Float Premium. The Employer recognizes a value to patient care when a 27 registered nurse floats from one unit/clinic to another to meet staffing/patient care 28 needs such as the additional RN staff required to meet the acuity of the patients 29 of the unit, the census/volume and to cover vacations, unscheduled absences, 30 and continuing education. Registered Nurses assigned to work outside the unit(s) 31 for which they were hired as a part of that unit's matrix staff for a defined shift of 32 at least four (4) hours will be compensated with a float premium of one dollar and 33 fifty cents ($1.50) per hour for every hour worked. Registered Nurses employed 34 solely in the Resource Team/Float Pool (excluding Stat and PICC/Vascular 35 Access Program registered nurses) will receive a float premium of four five 36 dollars ($45.00) per hour for all hours. 38 10.8.1 New Nurse Float Pay. Registered Nurses hired after the effective date of 39 this agreement who are new graduates shall not receive the float premium 40 until they work independently clinically, or for one (1) year, whichever is 41 earlier (for the purposes of this section, “new graduate” is defined as a 42 nurse who has graduated in the past nine (9) months). For the purposes of 43 this section, “independently clinically” is defined as the Registered Nurse 44 being counted for the purpose of the staffing matrix.
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