Obstetrical Services Call. All RNs assigned to work in the Obstetrical Unit at the Hospital will be required to take mandatory call. This call time is usually a total of eight (8) hours of on-call per week. However, this time may need to fluctuate depending on number of positions vacant, new scheduling or staff patterns, changes in practice patterns in the future (i.e. OB doing their own C-sections). When changes are needed to the call schedule current patterns, the Patient Care Manager will discuss these proposed changes with the Unit Council and solicit feedback to the plan. Once that communication has been accomplished, the manager will then notify the rest of the unit members of the proposed changes and will solicit feedback for 14 calendar days. The manager will make a good faith attempt to make appropriate accommodations to the suggestions and will then post the changes. Sign up for call will be managed by a voluntary sign-up sheet on a first-come-first- served basis by the RNs on the unit. A new sign-up sheet will be posted with each draft schedule. Any call shifts not filled with volunteers within two weeks after the voluntary sign- up sheet is posted will be assigned by the manager or scheduler and included in the final schedule. Once the schedule is finalized, it becomes the responsibility of the RNs to find replacements for their own needs to change the schedule. Unit staff will cover their own unit for sick calls and absences. This will be done with mandatory call if needed. Call shifts may be covered in four hour blocks as long as coverage for the entire shift is arranged. The assignment of call shifts will be according to staffing needs. Attempts will be made to keep the 12 hour day shift RN call schedule to no more that two (2) twelve hour weekend call shifts per schedule, recognizing this goal may not always be achievable especially in a closed unit. Time recorded for the purposes of pay will be done per pay policies of the Hospital.
Obstetrical Services Call. All RNs assigned to work in the Obstetrical Unit at the 20 Hospital will be required to take mandatory call. This call time is usually a total of eight (8) 21 hours of on-call per week. However, this time may need to fluctuate depending on number 22 of positions vacant, new scheduling or staff patterns, changes in practice patterns in the 24 current patterns, the Patient Care Manager will discuss these proposed changes with the 25 Unit Council and solicit feedback to the plan. Once that communication has been 26 accomplished, the manager will then notify the rest of the unit members of the proposed 27 changes and will solicit feedback for fourteen (14) calendar days. The manager will make a 28 good faith attempt to make appropriate accommodations to the suggestions and will then 29 post the changes. Sign-up for call will be managed by a voluntary sign-up sheet on a first- 30 come/first-served basis by the RNs on the unit. A new sign-up sheet will be posted with 31 each draft schedule. Any call shifts not filled with volunteers within two (2) weeks after the 33 included in the final schedule. Once the schedule is finalized, it becomes the responsibility 34 of the RNs to find replacements for their own needs to change the schedule. Unit staff will 35 cover their own unit for sick calls and absences. This will be done with mandatory call, if 1 needed. Call shifts may be covered in four (4)-hour blocks, as long as coverage for the 2 entire shift is arranged. The assignment of call shifts will be according to staffing needs.
