Re: Agency Nurses. The Employer commits to making every reasonable effort to minimize to the greatest degree possible the use of nurses employed by outside agencies (“agency nurses”) to fill occasional available shifts. The Employer affirms its commitment that such shifts, including those which result from not filling term or permanent positions for a period of time, will be offered first to facility nurses in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement. Only when nurses at the facility are not available, will the facility resort to seeking assistance from outside agencies. The Employer further agrees to meet with the Union on a quarterly basis to review trends and data (number of agency nurses used, reasons for use and process management used to attempt to obtain facility nurses) and explore alternatives to minimize the use of agency nurses to the greatest degree possible.
Re: Agency Nurses. The Employer commits to making every reasonable effort to minimize to the greatest degree possible the use of nurses employed by outside agencies (“agency nurses”) to fill occasional available shifts.
Re: Agency Nurses. The Employer commits to making best efforts to minimize to the greatest degree possible the use of nurses employed by outside agencies (“agency nurses”) to fill occasional available shifts. The Employer affirms its commitment that such shifts, including those which result from not filling term or permanent positions for a period of time, will be offered first to facility nurses in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Agreement. Only when nurses at the Facility are not available will the facility resort to seeking assistance from outside agencies. The Employer further agrees to meet with the Union on a quarterly basis through the NAC meeting process to review trends and data (number of agency nurses used, reasons for use and process management used to attempt to obtain facility nurses) and explore alternatives to minimize the use of agency nurses to the greatest degree possible. Included in the data provided will be hours of agency nurses used by classification. Such report will be provided to MNU Central on a quarterly basis to facilitate discussion. It is understood that the information provided may only be discussed at the NAC meetings, and shall not be disclosed or relied upon in any other forum other than the grievance/arbitration procedure.
Re: Agency Nurses. The Employer commits to making every reasonable effort to minimize to the greatest degree possible the use of nurses employed by outside agencies (“agency nurses”) to fill occasional available shifts. The Employer affirms its commitment that such shifts, including those which result from not filling term or permanent positions for a period of time, will be offered first to nurses in the bargaining unit in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Agreement. Only when nurses in the bargaining unit are not available, will the Employer resort to seeking assistance from outside agencies. The Employer further agrees to meet with the Union on a quarterly basis to review trends and data (number of agency nurses used, reasons for use and process management used to attempt to obtain nurses in the bargaining unit) and explore alternatives to minimize the use of agency nurses to the greatest degree possible.
