Common use of Short-Term Staff Reduction Clause in Contracts

Short-Term Staff Reduction. (SJGH): The need for short-term reductions in temporary or regular staff within San Xxxxxxx General Hospital will be determined by the Director of Health Care Services and/or the Associate Director and will be based on patient census/staffing considerations within each division. Within the Nursing Division, such determination will be made in conjunction with discussions with Nursing Administration, including, as appropriate, the Director of Nursing, Associate Director of Nursing, Assistant Directors of Nursing, and Nursing Department Managers responsible for shift management (e.g., p.m. and night shift Nursing Department Managers). For those Nursing Division units listed below, unit staff reductions will not reduce staffing levels below the minimums indicated unless such unit is closed. For all other Nursing Division units, staff reductions will occur as dictated by patient census/staffing needs. Minimum Staffing Levels Unit Per Scheduled Shift ICU/CCU 2 (1 RN, 1 LVN) OR/Recovery 2 (1 RN, 1 OR Tech.) Anesthesiology 1 (Nurse Anesthetist) Emergency Room 2 (1 RN, 1 LVN) Intensive Care Nursery 2 (2 RN) Nursery/Post Partum 4 (2 RN, 2 LVN) Nursery (1 RN, 1 LVN) Post Partum (1 RN, 1 LVN) Labor and Delivery 2 (1 RN, 1 LVN) Dialysis 2 (1 RN, 1 Dialysis Tech) Med/Surg 10 (5 RN, 5 LVN or Nursing Assistants) All others 10 As necessary, consolidation of Nursing Division units may occur. For the purposes of short-term staff reductions, individual seniority will be determined on the basis of continuous County service in accordance with Civil Service Rule 17. However, short- term staff reductions shall be determined on a division by division basis except that in the Nursing Service Division, they will be determined on a work-unit by work-unit basis. Reduction in staff in one division or unit shall not affect employees working in another division or unit. If consolidation of units has occurred, seniority lists for those units shall also be consolidated. Any reductions in staff will occur by class and will affect part-time employees first, then regular employees in accordance with seniority criteria spelled out in Civil Service Rule 17, except that employees in a higher class may not displace employees in a lower class. Minimum staff maintained in any one Nursing Division unit (or consolidated unit) will retain their seniority within that unit (even if floated out) and will not cause or be affected by short-term reductions in any other unit. When the need for a reduction in staff is determined in advance of a shift, affected employees will be so notified as early as possible, but at least within one and one-half (1-1/2) hours prior to their shift start time. When the need for a reduction in staff occurs between one and one-half 1-1/2 hours prior to an employee's shift or after the employee has started work, the affected employee(s) will be so notified within three (3) hours after starting the shift and will be allowed to work one-half of the shift. Any employee affected by a short-term layoff may request additional time off in conjunction with the layoff. Such requests will be considered and may be granted subject to staffing considerations. Employees affected by short-term reductions in staff will be charged with administrative leave (if applicable) and then, at the employee's option, with accrued compensatory time, holiday time, or vacation time except that any employee affected by short-term reduction in staff may retain up to eighty (80) hours of accrued leave time or enough time to cover a previously approved vacation, whichever is greater. Employees affected by short-term reductions in staff will be considered laid off until patient census/staffing needs warrant their return to duty. Such employees will be responsible for calling the department on each day they are scheduled to work subsequent to layoff to find out if they are to come back to work. Such call-ins must be made no later than 1-1/2 hours before the scheduled start time for day and p.m. shift employees and no later than 6 hours before the scheduled start time for night shift employees. Night shift employees who call in on any given date and are advised not to return to work may call again, within 1-1/2 hours of their shift start time to determine if staffing needs have been changed and if they may return to work. In the absence of such requests, the hospital will call people back in reverse order of the reduction to assure appropriate staffing.

