Common use of Scheduling of Standby Clause in Contracts

Scheduling of Standby. The Hospital will notify the Bargaining Unit President or designate prior to initiating standby assignments on any unit. Problems with standby shall be discussed at Hospital Association Committee if they occur following implementation. Nurses must submit preferences for standby shifts at least two (2) weeks prior to the posting of the schedule. Standby preferences will be considered by seniority first for full time staff then for part time staff. Scheduled standby assignments will be distributed as equitably as possible amongst the nurses in any unit utilizing standby. Full Time Nurses who work 12 hour shifts will not be scheduled to work standby on a night when they would be scheduled to work the following day shift. Standby assignments shall be posted at the same time as the shift of duty schedules. Nurses shall be permitted to exchange their standby assignments. Nurses will not be scheduled for standby when on vacation. Standby will not be considered a scheduled shift for the purpose of offering nurses additional shifts. The call-in procedures for additional shifts will follow the usual process as outlined in article E-9. If the nurse on standby accepts an additional shift, the Hospital will endeavour to replace the nurses' standby shift. Nurses scheduled for standby will be provided with pagers. Employees will have forty- eight (48) hours following their assigned standby shift to return the pagers to the hospital. Nurses requiring special arrangements for sleeping shall contact the Nurse Manager as the need arises. A nurse's standby schedule will not be reassigned without mutual agreement. In the event an employee is required to work for a period greater than sixteen (16) continuous hours, the Hospital will ensure the employee is relieved from duty. In units where hybrid schedules have been implemented, when referring to Article 14.04 of the central agreement, the nurse's "normal" shift shall be calculated on the number of hours of the last shift worked prior to the standby assignment, provided such shift is at least 7.5 hours in duration.