Common use of Floating Clause in Contracts

Floating. (A) The University will make its best efforts to minimize floating within the term of this contract. In the event that it becomes necessary for an employee to be assigned, on a shift-by-shift basis, to another unit, nursing management shall ensure that patient care assignments shall be within the educational and skill level of the assigned/floated nurse. The University shall utilize the following guidelines when floating/assigning nurses: 1. Float pool employees shall be assigned prior to the floating of other full-time or part-time bargaining unit members. 2. Volunteers shall be sought. 3. Agency personnel assigned. 4. Per diem, then overtime staff will be assigned. 5. Finally, the University may assign employees on a rotation basis, with the least senior employee floating first. The University will use its best efforts to assure that the floating of staff will be done on an equitable basis. To do so, the University will assign an employee during his/her orientation period, e.g. new hire, new program implementation/equipment introduction, in such manner as to enable the employee to acquire the necessary experience and training to assure safe practice when he/she is floated. No employee will be given an assignment for which she/he has not been adequately trained, or which would cause the employee to violate the Rules and Regulations of the New Jersey Board of Nursing Practice Act. During the term of this contract, the University will use its best efforts to minimize floating on an interim basis during the work shift. Daily floating will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. If a full-time and/or part-time staff nurse has been floated more than five (5) shifts during the previous quarter, the floated nurse will receive a differential of three dollars ($3.00) per hour for all additional hours floated. A differential of three dollars ($3.00) per hour will be paid to a full-time and/or part-time employee who is assigned to a different “float section” on a temporary shift-by-shift basis. However, said float assignment shall not be counted when determining the employee’s eligibility to receive the three dollar ($3.00) per hour differential for being floated more than five (5) shifts in a quarter set forth in the paragraph above. In Newark (Sections 1 through 11) 1. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT/TAA/FLIGHT NURSES/EMS NURSES

Floating. (A) The University Hospital will make its best efforts to minimize floating within the term of this contract. In the event that it becomes necessary for an employee to be assigned, on a shift-by-by- shift basis, to another unit, nursing management shall ensure that patient care assignments shall be within the educational and skill level of the assigned/floated nurse. The University Hospital shall utilize the following guidelines when floating/assigning nurses: 1. Float pool employees shall be assigned prior to the floating of other full-full- time or part-time bargaining negotiations unit members. 2. Volunteers shall be sought. 3. Agency personnel assigned. 4. Per diem, then overtime staff will be assigned. 5. Finally, the University Hospital may assign employees on a rotation basis, with the least senior employee floating first. The University Hospital will use its best efforts to assure that the floating of staff will be done on an equitable basis. To do so, the University Hospital will assign an employee during his/her orientation period, e.g. new hire, new program implementation/equipment introduction, in such manner as to enable the employee to acquire the necessary experience and training to assure safe practice when he/she is floated. No employee will be given an assignment for which she/he has not been adequately trained, or which would cause the employee to violate the Rules and Regulations of the New Jersey Board of Nursing Practice Act. During the term of this contract, the University will use its best efforts to minimize floating on an interim basis during the work shift. Daily floating will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. If a full-time and/or part-time staff nurse has been floated within Float Section more than five (5) shifts during the previous quarter, the floated nurse will receive a differential of three dollars ($3.00) per hour for all additional hours floated. A differential of three dollars ($3.00) per hour will be paid to a full-time and/or part-part- time employee who is assigned to a different unit outside of their “float section” on a temporary shift-by-shift basis. However, said float assignment shall not be counted when determining the employee’s eligibility to receive the three dollar ($3.00) per hour differential for being floated more than five (5) shifts in a quarter set forth in the paragraph above. In Newark (Sections 1 through 11) . 1. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT/TAA/DEPARTMENT/ FLIGHT NURSES/EMS NURSESNURSES 2. RADIOLOGY/NEURO INTERVENTIONAL, CARDIAC CATH LAB, ANGIOGRAPHY 3. I-YELLOW 1, I-YELLOW 2, PROGRESSIVE CARE UNITS (PCU) (with the exception of Pediatric Step-Down), CARDIAC CATH LAB, CTICU, SICU, NICU, FLIGHT NURSES 4. OR, SAME DAY SURGERY (UH & DOC), SPECIAL PROCEDURES, E-YELLOW, PACU

