Common use of Mandatory Scheduled Standby Clause in Contracts

Mandatory Scheduled Standby. Nursing units with mandatory scheduled standby (Main Operating Room, Pediatrics Operating Room, Medical Procedures Unit, Surgical Services Ophthalmology, Cath Lab and Cardiac Operating Room) will develop unit guidelines regarding the scheduling and assignment of standby time. 1. The unit guidelines will include an estimated range of required standby hours or shifts, if any, per nurse per posted cycle. The guidelines for each unit will be made available to the nurses in the unit as well as to any nurse who applies for a position in that unit. The Medical Center will, upon request or upon a change, provide the Association with the guidelines. 2. The Medical Center will notify the Association before establishing a standby requirement in a unit where standby is not currently mandatory and will bargain upon request. 3. The Medical Center will notify the Association before changing the standby guidelines in a unit to increase the range of mandatory standby hours and will bargain upon request. This does not include an increase in the range of mandatory standby hours or shifts due to an absent nurse or nurses who are not replaced on the work schedule (e.g. leave of absence) for no more than three (3) posted standby scheduling periods.

Mandatory Scheduled Standby. Nursing units with mandatory scheduled standby (Main Operating Room, Pediatrics Operating Room, Medical Procedures Unit, Surgical Services Ophthalmology, Cath Lab and Cardiac Operating Room) will develop unit guidelines regarding the scheduling and assignment of standby time. 1. The unit guidelines will guidelineswill include an estimated range of required standby hours or shifts, if any, per nurse per posted cycle. Required standby hours will not exceed 52 hours per 4 week schedule except where modified in Appendix A.C.4.D. The guidelines for each unit will be made available to the nurses in the unit as well as to any nurse who applies for a position in that unit. The Medical Center will, upon request or upon a change, provide the Association with the guidelines. 2. The Medical Center will notify the Association before establishing a standby requirement in a unit where standby is not currently mandatory and will bargain upon request. 3. The Medical Center will notify the Association before changing the standby guidelines in a unit to increase the range of mandatory standby hours and will bargain upon request. This does not include an increase in the range of mandatory standby hours or shifts due to an absent nurse or nurses who are not replaced on the work schedule (e.g. leave of absence) for no more than three (3) posted standby scheduling periods.