Obstetrical Services Call. All RNs assigned to work in the Obstetrical 19 Unit at the Hospital will be required to take mandatory call. This call time is usually a total of 20 eight (8) hours of on-call per week. However, this time may need to fluctuate depending on 21 number of positions vacant, new scheduling or staff patterns, changes in practice patterns in 22 the future (i.e. OB doing their own C-sections). When changes are needed to the call 23 schedule current patterns, the Patient Care Manager will discuss these proposed changes 24 with the Unit Council and solicit feedback to the plan. Once that communication has been 25 accomplished, the manager will then notify the rest of the unit members of the proposed 26 changes and will solicit feedback for 14 calendar days. The manager will make a good faith 27 attempt to make appropriate accommodations to the suggestions and will then post the 28 changes. Sign up for call will be managed by a voluntary sign-up sheet on a first-come-first- 29 served basis by the RNs on the unit. A new sign-up sheet will be posted with each draft 1 schedule. Any call shifts not filled with volunteers within two weeks after the voluntary sign- 2 up sheet is posted will be assigned by the manager or scheduler and included in the final 4 replacements for their own needs to change the schedule. Unit staff will cover their own unit 5 for sick calls and absences. This will be done with mandatory call if needed. RNs on 6 regularly scheduled vacation will not be expected to take call; however, RNs who arrange 7 time off by arranging a replacement for their scheduled hours will also arrange for a 8 replacement to cover their call responsibility. Call shifts may be covered in four hour blocks 9 as long as coverage for the entire shift is arranged. The assignment of call shifts will be 10 according to staffing needs. Attempts will be made to keep the 12 hour day shift RN call 11 schedule to no more that two (2) twelve hour weekend call shifts per schedule, recognizing 12 this goal may not always be achievable especially in a closed unit. Time recorded for the 13 purposes of pay will be done per pay policies of the Hospital.
Obstetrical Services Call. All RNs assigned to work in the Obstetrical Unit 16 at the Hospital will be required to take mandatory call. This call time is 17 usually a total of eight (8) hours of on-call per week. However, this time 18 may need to fluctuate depending on number of positions vacant, new 19 scheduling or staff patterns, changes in practice patterns in the future (i.e., 20 OB doing their own C-sections). When changes are needed to the call 21 schedule current patterns, the Patient Care Manager will discuss these 22 proposed changes with the Unit Council and solicit feedback to the plan. 23 Once that communication has been accomplished, the manager will then 24 notify the rest of the unit members of the proposed changes and will solicit 25 feedback for fourteen (14) calendar days. The manager will make a good 26 faith attempt to make appropriate accommodations to the suggestions and 27 will then post the changes. Sign-up for call will be managed by a voluntary 28 sign-up sheet on a first-come/first-served basis by the RNs on the unit. A 29 new sign-up sheet will be posted with each draft schedule. Any call shifts 30 not filled with volunteers within two (2) weeks after the voluntary sign-up 31 sheet is posted will be assigned by the manager or scheduler and included 32 in the final schedule. Once the schedule is finalized, it becomes the 33 responsibility of the RNs to find replacements for their own needs to 34 change the schedule. Unit staff will cover their own unit for sick calls and
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)
