Common use of Resource Nurse Clause in Contracts

Resource Nurse. Nothing shall restrict the Employer’s right to determine when a Resource Nurse should be appointed or to designate Nurses to assume the responsibilities of Resource Nurse. 7.3.1 The Employer shall seek volunteers first, by notifying the Nurses in the unit by email (via Outlook or a similar Hospital-wide email system) of the Employer’s decision to appoint an additional Resource Nurse or additional Resource Nurses in the unit. The Employer shall appoint the Resource Nurses from among the volunteers provided that, in the Employer’s judgment, an adequate number of the volunteering Nurses possess the requisite skills and abilities to perform the Resource role. Whenever there is an excess of Nurses volunteering for the role who possess the requisite skills and abilities and who, in the determination of the Employer, are equal in their skills and abilities, seniority shall be the tie-breaker in making the selection decision. 7.3.2 If an inadequate number of qualifying Nurses volunteer for the Resource Nurse role, the Manager may appoint Nurses to assume the responsibilities of Resource Nurses. The Manager shall give appropriate consideration to a Nurse’s request not to be appointed as a Resource Nurse or to be relieved of Resource Nurse duties for good faith reasons. 7.3.3 The Employer will provide Nurses who are appointed to be a Resource Nurse orientation, education and training, which shall be paid for by the Employer. a. Prior to being assigned to perform the duties of a Resource Nurse, the Nurse will receive precepting from an experienced Resource Nurse for at least three (3) shifts. In addition, beginning on April 1, 2014, the Nurse will be offered a Resource Nurse course prior to being assigned to perform the duties of a Resource Nurse. A newly appointed Resource Nurse will complete an initial competency prior to being assigned Resource Nurse responsibilities and a competency validation after six (6) months of being appointed as a Resource Nurse. b. On an ongoing basis, Resource Nurses will attend regular Resource Nurse meetings. Resource Nurse competency shall be completed annually. Individual training needs will be identified annually by the Manager through completion of the Resource Nurse competency. 7.3.4 Nurses designated as Resource Nurse will be paid in accordance with the salary schedules set forth in Appendix A and will receive in addition a differential of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) per hour for which the Nurse is designated and acts as Resource Nurse. Nurses designated and acting in the capacity of Patient Care Manager or Patient Care Director pursuant to Section 7.4 below do not receive the Resource Nurse differential.

Resource Nurse. Nothing shall restrict the Employer’s right to determine when a Resource Nurse should be appointed or to designate Nurses to assume the responsibilities of Resource Nurse. 7.3.1 The Employer shall seek volunteers first, by notifying the Nurses in the unit by email (via Outlook or a similar Hospital-wide email system) of the Employer’s decision to appoint an additional Resource Nurse or additional Resource Nurses in the unit. The Employer shall appoint the Resource Nurses from among the volunteers provided that, in the Employer’s judgment, an adequate number of the volunteering Nurses possess the requisite skills and abilities to perform the Resource role. Whenever there is an excess of Nurses volunteering for the role who possess the requisite skills and abilities and who, in the determination of the Employer, are equal in their skills and abilities, seniority shall be the tie-breaker in making the selection decision. 7.3.2 If an inadequate number of qualifying Nurses volunteer for the Resource Nurse role, the Manager may appoint Nurses to assume the responsibilities of Resource Nurses. The Manager shall give appropriate consideration to a Nurse’s request not to be appointed as a Resource Nurse or to be relieved of Resource Nurse duties for good faith reasons. 7.3.3 The Employer will provide Nurses who are appointed to be a Resource Nurse orientation, education and training, which shall be paid for by the Employer. a. Prior to being assigned to perform the duties of a Resource Nurse, the Nurse will receive precepting from an experienced Resource Nurse for at least three (3) shifts. In addition, beginning on April 1, 2014, the Nurse will be offered a Resource Nurse course prior to being assigned to perform the duties of a Resource Nurse. A newly appointed Resource Nurse will complete an initial competency prior to being assigned Resource Nurse responsibilities and a competency validation after six (6) months of being appointed as a Resource Nurse. b. On an ongoing basis, Resource Nurses will attend regular Resource Nurse meetings. Resource Nurse competency shall be completed annually. Individual training needs will be identified annually by the Manager through completion of the Resource Nurse competency. 7.3.4 Nurses designated as Resource Nurse will be paid in accordance with the salary schedules set forth in Appendix A and will receive in addition a differential of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) per hour for which the Nurse is designated and acts as Resource NurseResource. Nurses designated and acting in the capacity of Assistant Patient Care Manager (APCM) or Patient Care Director Manager (PCM) pursuant to Section 7.4 below do not receive the Resource Nurse differential.

Resource Nurse. Nothing shall restrict the Employer’s right to determine when a Resource Nurse should be appointed or to designate Nurses to assume the responsibilities of Resource Nurse. 7.3.1 The Employer shall seek volunteers first, by notifying the Nurses in the unit by email (via Outlook or a similar Hospital-wide email system) of the Employer’s decision to appoint an additional Resource Nurse or additional Resource Nurses in the unit. The Employer shall appoint the Resource Nurses from among the volunteers provided that, in the Employer’s judgment, an adequate number of the volunteering Nurses possess the requisite skills and abilities to perform the Resource role. Whenever there is an excess of Nurses volunteering for the role who possess the requisite skills and abilities and who, in the determination of the Employer, are equal in their skills and abilities, seniority shall be the tie-breaker in making the selection decision. 7.3.2 If an inadequate number of qualifying Nurses volunteer for the Resource Nurse role, the Manager may appoint Nurses to assume the responsibilities of Resource Nurses. The Manager shall give appropriate consideration to a Nurse’s request not to be appointed as a Resource Nurse or to be relieved of Resource Nurse duties for good faith reasons. 7.3.3 The Employer will provide Nurses who are appointed to be a Resource Nurse orientation, education and training, which shall be paid for by the Employer. a. Prior to being assigned to perform the duties of a Resource Nurse, the Nurse will receive precepting from an experienced Resource Nurse for at least three (3) shifts. In addition, beginning on April 1, 2014, the Nurse will be offered a Resource Nurse course prior to being assigned to perform the duties of a Resource Nurse. A newly appointed Resource Nurse will complete an initial competency prior to being assigned Resource Nurse responsibilities and a competency validation after six (6) months of being appointed as a Resource Nurse. b. On an ongoing basis, Resource Nurses will attend regular Resource Nurse meetings. Resource Nurse competency shall be completed annually. Individual training needs will be identified annually by the Manager through completion of the Resource Nurse competency. 7.3.4 Nurses designated as Resource Nurse will be paid in accordance with the salary schedules set forth in Appendix A and will receive in addition a differential of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) per hour for which the Nurse is designated and acts as Resource Nurse. Nurses designated and acting in the capacity of Patient Care Manager or Patient Care Director pursuant to Section 7.4 below do not receive the Resource Nurse differential.three