Short-Term Staff Reduction. (SJGH): SJGH The need for short-term reductions in temporary or regular staff within San Xxxxxxx General Hospital will be determined by the Director of Health Care Services and/or the Associate Director and will be based on patient census/staffing considerations within each division. Within the Nursing Division, such determination will be made in conjunction with discussions with Nursing Administration, including, as appropriate, the Director of Nursing, Associate Director of Nursing, Assistant Directors of Nursing, and Nursing Department Managers responsible for shift management (e.g., p.m. and night shift Nursing Department Managers). For those Nursing Division units listed below, unit staff reductions will not reduce staffing levels below the minimums indicated unless such unit is closed. For all other Nursing Division units, staff reductions will occur as dictated by patient census/staffing needs. Minimum Staffing Levels Unit Per Scheduled Shift ICU/CCU 2 (1 RN, 1 LVN) OR/Recovery 2 (1 RN, 1 OR Tech.) Anesthesiology 1 (Nurse Anesthetist) Emergency Room 2 (1 RN, 1 LVN) Intensive Care Nursery 2 (2 RN) Nursery/Post Partum 4 (2 RN, 2 LVN) Nursery (1 RN, 1 LVN) Post Partum (1 RN, 1 LVN) Labor and Delivery 2 (1 RN, 1 LVN) Dialysis 2 (1 RN, 1 Dialysis Tech) Med/Surg 10 (5 RN, 5 LVN or Nursing Assistants) All others 10 As necessary, consolidation of Nursing Division units may occur. For the purposes of short-term staff reductions, individual seniority will be determined on the basis of continuous County service in accordance with Civil Service Rule 17. However, short- short-term staff reductions shall be determined on a division by division basis except that in the Nursing Service Division, they will be determined on a work-unit by work-unit basis. Reduction in staff in one division or unit shall not affect employees working in another division or unit. If consolidation of units has occurred, seniority lists for those units shall also be consolidated. Any reductions in staff will occur by class and will affect part-time employees first, then regular full-time employees in accordance with seniority criteria spelled out in Civil Service Rule 17, except that employees in a higher class may not displace employees in a lower class. Minimum staff maintained in any one Nursing Division unit (or consolidated unit) will retain their seniority within that unit (even if floated out) and will not cause or be affected by short-term reductions in any other unit. When the need for a reduction in staff is determined in advance of a shift, affected employees will be so notified as early as possible, but at least within one and one-half (1-1/2) hours prior to their shift start time. When the need for a reduction in staff occurs between one and one-half 1-1/2 hours prior to an employee's shift or after the employee has started work, the affected employee(s) will be so notified within three (3) hours after starting the shift and will be allowed to work one-half of the shift. Any employee affected by a short-term layoff may request additional time off in conjunction with the layoff. Such requests will be considered and may be granted subject to staffing considerations. Employees affected by short-term reductions in staff will be charged with administrative leave (if applicable) and then, at the employee's option, with accrued compensatory time, holiday time, or vacation time except that any employee affected by short-term reduction in staff may retain up to eighty (80) hours of accrued leave time or enough time to cover a previously approved vacation, whichever is greater. Employees affected by short-term reductions in staff will be considered laid off until patient census/staffing needs warrant their return to duty. Such employees will be responsible for calling the department on each day they are scheduled to work subsequent to layoff to find out if they are to come back to work. Such call-ins must be made no later than 1-1/2 hours before the scheduled start time for day and p.m. shift employees and no later than 6 hours before the scheduled start time for night shift employees. Night shift employees who call in on any given date and are advised not to return to work may call again, within 1-1/2 hours of their shift start time to determine if staffing needs have been changed and if they may return to work. In the absence of such requests, the hospital will call people back in reverse order of the reduction to assure appropriate staffing.

Short-Term Staff Reduction. (SJGH): The need for short-term reductions in temporary or regular staff within San Xxxxxxx General Hospital will be determined by the Director of Health Care Services and/or the Associate Director and will be based on patient census/staffing considerations within each division. Within the Nursing Division, such determination will be made in conjunction with discussions with Nursing Administration, including, as appropriate, the Director of Nursing, Associate Director of Nursing, Assistant Directors of Nursing, and Nursing Department Managers responsible for shift management (e.g., p.m. and night shift Nursing Department Managers). For those Nursing Division units listed below, unit staff reductions will not reduce staffing levels below the minimums indicated unless such unit is closed. For all other Nursing Division units, staff reductions will occur as dictated by patient census/staffing needs. Minimum Staffing Levels Unit Per Scheduled Shift ICU/CCU 2 (1 RN, 1 LVN) OR/Recovery 2 (1 RN, 1 OR Tech.) Anesthesiology 1 (Nurse Anesthetist) Emergency Room 2 (1 RN, 1 LVN) Intensive Care Nursery 2 (2 RN) Nursery/Post Partum 4 (2 RN, 2 LVN) Nursery (1 RN, 1 LVN) Post Partum (1 RN, 1 LVN) Labor and Delivery 2 (1 RN, 1 LVN) Dialysis 2 (1 RN, 1 Dialysis Tech) Med/Surg 10 (5 RN, 5 LVN or Nursing Assistants) All others 10 As necessary, consolidation of Nursing Division units may occur. For the purposes of short-term staff reductions, individual seniority will be determined on the basis of continuous County service in accordance with Civil Service Rule 17. However, short- short-term staff reductions shall be determined on a division by division basis except that in the Nursing Service Division, they will be determined on a work-unit by work-unit basis. Reduction in staff in one division or unit shall not affect employees working in another division or unit. If consolidation of units has occurred, seniority lists for those units shall also be consolidated. Any reductions in staff will occur by class and will affect part-time employees first, then regular full-time employees in accordance with seniority criteria spelled out in Civil Service Rule 17, except that employees in a higher class may not displace employees in a lower class. Minimum staff maintained in any one Nursing Division unit (or consolidated unit) will retain their seniority within that unit (even if floated out) and will not cause or be affected by short-term reductions in any other unit. When the need for a reduction in staff is determined in advance of a shift, affected employees will be so notified as early as possible, but at least within one and one-half (1-1/2) hours prior to their shift start time. When the need for a reduction in staff occurs between one and one-half 1-1/2 hours prior to an employee's shift or after the employee has started work, the affected employee(s) will be so notified within three (3) hours after starting the shift and will be allowed to work one-half of the shift. Any employee affected by a short-term layoff may request additional time off in conjunction with the layoff. Such requests will be considered and may be granted subject to staffing considerations. Employees affected by short-term reductions in staff will be charged with administrative leave (if applicable) and then, at the employee's option, with accrued compensatory time, holiday time, or vacation time except that any employee affected by short-term reduction in staff may retain up to eighty (80) hours of accrued leave time or enough time to cover a previously approved vacation, whichever is greater. Employees affected by short-term reductions in staff will be considered laid off until patient census/staffing needs warrant their return to duty. Such employees will be responsible for calling the department on each day they are scheduled to work subsequent to layoff to find out if they are to come back to work. Such call-ins must be made no later than 1-1/2 hours before the scheduled start time for day and p.m. shift employees and no later than 6 hours before the scheduled start time for night shift employees. Night shift employees who call in on any given date and are advised not to return to work may call again, within 1-1/2 hours of their shift start time to determine if staffing needs have been changed and if they may return to work. In the absence of such requests, the hospital will call people back in reverse order of the reduction to assure appropriate staffing.

