Common use of Staffing Concerns Clause in Contracts

Staffing Concerns. Nurses, individually or as a group, believing there is an immediate workload/staffing problem should bring that problem to the attention of the supervisor or Nurse Manager as soon as the problem is identified. Nurses believing there is a continuous or potential workload/staffing problem, which may include the ability to receive rest periods and lunch breaks, should attempt to resolve the problem in discussions at the work unit level. Continuous or potential workload/staffing problems discussed at the work unit level that have not been resolved may be raised through the Joint Conference Committee. The Joint Conference Committee may determine that a unit- based work team would best address the workload/staffing problem raised. If the Joint Conference Committee makes that determination, a sub-committee consisting of an appropriate number of staff nurses who are from the unit and shift(s) experiencing the workload/staffing problem (appropriate number of staff nurses to be determined by the Joint Conference Committee), a WSNA representative and appropriate management staff will meet to discuss the problem raised. The sub-committee(s) shall report its results back to the Joint Conference Committee.

Staffing Concerns. Nurses, individually or as a group, believing there is an immediate workload/staffing problem should bring that problem to the attention of the supervisor or Nurse Manager as soon as the problem is identified. Nurses believing there is a continuous or potential workload/staffing problem, which may include the ability to receive rest periods and lunch breaks, should attempt to resolve the problem in discussions at the work unit level. Continuous or potential workload/staffing problems discussed at the work unit level that have not been resolved may be raised through the Joint Conference Committee. The Joint Conference Committee may determine that a unit- unit-based work team would best address the workload/staffing problem raised. If the Joint Conference Committee makes that determination, a sub-committee consisting of an appropriate number of staff nurses who are from the unit and shift(s) experiencing the workload/staffing problem (appropriate number of staff nurses to be determined by the Joint Conference Committee), a WSNA representative and appropriate management staff will meet to discuss the problem raised. The sub-sub- committee(s) shall report its results back to the Joint Conference Committee.

Staffing Concerns. Nurses, individually or as Should a group, believing nurse(s) believe there is an immediate workload/staffing problem problem, the nurse should bring that problem to the attention of unit management or, in their absence, the house supervisor or Nurse Manager as soon as the problem is identified. Nurses believing If a nurse(s) believes there is a continuous or potential workload/staffing problem, which may include the ability to receive rest periods and lunch breaks, nurse(s) should attempt to resolve the problem in discussions at the work unit level. Continuous or potential workload/staffing problems discussed at the work unit level that have not been resolved may be raised through the Joint Conference Nurse Staffing Committee. The Joint Conference Nurse Staffing Committee may determine that a unit- unit-based work team would best address the workload/staffing problem raised. If the Joint Conference Nurse Staffing Committee makes that determination, a sub-committee consisting of an appropriate number of staff nurses (as determined by the Nurse Staffing Committee) who are from the unit and shift(s) experiencing the workload/staffing problem (appropriate number of staff nurses to be determined by the Joint Conference Committee), a WSNA representative and appropriate representation of nursing management staff will meet to discuss the problem raised. The sub-committee(s) shall report its results back to the Joint Conference Nurse Staffing Committee.