Common use of Staffing Standards for Patient Populations Clause in Contracts

Staffing Standards for Patient Populations. The Employer and Association agree that the assignment of patients will take into consideration staffing standards, patient conditions and departmental needs. o Medical/Surgical units (includes Medical, Post Surgery, Med Oncology and Tele units): 1 RN: 1:5 o Progressive Care units (includes ACC, CCU, Rainier PCU, CVSS, PCU): 1:4 o Critical Care (includes CVICU/MSICU/Neuro ICU): 1:1 or 1:2 o ED: 1:4 o OR: 1 RN Circulator; 1 Scrub; higher level cases may have a second RN o PACU: 1:2 o NICU: 1:2-3 o Birth Center: 1:1 or 1:2 o Women and Infant: 1:4 couplets o Antepartum: 1:3 stable or 1:1 non-stable • Standards for units not listed will be established by the Staffing Committee. • Unscheduled absences, including intermittent FMLA, are counted as a filled shift for purposes of the staffing standards. • RNs and LPNs who leave the floor for reasons including but not limited to transport, a code response, etc., shall be counted as a filled shift. • Remedy is limited to the shift on which the deviation occurred for the nurse whose assignment exceeds the staffing standards on the affected unit and shift. The remedy shall be in the form of an hourly premium paid for that specific shift and unit of $5.00 per hour. • Premium pay as described above is the exclusive remedy for deviations from these standards.