Short-Term Staff Reduction. (SJGH): SJGH The need for short-term reductions in temporary or regular staff within San Xxxxxxx General Hospital will be determined by the Director of Health Care Services and/or the Associate Director and will be based on patient census/staffing considerations within each division. Within the Nursing Division, such determination will be made in conjunction with discussions with Nursing Administration, including, as appropriate, the Director of Nursing, Associate Director of Nursing, Assistant Directors of Nursing, and Nursing Department Managers responsible for shift management (e.g., p.m. and night shift Nursing Department Managers). For those Nursing Division units listed below, unit staff reductions will not reduce staffing levels below the minimums indicated unless such unit is closed. For all other Nursing Division units, staff reductions will occur as dictated by patient census/staffing needs. Minimum Staffing Levels Unit Per Scheduled Shift ICU/CCU 2 (1 RN, 1 LVN) OR/Recovery 2 (1 RN, 1 OR Tech.) Anesthesiology 1 (Nurse Anesthetist) Emergency Room 2 (1 RN, 1 LVN) Intensive Care Nursery 2 (2 RN) Nursery/Post Partum 4 (2 RN, 2 LVN) Nursery (1 RN, 1 LVN) Post Partum (1 RN, 1 LVN) Labor and Delivery 2 (1 RN, 1 LVN) Dialysis 2 (1 RN, 1 Dialysis Tech) Med/Surg 10 (5 RN, 5 LVN or Nursing Assistants) All others 10 As necessary, consolidation of Nursing Division units may occur. For the purposes of short-term staff reductions, individual seniority will be determined on the basis of continuous County service in accordance with Civil Service Rule 17. However, short- short-term staff reductions shall be determined on a division by division basis except that in the Nursing Service Division, they will be determined on a work-unit by work-unit basis. Reduction in staff in one division or unit shall not affect employees working in another division or unit. If consolidation of units has occurred, seniority lists for those units shall also be consolidated. Any reductions in staff will occur by class and will affect part-time employees first, then regular employees in accordance with seniority criteria spelled out in Civil Service Rule 17, except that employees in a higher class may not displace employees in a lower class. Minimum staff maintained in any one Nursing Division unit (or consolidated unit) will retain their seniority within that unit (even if floated out) and will not cause or be affected by short-term reductions in any other unit. When the need for a reduction in staff is determined in advance of a shift, affected employees will be so notified as early as possible, but at least within one and one-half (1-1/2) hours prior to their shift start time. When the need for a reduction in staff occurs between one and one-half 1-1/2 hours prior to an employee's shift or after the employee has started work, the affected employee(s) will be so notified within three (3) hours after starting the shift and will be allowed to work one-half of the shift. Any employee affected by a short-term layoff may request additional time off in conjunction with the layoff. Such requests will be considered and may be granted subject to staffing considerations. Employees affected by short-term reductions in staff will be charged with administrative leave (if applicable) and then, at the employee's option, with accrued compensatory time, holiday time, or vacation time except that any employee affected by short-term reduction in staff may retain up to eighty (80) hours of accrued leave time or enough time to cover a previously approved vacation, whichever is greater. Employees affected by short-term reductions in staff will be considered laid off until patient census/staffing needs warrant their return to duty. Such employees will be responsible for calling the department on each day they are scheduled to work subsequent to layoff to find out if they are to come back to work. Such call-ins must be made no later than 1-1/2 hours before the scheduled start time for day and p.m. shift employees and no later than 6 hours before the scheduled start time for night shift employees. Night shift employees who call in on any given date and are advised not to return to work may call again, within 1-1/2 hours of their shift start time to determine if staffing needs have been changed and if they may return to work. In the absence of such requests, the hospital will call people back in reverse order of the reduction to assure appropriate staffing.