Low Census Notification. As a general guide, the Hospital will seek to provide notice to nurses called off for low census not less than one and one-half (11/2) hour prior to day-shift starting time and not less than two (2) hours prior to evening and night-shift starting time.
Low Census Notification. The Hospital shall make a reasonable effort to notify nurses at least one and one-half (1 ½) hours in advance of their regularly scheduled shift if the nurse is not required to report for work on that shift as a result of low census reductions. If placed on low census prior to the beginning of a scheduled shift, the nurse will be either low censused or in an on-call status for the entire shift, unless an alternative agreement is agreed to by the nurse and the Hospital.
Low Census Notification. The Hospital shall make a reasonable effort to notify nurses at least one and one-half (1 ½) hours in advance of their regularly scheduled shift if the nurse is not required to report for work on that shift as a result of low census reductions. If placed on low census prior to the beginning of a scheduled shift, the nurse will be either low censused or in an on-call status for the entire shift, unless an alternative agreement is agreed to by the nurse and the Hospital. Rest Between Shifts. Each regular full-time and regular part-time nurse shall have an unbroken rest period of at least ten (10) hours between shifts unless mutually agreed upon between the nurse and the Hospital. If the nurse returns in less than ten (10) hours, the first eight (8) hours shall be paid at one and one-half (1 ½) times the regular rate and any subsequent hours shall be paid at twice the regular rate. This does not apply when the shift change is at the request of the nurse, or by nurses, due to attendance at non-mandatory meetings, or when the nurse is receiving standby/On Call (Section 7.2) or Callback (Section 7.3). Work in Advance of Shift. When a nurse, at the request of the Hospital, agrees to and does report for work in advance of the assigned shift and continues working during the scheduled shift, all hours worked prior to the scheduled shift shall be paid at one and one-half times (1 ½) the regular rate of pay.
Low Census Notification. The Hospital shall make a reasonable effort to notify LPNs at least one and one-half (1½) hours in advance of their regularly scheduled shift if the nurse is not required to report for work on that shift as a result of low census reductions. If placed on low census prior to the beginning of a scheduled shift, the LPN will be either low censused or in an on-call status for the entire shift, unless an alternative agreement is agreed to by the LPN and the Hospital.
