Full Shift Low Census Clause Samples

The Full Shift Low Census clause defines the procedures and terms that apply when a healthcare facility experiences a lower-than-expected patient census, resulting in the need to reduce scheduled staff for a full shift. Typically, this clause outlines how staff are selected for shift cancellation, the order of notification, and any compensation or rescheduling rights for affected employees. Its core function is to provide a fair and transparent process for managing staffing levels during periods of low patient volume, thereby balancing operational needs with employee rights and expectations.
Full Shift Low Census. This means that the nurse is not obligated to the Medical Center for that shift.
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Related to Full Shift Low Census

  • Low Census Low census is defined as a decline in patient care requirements resulting in a temporary staff decrease. During temporary periods of low census, the Employer will 1. Send home Agency nurses. 2. Cancel Overtime shifts. 3. Cancel incentive shifts. 4. Ask for volunteers. 5. Cancel reserve nurses. 6. Cancel part-time nurses working above their assigned FTE.

  • Shift Rotation Routine shift rotation is not an approach to staffing endorsed by the Employer. Except for emergency situations where it may be necessary to provide safe patient care, shift rotation will not be utilized without mutual consent. If such an occasion should ever occur, volunteers will be sought first. If no one volunteers, the Employer will rotate shifts on an inverse seniority basis until the staff vacancies are filled.

  • Full-Time Employees A full-time employee is one engaged as such and whose ordinary hours of work average 38-hours per week.

  • Regular Full-Time Employees A regular full-time employee is one who works full-time on a regularly scheduled basis. Regular full-time employees accumulate seniority and are entitled to all benefits outlined in this Collective Agreement.

  • Regular Part-Time Employees A regular part-time employee is one who works less than full-time on a regularly scheduled basis. Regular part-time employees accumulate seniority on an hourly basis and are entitled to all benefits outlined in this Collective Agreement. Regular part-time employees shall receive the same perquisites, on a proportionate basis, as granted regular full-time employees.