Mandatory low census maximum. The Medical Center will limit assignment of mandatory low census to regular nurses to a maximum of twelve percent (12%) of a nurse’s regularly scheduled hours over six (6) consecutive work cycles. a. Hours count toward the mandatory low census maximum (“Maximum”) only when low census is assigned pursuant to clause 14.2 (7) above in the order of low census. b. Low census hours will be considered voluntary and will not count toward the Maximum if a nurse declines an opportunity to work during the scheduled shift. c. Hours shall not count toward the Maximum to the extent that the Medical Center offers the nurse who is assigned low census an opportunity, at least 48 hours in advance of such opportunity, to work additional hours on the same shift during the same work cycle. d. In determining whether the Maximum is reached at any point during six consecutive cycles, all hours worked in excess of a nurse’s assigned FTE will be deemed to offset the equivalent number of mandatory low census hours. e. In the event that one or more nurses on a unit and shift approach the Maximum, the Medical Center may, notwithstanding clause
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Mandatory low census maximum. The Medical Center will 25 limit assignment of mandatory low census to regular nurses to a maximum of 26 twelve percent (12%) of a nurse’s regularly scheduled hours over six (6) consecutive work 27 cycles.
28 a. Hours count toward the mandatory low census maximum 29 (“Maximum”) only when low census is assigned pursuant to clause Article 14.2 (7) 30 above in the order of low census.
1 b. Low census hours will be considered voluntary and will not 2 count toward the Maximum if a nurse declines an opportunity to work 3 during the scheduled shift.
5 c. Hours shall not count toward the Maximum to the extent that 6 the Medical Center offers the nurse who is assigned low census an 7 opportunity, at least 48 forty-eight hours in advance of such opportunity, to 8 work additional hours on the same shift during the same work cycle.
10 d. In determining whether the Maximum is reached at any point 11 during six consecutive cycles, all hours worked in excess of a nurse’s 12 assigned FTE will be deemed to offset the equivalent number of 13 mandatory low census hours.
15 e. In the event that one or more nurses on a unit and shift 16 approach the Maximummaximum, the Medical Center may, notwithstanding clauseArticle
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Mandatory low census maximum. The Medical Center will limit 7 assignment of mandatory low census to regular nurses to a maximum of twelve 8 percent (12%) of a nurse’s regularly scheduled hours over six (6) consecutive work cycles.
9 a. Hours count toward the mandatory low census maximum 10 (“Maximum”) only when low census is assigned pursuant to clause 14.2 11 (7) above in the order of low census.
13 b. Low census hours will be considered voluntary and will not 14 count toward the Maximum if a nurse declines an opportunity to work 15 during the scheduled shift.
17 c. Hours shall not count toward the Maximum to the extent that 18 the Medical Center offers the nurse who is assigned low census an 19 opportunity, at least 48 forty-eight hours in advance of such opportunity, to 20 work additional hours on the same shift during the same work cycle.
22 d. In determining whether the Maximum is reached at any point 23 during six consecutive cycles, all hours worked in excess of a nurse’s 24 assigned FTE will be deemed to offset the equivalent number of 25 mandatory low census hours.
27 e. In the event that one or more nurses on a unit and shift 28 approach the Maximum, the Medical Center may, notwithstanding clause
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Mandatory low census maximum. The Medical Center will limit assignment of mandatory low census to regular nurses to a maximum of twelve percent (12%) of a nurse’s regularly scheduled hours over six (6) consecutive work cycles.
a. Hours count toward the mandatory low census maximum (“Maximum”) only when low census is assigned pursuant to clause 14.2 (7) above in the order of low census.
b. Low census hours will be considered voluntary and will not count toward the Maximum if a nurse declines an opportunity to work during the scheduled shift.
c. Hours shall not count toward the Maximum to the extent that the Medical Center offers the nurse who is assigned low census an opportunity, at least 48 hours in advance of such opportunity, to work additional hours on the same shift during the same work cycle.
d. In determining whether the Maximum is reached at any point during six consecutive cycles, all hours worked in excess of a nurse’s assigned FTE will be deemed to offset the equivalent number of mandatory low census hours.
e. In the event that one or more nurses on a unit and shift approach the Maximum, the Medical Center may, notwithstanding clauseclause 14.2 (7) above, assign low census to assure equitable distribution among all nurses on the unit and shift.
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Mandatory low census maximum. The Medical Center will limit 20 assignment of mandatory low census to regular nurses to a maximum of twelve 21 percent (12%) of a nurse’s regularly scheduled hours over six (6) consecutive 22 work cycles.
24 a. Hours count toward the mandatory low census maximum 25 (“Maximum”) only when low census is assigned pursuant to clause 14.2 (7) 26 above in the order of low census.
28 b. Low census hours will be considered voluntary and will not 29 count toward the Maximum if a nurse declines an opportunity to work 30 during the scheduled shift.
32 c. Hours shall not count toward the Maximum to the extent that 33 the Medical Center offers the nurse who is assigned low census an 1 opportunity, at least 48 hours in advance of such opportunity, to work 2 additional hours on the same shift during the same work cycle.
4 d. In determining whether the Maximum is reached at any point 5 during six consecutive cycles, all hours worked in excess of a nurse’s 6 assigned FTE will be deemed to offset the equivalent number of 7 mandatory low census hours.
9 e. In the event that one or more nurses on a unit and shift 10 approach the Maximum, the Medical Center may, notwithstanding clause
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