Floating. (A) The University Hospital will make its best efforts to minimize floating within the term of this contract. In the event that it becomes necessary for an employee to be assigned, on a shift-by-shift basis, to another unit, nursing management shall ensure that patient care assignments shall be within the educational and skill level of the assigned/floated nurse. The University Hospital shall utilize the following guidelines when floating/assigning nurses: 1. Float pool employees shall be assigned prior to the floating of other full-full- time or part-part- time bargaining negotiations unit membersemployees. 2. Agency personnel assigned. 3. Per diem staff will be assigned. 4. Volunteers shall be sought. 3. Agency personnel assigned. 4. Per diem, then overtime staff will be assigned. 5. Finally, the University The Hospital may assign employees on a rotation basis, with the least senior employee floating first. 6. Overtime staff will be assigned. The University Hospital will use its best efforts to assure that the floating of staff will be done on an equitable basis. To do so, the University Hospital will assign an employee during his/her the employee’s orientation period, e.g. new hire, new program implementation/equipment introduction, in such manner as to enable the employee to acquire the necessary experience and training to assure safe practice when he/she the employee is floated. No employee will be given an assignment for which she/he the employee has not been adequately trained, or which would cause the employee to violate the Rules and Regulations of the New Jersey Board of Nursing Practice Act. During the term of this contract, the University will use its best efforts to minimize floating on an interim basis during the work shift. Daily floating will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. If a full-time and/or part-time staff nurse has been floated within Float Section more than five (5) shifts during the previous quarter, the floated nurse will receive a differential of three dollars ($3.00) per hour for all additional hours floated. A differential of three dollars ($3.00) per hour will be paid to a full-time and/or part-part- time employee who is assigned to a different unit outside of their “float section” on a temporary shift-by-by- shift basis. However, said float assignment shall not be counted when determining the employee’s eligibility to receive the three dollar ($3.00) per hour differential for being floated more than five (5) shifts in a quarter set forth in the paragraph above. In Newark (Sections 1 through 11) . 1. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT/TAA/DEPARTMENT/ FLIGHT NURSES/EMS NURSES, H-Blue (a.k.a. EDOU), H-Blue (a.k.a. EDOU) to ED Obs 2. RADIOLOGY/NEURO INTERVENTIONAL, CARDIAC CATH LAB, ANGIOGRAPHY 3. I-YELLOW 1, I-YELLOW 2, PROGRESSIVE CARE UNITS (PCU) (with the exception of 4. OR, SAME DAY SURGERY (UH & DOC), SPECIAL PROCEDURES, E-YELLOW, PACU

Floating. (A) The University Hospital will make its best efforts to minimize floating within the term of this contract. In the event that it becomes necessary for an employee to be assigned, on a shift-by-by- shift basis, to another unit, nursing management shall ensure that patient care assignments shall be within the educational and skill level of the assigned/floated nurse. The University Hospital shall utilize the following guidelines when floating/assigning nurses: 1. Float pool employees shall be assigned prior to the floating of other full-full- time or part-time bargaining unit members. 2. Volunteers shall be sought. 3. Agency personnel assigned. 4. Per diem, then overtime staff will be assigned. 5. Finally, the University Hospital may assign employees on a rotation basis, with the least senior employee floating first. The University Hospital will use its best efforts to assure that the floating of staff will be done on an equitable basis. To do so, the University Hospital will assign an employee during his/her orientation period, e.g. new hire, new program implementation/equipment introduction, in such manner as to enable the employee to acquire the necessary experience and training to assure safe practice when he/she is floated. No employee will be given an assignment for which she/he has not been adequately trained, or which would cause the employee to violate the Rules and Regulations of the New Jersey Board of Nursing Practice Act. During the term of this contract, the University will use its best efforts to minimize floating on an interim basis during the work shift. Daily floating will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. If a full-time and/or part-time staff nurse has been floated more than five (5) shifts during the previous quarter, the floated nurse will receive a differential of three dollars ($3.00) per hour for all additional hours floated. A differential of three dollars ($3.00) per hour will be paid to a full-time and/or part-part- time employee who is assigned to a different “float section” on a temporary shift-by-by- shift basis. However, said float assignment shall not be counted when determining the employee’s eligibility to receive the three dollar ($3.00) per hour differential for being floated more than five (5) shifts in a quarter set forth in the paragraph above. In Newark (Sections 1 through 11) . 1. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT/TAA/DEPARTMENT/ FLIGHT NURSES/EMS NURSESNURSES 2. RADIOLOGY/NEURO INTERVENTIONAL, CARDIAC CATH LAB, ANGIOGRAPHY 3. I-YELLOW 1, I-YELLOW 2, PROGRESSIVE CARE UNITS (PCU) (with the exception of Pediatric Step-Down), CARDIAC CATH LAB, CTICU, SICU, NICU, FLIGHT NURSES 4. OR, SAME DAY SURGERY (UH & DOC), SPECIAL PROCEDURES, E-YELLOW, PACU