Low Census Process. 1. Low Census will be assigned in the following sequence within the cluster (and within unit in the surgical clusters) where the need for Low Census is identified in the following order:
a. Per diem agency nurses.
b. Temporary nurses.
c. Resources nurses - after they have worked 24 hours in that week. If more than one resource nurse is subject to low census, the unit will use a rotation system to determine which nurse will receive low census.
Low Census Process. 10 1. Low Census will be assigned in the following sequence within the 11 cluster (and within unit in the surgical clusters) where the need for Low Census is 12 identified in the following order:
14 a. Agency nurses (per diem, guaranteed or travelers).
16 b. Temporary nurses. 18 c. Share Care nurses. 19 20 d. Resources nurse after they have worked 24 hours in that 21 week. If more than one resource nurse is subject to low census, the unit 22 will use a rotation system to determine which nurse will receive low 23 census.
Low Census Process. 15 1. Low Census will be assigned in the following sequence within the 16 cluster (and within unit in the surgical clusters) where the need for Low Census is 17 identified in the following order:
18 a. Per diem agency nurses.
19 b. Temporary nurses.
20 c. Resources nurse after they have worked 24 hours in that 21 week. If more than one resource nurse is subject to low census, the unit 22 will use a rotation system to determine which nurse will receive low 23 census.
24 d. Nurses whose work would be payable at overtime or other 25 premium rates, including for extra shifts.
26 e. Volunteer nurses on units, followed by volunteer nurses 27 within the cluster where the Low Census will occur, subject to the 28 provisions of Sections (D(2)(b) and (E), below. Lists of requested 29 voluntary Low Census are maintained in the appropriate department 1 indicating Low Census and the nurse must designate his or her preference 2 related to Standby at the time the nurse places his or her name on the list. 3 Such preference will be considered by the Medical Center in determining 4 which nurse will be given the Low Census, based on the determination as 5 to the standby needs for the unit/cluster (e.g., with or without standby). 6 Where multiple requests are received for the same status of voluntary low 7 census (e.g., with or without standby), the earliest request(s) will be given 8 preference and the order will be viewable by nurses on-line, provided that
Low Census Process. 4 1. Low Census will be assigned in the following sequence within the 5 cluster (and within unit in the surgical clusters) where the need for Low Census is 6 identified in the following order:
7 a. Per diem Agency nurses (per diem, guaranteed or travelers).
8 b. Temporary nurses.
9 c. Share Care nurses.
10 d. Resources nurse after they have worked 24 hours in that 11 week. If more than one resource nurse is subject to low census, the unit 12 will use a rotation system to determine which nurse will receive low 13 census.
14 e. Nurses whose work would be payable at overtime or other 15 premium rates, including for extra shifts.
16 f. Volunteer nurses on units, followed by volunteer nurses 17 within the cluster where the Low Census will occur, subject to the 18 provisions of Sections (D(2)(b) and (E), below. Lists of requested 19 voluntary Low Census are maintained in the appropriate department 20 indicating Low Census and the nurse must designate his or her preference 21 related to Xxxxxxx at the time the nurse places his or her name on the list. 22 Such preference will be considered by the Medical Center in determining 23 which nurse will be given the Low Census, based on the determination as 24 to the standby needs for the unit/cluster (e.g., with or without standby). 25 Where multiple requests are received for the same status of voluntary low 26 census (e.g., with or without standby), the earliest request(s) will be given 27 preference and the order will be viewable by nurses on-line, provided that
Low Census Process. 1. Low Census will be assigned in the following sequence within the cluster (and within unit in the surgical clusters) where the need for Low Census is identified in the following order:
a. Agency nurses (per diem, guaranteed or travelers).
b. Temporary nurses.
c. Share Care nurses.
d. Resources nurse after they have worked 24 hours in that week. If more than one resource nurse is subject to low census, the unit will use a rotation system to determine which nurse will receive low census.
e. Nurses whose work would be payable at overtime or other premium rates, including for extra shifts.
f. Volunteer nurses on units, followed by volunteer nurses within the cluster where the Low Census will occur, subject to the provisions of Sections (D(2)(b) and E), below. Lists of requested voluntary Low Census are maintained in the appropriate department indicating Low Census and the nurse must designate his or her preference related to Standby at the time the nurse places his or her name on the list. Such preference will be considered by the Medical Center in determining which nurse will be given the Low Census, based on the determination as to the standby needs for the unit/cluster (e.g., with or without standby). Where multiple requests are received for the same status of voluntary low census (e.g., with or without standby), the earliest request(s) will be given preference and the order will be viewable by nurses on-line, provided that a nurse on the same unit or cluster is qualified to perform the work of the nurse given the time off.
i. The parties acknowledge that the Medical Center will make its best effort to select accurately among volunteers for low census.
ii. The parties also acknowledge that the Medical Center may assign Low Census to a nurse in the categories below, if the only volunteer does not indicate the standby preference needed by the Medical Center.
g. Resource nurses, regardless of the number of shifts they worked that week.
h. Low Census from the “Mandatory List” will be assigned to the nurse with the lowest “Factor”.
