Common use of Partial Shift Low Census Clause in Contracts

Partial Shift Low Census. a. If the Medical Center cannot grant a nurse’s request for full shift low census, it will place the nurse on partial shift low census. The nurse will then receive a scheduled partial shift of either four, six or eight hours (10- or 12-hour night shift nurses will have a partial shift length of 8 hours). If standby is needed by the Medical Center, the nurse will be given the option to be on standby for the nurse’s cluster during the low census portion of the nurse’s shift. If the nurse is called in to work during the time the nurse is on voluntary standby, the standby provisions of this contract will apply. b. If the Medical Center places a nurse on partial shift low census and the nurse has informed the Medical Center of the nurse’s preference to be placed on full shift low census, that nurse will be moved to the top of the list for voluntary low census. If there is subsequent low census in that nurse’s cluster before the nurse has reported to work such that the nurse could be given full shift low census, the Medical Center will grant that nurse’s request for voluntary low census before granting the request of any other nurse who has already reported to work or who would have been ahead of the nurse on the voluntary low census list. c. If the nurse works only the last four or six hours of a scheduled shift due to low census, the nurse will be credited with the entire length of the nurse’s shift as credit towards the nurse’s Low Census Factor. Evening shift nurses (3:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.) will receive this credit if they work any four hour segment of their shift.

Partial Shift Low Census. 15 a. If the Medical Center cannot grant a nurse’s request 16 for full shift low census, it will place the nurse on partial shift low 17 census. The nurse will then receive a scheduled partial shift of 18 either four, six eight or eight hours (10- or 12-hour night shift nurses will have a partial shift length of 8 four hours). If standby is needed by the Medical 19 Center, the nurse will be given the option to be on standby for the 20 nurse’s cluster during the low census portion of the nurse’s shift. If 21 the nurse is called in to work during the time the nurse is on 22 voluntary standby, the standby provisions of this contract will apply. 23 b. If the Medical Center places a nurse on partial shift 24 low census and the nurse has informed the Medical Center of the 25 nurse’s preference to be placed on full shift low census, that nurse Page 9 of 12 Date Accepted / / 1 will be moved to the top of the list for voluntary low census. If there 2 is subsequent low census in that nurse’s cluster before the nurse 3 has reported to work such that the nurse could be given full shift 4 low census, the Medical Center will grant that nurse’s request for 5 voluntary low census before granting the request of any other nurse 6 who has already reported to work or who would have been ahead 7 of the nurse on the voluntary low census list. 8 c. If the nurse works only the last four or six hours of a 9 scheduled shift due to low census, the nurse will be credited with the a 10 entire length of the nurse’s shift as credit towards the nurse’s Low 11 Census Factor. Evening shift nurses (3:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.) will 12 receive this credit if they work any four hour segment of their shift.

Partial Shift Low Census. a. If the Medical Center cannot grant a nurse’s request for full shift low census, it will place the nurse on partial shift low census. The nurse Partial shift low census will then receive a scheduled partial shift be limited to one (1) instance per shift, and result in not less than four (4) hours of either four, six or eight hours (10- or 12-hour night shift nurses will have a partial shift length of 8 hours)work. If standby is needed by the Medical Center, the nurse will be given the option to be on standby for the nurse’s cluster during the low census portion of the nurse’s shift. While on standby, the nurse may receive an assignment commensurate with the floating grid. If the nurse is called in to work during the time the nurse is on voluntary standby, the standby provisions of this contract will apply. Nurses on mandatory low census will not be required to be on standby during such hours. b. If the Medical Center places a nurse on partial shift low census census, whether voluntary or mandatory, and the nurse has informed the Medical Center of the nurse’s their preference to be placed on full shift low census, that nurse will be moved to the top of the list for voluntary low census. If . c. To better ensure consistency of patient care and safety, if there is subsequent low census in that nurse’s cluster before the nurse has reported to work such that the nurse could be given full shift low census, the Medical Center will grant that nurse’s request for voluntary low census before granting the request of any other nurse who has already reported to work or who would have been ahead of the nurse on the voluntary low census list. c. d. If the nurse works only the last four or six hours of a scheduled shift due to low census, the nurse will be credited with the entire length of the nurse’s shift as credit towards the nurse’s Low Census Factor. Evening shift nurses (3:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.) will receive this credit if they work any four four-hour segment of their shift.