Common use of Per Diem Nurse Scheduling Clause in Contracts

Per Diem Nurse Scheduling. 1. A per diem nurse must be available for at least four (4) open shifts during each 28- day or monthly schedule period, which may include any open shifts of between four and twelve hours in length, at the nurse’s discretion; 2. A per diem nurse may completely opt out of one (1) work schedule each calendar year, provided the nurse notifies the Medical Center in advance of the preparation of the work schedule; 3. The four (4) available shifts must include any two of the following: weekend, evening, night, holiday, and/or standby or on-call shifts as assigned by the Medical Center, if those shifts are regularly scheduled in the unit where the nurse is to be assigned; 4. At least one (1) of the assigned shifts in a calendar year will be on a holiday, and the holiday will be rotated between winter (New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day) and summer holidays (Memorial Day, Fourth of July, or Labor Day), in alternate calendar years (for per diem nurses in units or departments with standby scheduling on holidays, one (1) holiday standby shift will apply); and 5. The per diem nurse must meet the patient care unit's education requirement for the year.

Per Diem Nurse Scheduling. (Moved from Article 2) 1. A per diem nurse must be available for at least four (4) open shifts during each 28- day or monthly schedule period, which may include any open shifts of between four and twelve hours in length, at the nurse’s discretion; 2. A per diem nurse may completely opt out of one (1) work schedule each calendar year, provided the nurse notifies the Medical Center in advance of the preparation of the work schedule; 3. The four (4) available shifts must include any two of the following: weekend, evening, night, holiday, and/or standby or on-call shifts as assigned by the Medical Center, if those shifts are regularly scheduled in the unit where the nurse is to be assigned; 4. At least one (1) of the assigned shifts in a calendar year will be on a holiday, and the holiday will be rotated between winter (New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day) and summer holidays (Memorial Day, Fourth of July, or Labor Day), in alternate calendar years (for per diem nurses in units or departments with standby scheduling on holidays, one (1) holiday standby shift will apply); and 5. The per diem nurse must meet the patient care unit's education requirement for the year.

Per Diem Nurse Scheduling. 28 1. A per diem nurse must be available for at least four (4) open shifts during each 28- 29 28-day or monthly schedule period, which may include any open shifts of between 30 four and twelve hours in length, at the nurse’s discretion; 32 2. A per diem nurse may completely opt out of one (1) work schedule each calendar 33 year, provided the nurse notifies the Medical Center in advance of the preparation of 34 the work schedule; 36 3. The four (4) available shifts must include any two of the following: weekend, 1 evening, night, holiday, and/or standby or on-call shifts as assigned by the Medical 2 Center, if those shifts are regularly scheduled in the unit where the nurse is to be 3 assigned; 5 4. At least one (1) of the assigned shifts in a calendar year will be on a holiday, and 6 the holiday will be rotated between winter (New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, or 7 Christmas Day) and summer holidays (Memorial Day, Fourth of July, or Labor Day), 8 in alternate calendar years (for per diem nurses in units or departments with standby scheduling on holidays, one (1) holiday standby shift will apply); and 5. The per diem nurse must meet the patient care unit's education requirement for the year.standby