Posting and Changing Schedules. Nurses will have access to their 20 schedules in each patient care area or through the staffing office. The posted schedules 21 will cover a four (4)-week period. The effective date of the schedule will be the date the 22 schedule starts. A tentative or "draft" schedule will be posted at least seven (7) weeks 23 prior to the effective date; and the final schedule will be posted three (3) weeks prior to 24 the effective date. To accommodate the staff requests for time off during special holiday 25 seasons such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s, draft schedules may be 26 posted several months in advance. Schedules posted on Mondays are deemed to have 27 been posted the prior calendar day, for the purposes of the posting periods described 28 above. 30 A nurse requesting a change in a final posted schedule will be responsible for arranging 31 alternative coverage for his/her scheduled shift, except in unanticipated situations of 32 illness or personal emergency. In arranging such alternative coverage, nurses will 33 consider appropriate skill level, licensure mix and cost (i.e., possible overtime). Such 34 arrangements for coverage will be effective upon approval of the unit manager or house 35 supervisor, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. In situations of illness or personal 2 at least two (2) hours’ prior notice that the nurse will be unable to work a scheduled shift. 3 In addition, RNs on regularly-scheduled vacation will not be expected to take call; 4 however, RNs who arrange time off by arranging a replacement for their scheduled hours 5 will also arrange for a replacement to cover their call responsibility. 6 A nurse desiring to alter a posted draft schedule is expected to notify the unit Patient Care
Posting and Changing Schedules. Nurses will have access to their schedules in each patient care area or through the staffing office. The posted schedules will cover a four-week period. The effective date of the schedule will be the date the schedule starts. A tentative or "draft" schedule will be posted at least seven weeks prior to the effective date; and the final schedule will be posted three weeks prior to the effective date. To accommodate the staff requests for time off during special holiday seasons such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years, draft schedules may be posted several months in advance. Schedules posted on Monday are deemed to have been posted the prior calendar day, for the purposes of the posting periods described above. A nurse requesting a change in a final posted schedule will be responsible for arranging alternative coverage for his/her scheduled shift, except in unanticipated situations of illness or personal emergency. In arranging such alternative coverage, nurses will consider appropriate skill level, licensure mix and cost (i.e., possible overtime). Such arrangements for coverage will be effective upon approval of the unit manager or house supervisor, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. In situations of illness or personal emergency, where possible, the nurse will provide the unit manager or house supervisor at least two (2) hours prior notice that the nurse will be unable to work a scheduled shift. In addition, RNs on regularly scheduled vacation will not be expected to take call; however, RNs who arrange time off by arranging a replacement for their scheduled hours will also arrange for a replacement to cover their call responsibility. A nurse desiring to alter a posted draft schedule is expected to notify the unit Patient Care Manager, or designee, and any nurse directly affected by the proposed alteration of the draft schedule. Once the final schedule is posted, changes cannot be made without the consent of the Patient Care Manager or designee, as well as the affected nurse(s). It is understood that the Hospital retains the right to deny vacation requests in special situations where the request would jeopardize the quality of patient care. It is further understood that in unexpected staffing emergencies resulting, for example, from multiple employee resignations or terminations, unexpected leaves of absence, or unanticipated patient care emergencies, the Hospital maintains the right to re-post a schedule which may alter previously scheduled time...
