Common use of Orientation Objectives Clause in Contracts

Orientation Objectives. The objectives of orientation shall be: (a) To familiarize new personnel with the objectives and philosophy of the Medical Center (b) To orient new personnel to policies and procedures, their functions and responsibilities as defined in the job description. (c) To orient presently employed personnel to new policies and new procedures or to new areas of assignment which directly affect the employee’s assignment and responsibility. 12.6.1 Orientation will consist of a basic comprehensive program in which the employee will be oriented through a combination of instructional conferences, work area and/or shift work. The employee shall be provided with orientation and training sufficient to allow effective implementation of the assignments so that the employee may perform the tasks or procedures safely and independently. If the employee believes that these conditions are not met, the employee shall be allow to show cause why he or she should not accept an assignment. The employee is responsible to inform the supervisor (or preceptor, if assigned) of any task or procedure for which the employee feels inadequately prepared. The Supervisor (and preceptor, if assigned) will then review the patient assignment and make accommodations/adjustments to the assignment before work commences. If the employee and supervisor (and preceptor, if assigned) cannot reach agreement on the assignment, the manager or supervisor will be called to intervene in a timely manner, preferably prior to work commencing. The employee and the supervisor (and preceptor, if assigned) will be expected to collaboratively provide the care needed until resolution can be achieved so that safe patient care will not compromised.

Orientation Objectives. The objectives of orientation shall be: (a) To to familiarize new personnel with the objectives and philosophy of the Medical Center. (b) To to orient new personnel to policies and procedures, their functions and responsibilities as defined in the job descriptiondescriptions. (c) To to orient presently employed personnel to new policies and new procedures or to new areas of assignment which directly affect the employee’s nurse's assignment and responsibility. 12.6.1 . Orientation will consist of a basic comprehensive program in which the employee nurse will be oriented through a combination of instructional conferences, work area and/or shift work. The employee nurse shall be provided with orientation and training sufficient to allow effective implementation of the assignments assignment so that the employee nurse may perform the tasks or procedures safely and independently. If the employee nurse believes that these conditions are not met, the employee nurse shall be allow allowed to show cause why he or she should not accept an assignment. The employee nurse is responsible to inform the supervisor charge nurse (or preceptor, if assigned) of any task or procedure for which the employee nurse feels inadequately prepared. The Supervisor charge nurse (and preceptor, if assigned) will then review the patient assignment and make accommodations/adjustments to the assignment before work commences. If the employee nurse and supervisor charge nurse (and preceptor, if assigned) cannot reach agreement on the assignment, the manager or the supervisor will be called to intervene in a timely manner, preferably prior to work commencing. The employee nurse and the supervisor charge nurse (and preceptor, if assigned) will be expected to collaboratively provide the care needed until resolution can be achieved so that safe patient care will not compromisedbe compromised in this process. a. to promote the safe and competent care of the patient b. to develop staff competence c. to create an environment that stimulates learning, creativity and personal satisfaction. Topics to be offered will be determined by discussions between the nurses and the inservice department. The objectives of the inservice education within the Medical Center shall be: to review the philosophy, objectives and functions of inservice education in light of needs of personnel, nursing department and nursing care; to provide ongoing education programs which will enhance patient care; to review current nursing care trends. 1. If nurses are required to attend inservice programs during their off duty hours, they will be paid at the appropriate rate. 2. Staff assigned to attend mandatory education sessions will be paid for the time in attendance. 3. If the nurse attends a mandatory education session less than their work shift length and the remainder of their work shift is less than four (4) hours, they will be paid for their entire shift, e.g., a ten (10) hour staff member attending an eight (8) hour class. A twelve (12) hour staff member attending a class for eight (8) hours that ends at 5:30 p.m. (and the end of their shift is 7:30 p.m.) is paid for twelve (12) hours. 4. If four (4) hours or more remain in the nurse's workday coinciding with the nurse's scheduled shift time, the nurse has the option to work, take PTO or take time off with no pay for the remainder of that shift. For example, a twelve (12) hour staff member attends a seven (7) hour class that ends at 3 p.m. and the staff member's shift ends at 7:30 p.m. B options for that staff member include: returning to work until 7:30 p.m., taking PTO or electing no pay/no work for the remainder of that twelve (12) hour shift. 5. Managers may schedule staff to "split" mandatory class shifts so that one staff member provides patient care for the first half of the shift while another attends the class and then they switch roles for the remainder of the shift. For example, an eight (8) hour staff member is assigned to attend a three-and-one- half hour class, while another provides patient care. The staff person who attended class then returns to the unit to provide patient care so the other staff member can attend the class during the remainder of the shift. 6. All education time hours will be entered into the time and attendance system using the appropriate code. Mandatory education hours are in addition to the continuing education hours referred to in Section 12.8, Paid professional/Educational Leave at Nurse's Request.