STAFFING AND SCHEDULING GUIDELINES. 95. In this connection, the University will provide the Association with a copy of Staffing and Scheduling guidelines developed for each Associate Chief Nursing Officer area at University of Michigan Hospitals. Those areas where guidelines do not presently exist will endeavor to develop and implement them six (6) months from the date of the execution (10.10.2018) of this Agreement, but not later than one (1) year from this date. Some or all employees in the area will be provided opportunity to comment on the Guidelines before implementation. Changes in the Guidelines will also be provided to the Association. 95A. A unit’s schedule is developed based on that unit’s Staffing Model. Once the schedule is developed, there will be a process created by the unit that will be utilized to adjust daily staffing to meet the immediate needs of the unit to provide patient care and other work to be done. Some of the variables to be considered by the charge nurse will include but not limited to: • acuity • staff/skill mix • census • admissions • discharges • transfers • meetings and other non-direct care work • specialty patients • procedures • and coordination activities.
STAFFING AND SCHEDULING GUIDELINES. 95. In this connection, the University will provide the Association with a copy of Staffing and Scheduling guidelines developed for each Director of Nursing area at University of Michigan Hospitals. Those areas where guidelines do not presently exist will endeavor to develop and implement them six (6) months from the date of the execution of this Agreement, but not later than one (1) year from this date. Some or all employees in the area will be provided opportunity to comment on the Guidelines before implementation. Changes in the Guidelines will also be provided to the Association. 95A. A unit’s schedule is developed based on that unit’s Staffing Model. The Staffing Model and any changes to the Model will be made by the manager and are driven by patient care needs and based on a number of variables including, but not limited to: HPPD or other relevant metrics, acuity, professional association standards, average census, staff mix, average admission, discharges and data trends. Any changes to the Staffing Model will be presented to the staff and WRC for feedback prior to implementation. Once the schedule is developed, there will be a process created by the unit that will be utilized to adjust daily staffing to meet the immediate needs of the unit to provide patient care and other work to be done. Some of the variables to be considered by the charge nurse will include but not limited to: • acuity • staff/skill mix • census • admissions • discharges • transfers • meetings and other non-direct care work • specialty patients • procedures • and coordination activities.
STAFFING AND SCHEDULING GUIDELINES. 95. In this connection, the University will provide the Association with a copy of Staffing and Scheduling guidelines developed for each unit. The Association and the Associate Chief Nursing Officer will jointly review staffing and scheduling guidelines for each such unit to develop and implement them within six (6) months from the date of the execution (10.1.2022) of this Agreement. If any terms of change to such Guidelines have been jointly created in the unit workload review committee with input from unit nurses, a vote will be announced to the bargaining unit members on that unit. The notification and date of the vote will be sent no fewer than twice within a fourteen (14) day period prior to the vote. During the notification period nurses will be provided additional opportunities to comment on the guidelines. The proposed changes will become effective if approved by majority of the voting bargaining unit members in the unit. 95A. A unit’s schedule is developed based on that unit’s Staffing Model. Once the schedule is developed, there will be a process created by the unit that will be utilized to adjust daily staffing to meet the immediate needs of the unit to provide patient care and other work to be done. Some of the variables to be considered by the charge nurse will include but not limited to: • acuity • staff/skill mix • census/unit capacity • admissions • discharges • transfers • meetings and other non-direct care work • specialty patients • procedures • and coordination activities.
STAFFING AND SCHEDULING GUIDELINES. 95. In this connection, the University will provide the Association with a copy of Staffing and Scheduling guidelines developed for each Director of Nursing area at University of Michigan Hospitals. Those areas where guidelines do not presently exist will endeavor to develop and implement them six (6) months from the date of the execution of this Agreement, but not later than one (1) year from this date. Some or all employees in the area will be provided opportunity to comment on the Guidelines before implementation. Changes in the Guidelines will also be provided to the Association. REST PERIOD
