Common use of Nurse Practitioners Clause in Contracts

Nurse Practitioners. (a) A Nurse Practitioner will be classified as a Senior Registered Nurse. (b) The Employer will determine the appropriate classification level following an assessment of the work value associated with the scope of practice of the position. (c) The classification of a Nurse Practitioner will be not less than Senior Registered Nurse Level 3. (d) To avoid doubt, a dispute about whether an assessment of the work value associated with the scope of practice of a particular nurse practitioner position has been correctly made: (i) is a dispute for the purposes of Clause 69 – Dispute Resolution Procedure of this Agreement. (ii) will not preclude the Employer proceeding to make an appointment to a Nurse Practitioner position. (i) During the life of this agreement the parties will negotiate descriptors of the role for each classification of Nurse Practitioner in line with the current Senior Registered Nurses classification structure. (ii) Should the parties be unable to reach agreement on a classification structure by 31 March 2016, this issue will be arbitrated by the Commission.

Nurse Practitioners. (a) A Nurse Practitioner will be classified as a Senior Registered Nurse. (b) The Employer will determine the appropriate classification level following an assessment of the work value associated with the scope of practice of the position. (c) The classification of a Nurse Practitioner will be not less than Senior Registered Nurse Level 3. (d) To avoid doubt, a dispute about whether an assessment of the work value associated with the scope of practice of a particular nurse practitioner position has been correctly made: (i) is a dispute for the purposes of Clause 69 64 – Dispute Resolution Procedure of this Agreement. (ii) will not preclude the Employer proceeding to make an appointment to a Nurse Practitioner position. (i) During the life of this agreement the parties will negotiate descriptors of the role for each classification of Nurse Practitioner in line with the current Senior Registered Nurses classification structure. (ii) Should the parties be unable to reach agreement on a classification structure by 31 March 2016, this issue will be arbitrated by the Commission.

Nurse Practitioners. (a) A Nurse Practitioner will be classified as a Senior Registered Nurse. (b) The Employer will determine the appropriate classification level following an assessment of the work value associated with the scope of practice of the position. (c) The classification of a Nurse Practitioner will be not less than Senior Registered Nurse Level 3. (d) To avoid doubt, a dispute about whether an assessment of the work value associated with the scope of practice of a particular nurse practitioner Nurse Practitioner position has been correctly made: (i) is a dispute for the purposes of Clause 69 clause 71 – Dispute Resolution Procedure of this Agreement. (ii) will not preclude the Employer proceeding to make an appointment to a Nurse Practitioner position. (ie) During the life of this agreement the The parties will agree to negotiate descriptors of the role for each classification of Nurse Practitioner in line with the current Senior Registered Nurses classification structure. (ii) Should the parties be unable to reach agreement on a classification structure by 31 March 2016, this issue will be arbitrated by the Commission.