Common use of Patient Transport Teams (Lift Teams Clause in Contracts

Patient Transport Teams (Lift Teams. The parties agree that it is a mutual goal to reduce industrial injuries resulting from patient lifting and transport. The parties support the establishment of Patient Transport and Patient Lift Teams in Department of Health Services and Department of Public Health facilities and will work together to overcome any economic barriers to implementation. Management will make every effort to ensure that equipment is provided that is in accordance with professional and industry standards for the lifting and transporting of patients. Upon written request of CIR, a Joint Labor-Management Work Group shall be convened with the goal of developing a plan for expansion of Patient Transport and/or Patient Lift Teams within the Department of Health Services and the Department of Public Health. The Work Group shall consist of a core of three Labor representatives, three Management representatives, and one representative from the Healthcare Workforce Development Program. An additional two (2) members each from Labor and Management will be added from each healthcare facility where Patient Transport and/or Patient Lift Teams are being formed. The workgroup shall develop a policy for implementing Patient Transport and Patient Lift teams for healthcare facilities that do not already have established policies. The policy will include the process and procedures, including staffing, for transportation and lift team members to ensure employee safety. Prior to full implementation of the Patient Transport and Lift Teams, all team members will be trained in the provisions of the developed policy.