Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee. The Hospital Nurse Staffing 7 Committee shall be composed of an equal number of nurse managers and bedside 8 registered nurses, including at least one (1) direct care registered nurse from each unit 11 by the written hospital wide staffing plan. Pursuant to current Oregon staffing laws, the 12 Committee shall have as its primary goal the provision of safe patient care, and adequate 13 nurse staffing; and the development, monitoring, evaluation, and modification of the 14 staffing plan for nursing services. The staffing plan will be based on:
15 A. Patient acuity, intensity, and census, with the ultimate goal of 16 safe, quality care;
18 B. National specialty standards and guidelines and other 19 Hospital comparative data); and 20
21 C. Patient outcome indicators, including but not limited to 22 American Nurses Association quality indicators and ONA 23 staffing and documentation request data. 24 25 Bedside nurse members will be released from duty for Committee meetings as well 26 as subcommittee meetings and other duties related to Committee work as requested by 27 the Committee. Alternate members will be released from duty when replacing a regular 28 member. Nurse members and alternates will be paid their hourly wage, plus appropriate 29 differentials, for time spent in the above Committee activities. Association members who 30 oversee the selection of the registered nurse members and alternates will also be entitled 31 to be paid for hours spent in activities requested by the Committee. In the event the 32 provisions of the current Oregon staffing laws are changed, the provisions of this Article 33 will be deemed modified in accordance with such changes.
Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee. The purpose of this Committee is to develop, oversee, and evaluate an annual nurse staffing plan covering each shift and patient care unit in accordance with the provisions of RCW 70.41.410-420. The Association Union will determine how nurses will be selected to serve on the Committee. Committee members will be on paid time while attending Committee meetings.
15.4.1 The parties’ established Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee (NSC HSC) shall be responsible for those activities required of it under RCW 70.41 et seq. The Union will determine how the registered nurse members of the HSC will be selected, including three designated alternatives. Management will comprise not more than fifty percent (50%) of the HSC voting members. The composition of the HSC NSC shall comport with RCW 70.41 and successors thereto. The Association will determine how the registered nurse members of the NSC HSC will be selected, including three designated alternatives. The Medical Center will provide the Association Union with an updated NSC HSC membership roster by January 1 annually and whenever changes to the membership occur. Attendance at Committee meetings by appointed committee members will be on paid time basis at the nurse’s regular rate of pay and nurses shall be relieved of all other work duties during meetings. Participation in the hospital staffing committee by a hospital employee shall be on scheduled work time and compensated at the appropriate rate of pay. Hospital staffing committee members shall be relieved of all other work duties during meetings of the committee. Additional staffing relief must be provided if necessary to ensure committee members are able to attend hospital staffing committee meetings. A WSNA staff representative may attend. HSC NSC meetings will be held at least every two (2) months. All changes to the staffing plan in any unit shall be considered and voted upon by the NSC HSC before they are submitted to the Hospital President CEO/designee and implemented in accordance with RCW 70.41.420. The Hospital President Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) shall attend at least one Staffing Committee HSC meetings .per year, and may attend more at their discretion
15.4.1.1 In the first six (6) months of 2022, the NSC will hold an additional two meetings (beyond those currently scheduled) to review the acuity tool pilot program.
15.4.2 The Medical Center will strive to maintain staffing levels that provide for safe patient care and the health and safety of nurses. T...
Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee. 8 4.1 The Hospital will comply with its obligation under Oregon State Law to
11 4.2 In accordance with state law the charter bylaws of the hospital nurse staffing
16 4.3 Each January the Direct Care RN Co-Chair of the Nurse Staffing committee
20 4.4 Bargaining unit nurses shall be released from patient care to participate in
23 4.5 Recognizing that the bedside nurse input comprises 50% of the unit specific
Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee. The Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee 22 shall be composed of an equal number of nurse managers and bedside 23 registered nurses, including at least one (1) direct care registered nurse from 24 each unit or specialty area as defined by the Hospital, to be selected by the 25 Association and one direct care staff member who is not an RN and whose 26 services are covered by the written Hospital-wide staffing plan. The Union will 27 actively promote a goal of attendance by the primary or secondary bedside 28 representative of at least 50% of ARRMC recognized nursing units at each 29 Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee meeting. Pursuant to current Oregon staffing 30 laws, the Committee shall have as its primary goal the provision of safe patient 31 care, and adequate nurse staffing, and the development, monitoring, evaluation, 1 and modification of the staffing plan for nursing services. The Hospital Nurse 2 Staffing Committee shall meet at 08:00 to allow participation of day shift and 3 night shift nurses. 5 In developing the staffing plan, the Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee may 6 consider:
8 A. The specialized qualifications and competencies of the nursing staff and 9 the skill mix and level of competency needed to ensure that the hospital is 10 staffed to meet the health care needs of patients;
11 B. The size of the hospital and a measurement of hospital unit activity that 12 quantifies the rate of admissions, discharges and transfers for each 13 hospital unit and the time required for a direct care registered nurse 14 belonging to a hospital unit to complete admissions, discharges and 15 transfers for that hospital unit;
16 C. The unit’s general and predominant patient population as defined by the 17 Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups adopted by the Centers for 18 Medicare and Medicaid Services, or by other measures for patients who 19 are not classified in the Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups;
20 D. Nationally recognized evidence-based standards and guidelines 21 established by professional nursing specialty organizations, if any;
22 E. Differences in patient acuity;
23 F. Tasks not related to providing direct care. 24 25 Bedside nurse members will be released from duty for Committee meetings as 26 well as subcommittee meetings and other duties related to Committee work as 27 requested by the Committee. Alternate members will be released from duty when 28 replacing a regular member. Nurse members and alternates will be paid their 29 hour...
Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee. The Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee shall be 3 composed of an equal number of nurse managers and bedside registered nurses, 4 including at least one (1) direct care registered nurse from each unit or specialty area as 5 defined by the Hospital, to be selected by the Association and one direct care staff 6 member who is not a Registered nurse and whose services are covered by the written 8 primary or secondary bedside representative of at least 50% of ARRMC recognized 9 nursing units at each Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee meeting. Pursuant to current 10 Oregon staffing laws, the Committee shall have as its primary goal the provision of safe 11 patient care, and adequate nurse staffing, and the development, monitoring, evaluation, 12 and modification of the staffing plan for nursing services. The Hospital Nurse Staffing 13 Committee shall meet at 08:00 to allow participation of day shift and night shift nurses. 14 15 TIn developing the staffing plan, the Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee may consider 16 will be based on:
18 A. The specialized qualifications and competencies of the nursing staff and the skill
21 B. The size of the hospital and a measurement of hospital unit activity that
25 C. The unit’s general and predominant patient population as defined by the
29 D. Nationally recognized evidence-based standards and guidelines established by
31 E. Differences in patient acuity;
32 F. Tasks not related to providing direct care.
Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee. The Nurse Staffing Committee 21 shall be composed of an equal number of nurse managers and direct care staffbedside 22 registered nurses, including at least one (1) direct care registered nurse from each unit 23 or specialty area as defined by the Hospital, to be selected by the Association, and 24 direct care registered nurses for those units or specialty areas, and include one (1) 25 member appointed by the PNCC and one (1) member appointed by the Association.
Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee. The Nurse Staffing Committee 39 shall be composed of nurse managers and bedside registered nurses, including at least 40 one (1) direct care registered nurse from each unit or specialty area as defined by the 1 Hospital, to be selected by the direct care registered nurses for those units or specialty 2 areas, and include one (1) member appointed by the PNCC and one (1) member 3 appointed by the Association. Pursuant to current Oregon staffing laws, the Committee 4 shall have as its primary goal the provision of safe patient care, and adequate nurse 5 staffing; and the development, monitoring, evaluation, and modification of the staffing 6 plan for nursing services. The staffing plan will be based on:
7 1. Patient acuity, intensity, and census, with the ultimate goal 8 of safe, quality care;
9 2. National specialty standards and guidelines and other 10 Hospital comparative data); and
11 3. Patient outcome indicators, including but not limited to 12 American Nurses Association quality indicators and ONA 13 staffing and documentation request data. 14 The bBedside nurse members and alternates of the Committee will be released 15 from duty and paid for time spent in Committee meetings as well as subcommittee 16 meetings and other duties related to Committee work as requested by the Committee.
Hospital Nurse Staffing Committee. The Nurse Staffing Committee shall be composed of nurse managers and bedside registered nurses, including at least one (1) direct care registered nurse from each unit or specialty area as defined by the Hospital, to be selected by the direct care registered nurses for those units or specialty areas, and include one (1) member appointed by the PNCC and one (1) member appointed by the Association. Pursuant to current Oregon staffing laws, the Committee shall have as its primary goal the provision of safe patient care, and adequate nurse staffing; and the development, monitoring, evaluation, and modification of the staffing plan for nursing services. The staffing plan will be based on:
1. Patient acuity, intensity, and census, with the ultimate goal of safe, quality care;
2. National specialty standards and guidelines and other Hospital comparative data); and
3. Patient outcome indicators, including but not limited to American Nurses Association quality indicators and ONA staffing and documentation request data. Bedside nurse members will be released from duty for Committee meetings as well as subcommittee meetings and other duties related to Committee work as requested by the Committee. Alternate members will be released from duty when replacing a regular member. Nurse members and alternates will be paid their hourly wage, plus appropriate differentials, for time spent in the above Committee activities. Association members who oversee the selection of the registered nurse members and alternates will also be entitled to be paid for hours spent in activities requested by the Committee. In the event the provisions of the current Oregon staffing laws are changed, the provisions of this Article will be deemed modified in accordance with such changes.
