Common use of Mandatory Certifications Clause in Contracts

Mandatory Certifications. All nurses covered by this labor agreement are required to complete and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications. Registered nurses are required to complete and maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within six (6) months of hire. ED and OR will also maintain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification. OR shall be provided with PALS and NRP certifications if that patient age population is served by the OR. ED will also maintain Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification. If not maintained, upon notice from the Hospital, the, the Nurse will be taken off the schedule until certification requirement is met. The hospital shall notify nurses at thirty (30) and sixty (60) days prior to expiration of required certifications via hospital email system and in writing mailed to the nurse’s the nurse must submit in writing a reasonable plan to the nurse’s immediate supervisor for the nurse to obtain such certification or re- certification. Thehome. The nurse may be subject to disciplinary action if certification is not completed in a timely manner. Home Health Nurses are excluded from ACLS requirements. Nurses not providing any direct patient care may be excused from the ACLS requirement upon mutual written agreement with management. Class time will be considered as time worked. Nurses in the bargaining unit will have the opportunity to participate in developing any new service or department including but not limited to an OB services and training program at Coquille Valley Hospital through the Nurse Staffing Committee. Training for mandatory certification will be provided locally by the Hospital at least twice per year. Timelines for certification requirements shall be extended if the two local classes are not able to be provided by the hospital. The CareLearning-HealthStreamHealth Stream, On-line compliance and educational Programeducational Program is mandatory for all Nursing staff (13 mandatory classes per calendar year). Choosingchoosing the classes that will be mandatory will be a joint effort with PNLC, with the exception of compliance required classes. Additional classes may be taken and compensated for on a case-by-case basis as determined by the Hospital.