Common use of Nurse Staffing Committee Clause in Contracts

Nurse Staffing Committee. The parties’ established Nurse Staffing Committee (NSC) shall be responsible for those activities required of it under RCW 70.41, et seq. The composition of the NSC shall comport with RCW 70.41. The Association will determine how the Registered Nurse Members of the NSC are selected, including designated alternatives, with the exception of participating Registered Nurses from the Hospital’s Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit. NSC shall be held monthly or as determined by NSC membership. Attendance at Committee meetings by appointed committee members will be on a paid time basis at the nurse’s regular rate of pay. The Hospital will provide the Association with a Staffing Committee Charter annually on January 1 and when changes to membership occur. NSC members are responsible for notifying their manager of their need to attend NSC thirty (30) days in advance of Staffing Committee (or as soon as practicable after Staffing Committee is scheduled). RNs shall be relieved of work duties during NSC. A WSNA staff representative may attend as a non-voting guest of NSC. The designated Association Local Chairperson shall be provided with agendas, relevant data, and minutes at least three days in advance of each meeting. Nurses shall not be subject to retaliation for making a report or complaint to the NSC. During the six months following ratification, the Staffing Committee shall discuss, as a standing agenda item, PTO accessibility for RNs.

Nurse Staffing Committee. The parties’ parties established Nurse Staffing Committee (NSC) shall be responsible for those activities required of it under RCW 70.41, et seq. The subject of staffing, low census, meal and rest breaks, workloads and the effective and efficient utilization of nurses will be a subject for this committee. Nursing Administration will respond to staffing recommendations made by the Nurse Staffing Committee in writing within fifteen (15) days. The composition of the NSC shall comport with RCW 70.4170.41 and successors thereto. The Association will determine how the Registered Nurse Members of the NSC are will be selected, including three designated alternatives, . The Hospital will provide the Association with an updated NSC membership roster by January 1 annually and whenever changes to the exception of participating Registered Nurses from the Hospital’s Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit. NSC shall be held monthly or as determined by NSC membershipmembership occur. Attendance at Committee meetings by appointed committee members will be on a paid time basis at the nurse’s regular rate of pay. The Hospital will provide the Association with a Staffing Committee Charter annually on January 1 pay and when changes to membership occur. NSC members are responsible for notifying their manager of their need to attend NSC thirty (30) days in advance of Staffing Committee (or as soon as practicable after Staffing Committee is scheduled). RNs shall be relieved of all other work duties during NSCmeetings. A WSNA staff representative may attend as a non-voting guest of NSCattend. Mandatory NSC meetings will be held at least bimonthly. The designated Association WSNA representative and the Local WSNA Chairperson shall be provided with agendas, relevant data, and minutes at least three ten days in advance of each meeting. Nurses All changes to the staffing plan/matrix in any unit shall not be subject to retaliation considered and voted upon by the NSC before they go into effect. No nurse shall be counseled, disciplined and/or discriminated against for making a any report or complaint to the NSC. During the six months following ratification, the Staffing Committee shall discuss, as a standing agenda item, PTO accessibility for RNs.