WORK SCHEDULES AND TIME REQUESTS:. 14.1 The Medical Center shall post a four week work schedule two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of the schedule period. Requests for time off shall not be unreasonably denied. Once posted, the schedule shall not be changed except by mutual agreement.
WORK SCHEDULES AND TIME REQUESTS:. 14.1 The Medical Center shall post a four (4) week work schedule of no less than one
WORK SCHEDULES AND TIME REQUESTS:.
14.1 The Medical Center shall post a four (4) week work schedule two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of the schedule period. Requests for time off shall not be unreasonably denied. Once posted, the schedule shall not be changed except by mutual agreement.
14.2 In the event of shortages on a particular shift necessitating shift rotation, the Hospital shall first discuss alternatives to rotation and then seek volunteers. As a last resort, available employees shall be rotated in order of reverse seniority on a rotating basis, up to four consecutive weeks maximum unless mutually agreed otherwise. A log of rotation shall be maintained on each unit. Employees who rotate from one shift to another shall receive the appropriate shift differential for that shift or keep their current shift differential, whichever is greater. Four weeks’ notice for the need to rotate shifts will be given to the affected employee(s) unless in the case of an unforeseen emergent circumstance and only as a last resort. It is the intent of the Employer to move the employee back to their original shift as soon as practicable. An employee will be given at least 48 hours transition time when moving from one shift to the other. An employee with ten (10) or more years’ seniority who rotates will receive two dollars and fifteen cents ($2.15) more per hour.
14.3 Floating is the reassignment of nursing employees, to a unit/department that they are not hired to work on, and did not pre-schedule themselves to work on, in order to meet the operational needs of the facility. Floating is not “pre-scheduled” and is utilized only after all other options have been exhausted. In the event floating is necessary, which may include but is not limited to instances of high or low census, late call outs, and instances of no call no show, nursing employees in the float pool will be floated first. A nursing employee may be floated for a shift or any part thereof to a patient care unit within the same clinical competency, provided the nursing employee is qualified as determined by the Hospital. If the nursing employee believes the assignment is beyond his or her skill level, they may raise the issue with the unit leader and or nursing supervisor. If the leader/supervisor agrees, they shall modify the assignment to one that reasonably meets the skills of the nursing employee. As of June 1, 2021, nursing employees, excluding per diems, with ten or more years seniority who are permanently assigned to specific u...
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