Common use of Floating Rotation Clause in Contracts

Floating Rotation. If staff cannot be floated from a unit leaving the unit below core or staffing matrix: a) Per diem b) Staff working additional shifts or overtime The employer will endeavor to minimize floating to multiple units during a shift when reasonably feasible. When unit-based staff are floated more than once during their shift and to more than two units during a shift it will be tracked on a staffing variance form and reviewed by the manager and a union delegate. Employees required to float within the hospital will receive orientation appropriate to the assignment, department or unit and will be assigned a resource person for guidance as needed. Orientation/training will be appropriate to the assignment and will be dependent upon the employee’s previous experience and familiarity with the work unit to which the employee is assigned. Utilizing a standardized tool, each direct patient care unit with the delegate and manager will create and review a unit specific outline of the care guidelines for the typical patients found on these units, to be used as a reference before and during the shift. The guidelines will include a description of the patient population, the care environment, any specialized documentation, and the unit’s general schedule of activities. It will be updated as needed for new competencies or procedures. The tool will feature a checklist that details the specialized competencies or procedure required of regularly assigned staff. Staff floating will check off or initial the unit’s specialized procedures that he or she is competent to perform. Any specialized competencies will be assigned to the resource person on the unit. The tool will be utilized for both cross training and daily floating. A record will be kept by each employee detailing units for which they have been oriented/trained with the date. A copy of that record will be furnished to the home unit manager. If during the floating assignment a staff member is asked to perform a task or procedure for which the staff member is not qualified, the staff member should immediately discuss the matter with the lead, charge nurse or manager. If the lead, charge nurse or manager is not available and the situation continues, the nursing supervisor should be paged immediately to address the situation. In areas where patient care is provided, staff will be expected to perform all basic patient care functions, but may not be required to perform tasks or procedures uniquely applicable to the department or unit that they are not qualified or trained to perform.

Floating Rotation. Swedish Xxxxxxx agrees that reassignments from a posted schedule will be minimized as reasonably possible. When it is necessary to float staff to another unit or department the Employer agrees to follow 8.1.1 floating sequence when necessary to float a unit based staff member. Floating assignments by classification within a work unit will normally be rotated equitably among all employees in the affected job classification on a unit on each shift, starting with the least senior employee floated first, subject to skill, competence and other patient care or departmental considerations, in the opinion of the Employer. If staff canan individual volunteers to float that shall be counted for purposes of the rotation list. The rotation list will be restarted January 1 and July 1 of each year, beginning with the least senior employee. 8.2 Float Pools The number of campus-based float pool employees will be monitored and adjusted on a quarterly basis by the Joint Nurse Staffing Committee who will report to the ABC committee. Data from all campuses within the Swedish system will be provided for by the employer to the campus-based staffing committee including but not limited to floating trends, average daily census, vacation, sick, FMLA, overtime, and per diem, to assist with determining the right size of each of the campus-based float pools. Campus float pools will not be floated from a unit leaving required to float to another campus. A float pools shall be continued and/or established as follows: A Nursing Assistant Certified (NAC) Float Pool. The NAC Float Pool will be staffed with NACs who will serve as primary resources for meeting NAC needs throughout the unit below core or staffing matrix: acampus, this includes but is not limited to Patient Safety Attendant (PSA) Per diem b) Staff working additional shifts or overtime The employer will endeavor to minimize floating to multiple units during a shift when reasonably feasibleneeds. When unit-based staff are floated more than once during their shift and to more than two units during a shift it PSA needs throughout the campus will be tracked on a staffing variance form and reviewed looked at quarterly by the manager campus staffing committees and a union delegatebrought to the Joint Nurse Staffing committee who will adjust the number of NAC floats based upon patient care needs. Employees required to Each float within the hospital pool staff will receive orientation appropriate to the assignment, department or physical unit and will the care requirements of the patients on that unit and campus. During her/his orientation, the employee shall be assigned a resource person to an employee from the unit’s permanent staff for clinical guidance as neededneeded and be provided access into all essential areas for staff. Orientation/training Orientation will be appropriate to the assignment and will be dependent upon the employee’s previous experience and familiarity with the work unit to which the employee is assigned. Utilizing a standardized tool, each direct patient care unit with the delegate and manager will create and review a unit specific outline of the care guidelines for the typical patients found on these units, to be used as a reference before and during the shift. The guidelines will include a description of the patient population. If issues arise resulting from floating between campuses, such matters may be brought to the care environment, any specialized documentation, and the unit’s general schedule of activitiesABC Committee. It will be updated as needed for new competencies or procedures. The tool will feature a checklist that details the specialized competencies or procedure required of regularly assigned staff. Staff floating will check off or initial the unit’s specialized procedures that he or she is competent to perform. Any specialized competencies will be NAC employees assigned to the resource person on NAC Float Pool shall be paid a premium of $2.25 per hour above their base wage rate for all hours worked. 8.3 Multi-Campus Units. There are no units except the unitlab required to do cross campus floating. The tool In the event the Employer decides to create cross campus assignments, the Employer will meet with the Union and representatives of staff to address staff concerns and convene a Change Process Team. All applicable contractual practices will be utilized for both cross training and daily floating. A record will be kept by each employee detailing units for which they have been oriented/trained with the date. A copy of that record will be furnished to the home unit manager. If during the floating assignment a staff member is asked to perform a task or procedure for which the staff member is not qualified, the staff member should immediately discuss the matter with the lead, charge nurse or manager. If the lead, charge nurse or manager is not available and the situation continues, the nursing supervisor should be paged immediately to address the situationfollowed. In areas where patient care the event a new multi-campus unit is providedcreated, staff will all affected employees shall be expected to perform all basic patient care functions, but may not be assigned a home campus. Only employees in multi-campus units or specifically designated roles are required to perform tasks or procedures uniquely applicable to the department or unit that they are not qualified or trained to performfloat across campuses.