforts to see that Agency personnel are to float first.
2. If there are no volunteers or eligible Outside Agency personnel, employees who have reported to work overtime or extra shifts will be assigned to float if/when floating is necessary.
3. If there are no volunteers, eligible agency personnel, overtime, or extra shift personnel available to float, the least senior qualified employee shall be floated in order of reverse seniority on a rotating basis. The priority float order will be: per diem employees followed by part-time employees with less than twenty-five (25) years seniority, half-time employees with less than twenty-five (25) years seniority and full-time employees with less than twenty-five (25) years seniority.
A. Nurses who are floated shall not be assigned charge responsibilities or duties, nor given assignments not commensurate with their experience and background. Nurses who are assigned charge responsibilities shall not be floated for that shift.
B. It is understood and agreed that an employee shall not be responsible to care for patients or operate equipment unless the employee is appropriately qualified and oriented as per article 14.2.
C. Regularly assigned employees who either volunteer or are assigned to float in lieu of an agency person shall be paid $15.00 per hour float pay.
D. Except in cases of unpreventable emergency or unforeseen circumstances, as defined in Article 4.1, the following additional rules shall apply:
i. Employees excluding per diems with more than twenty-five (25) years of seniority who are regularly assigned to a particular unit or department shall not be required to float.
ii. Every attempt will be made to complete floating assignments up to the first hour of the employee’s shift.
iii. An employee shall not be floated more than once in the same shift, unless to or from a ten (10) or twelve (12) hour unit. A ten (10) or twelve (12) hour employee who is floated pursuant to this section will have the option to be returned to his/her home unit to complete his/her shift, be assigned to another unit, or may take time off, with or ...
