Patient Care Committee. A patient care committee shall be instituted and maintained in the Hospital and shall meet at least quarterly. The purpose of this committee is to discuss improved nursing practices in the Hospital. This committee shall be entirely composed of up to seven (7) staff nurses plus up to five (5) representatives of the Employer. The committee (excluding the Employer representatives) will be elected by the staff nurses. Organizational aspects of the committee shall be determined by the committee. This committee shall be advisory only and will not discuss matters subject to collective bargaining or this Agreement. Hours spent in attendance at Patient Care Committee meetings will be paid for at the nurse’s applicable rate of pay. Representatives on the Patient Care Committee may request meetings of the Committee to discuss nurse staffing issues and suggestions for constructive improvement relating to the utilization of nursing personnel.
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Samples: Employment Agreement, Employment Agreement, Employment Agreement
