Low Census/Low Need. During a period of temporary low census or low need, the Employer will seek out volunteers to take time off or float to other areas if the need exists before determining and implementing the reduced staffing schedule required within a job classification. In the event there are no volunteers, the Employer will endeavor to rotate low census equitably among all employees, starting with the least senior employee first, providing skill, competence, ability and availability are considered equal as determined by the Employer and patient care needs requiring specific skill level are retained. Where unanticipated low census occurs in the inpatient facility, Tacoma, Bellevue, Capitol Hill ambulatory surgery units, Bellevue and Capitol Hill Shared Procedures Units, or Home Health and Hospice, the following steps will be taken in the order below:
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
