Common use of Resource Nurses Clause in Contracts

Resource Nurses. Resource nurse will be hired into a unit and will report 17 to the unit manager. 18 1. Resource nurses must submit availability for four shifts per four- 19 week scheduling period, pursuant to the process outlined in paragraph 2 below. 20 a. One of those shifts must be on a weekend. 21 b. At least two of the shifts in a calendar year will be on a 22 holiday (which will be rotated between winter (New Year’s Day, 23 Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day) and summer holidays (Memorial 24 Day, Fourth of July, or Labor Day)). Holidays worked as the result of a 25 nurse trading a winter holiday for a winter holiday with another nurse 26 and/or trading a summer holiday for a summer holiday with another nurse, 27 with approval of the unit manager, will satisfy the holiday requirement. In 28 addition, if a Resource nurse agrees to work a holiday shift for another 29 nurse (outside of the trades described above) with the approval of the unit 30 manager, that holiday will satisfy the holiday requirement. The manager 1 will give consideration to those nurses, if any, who are were denied the 2 ability to take PTO/Vacation, in determining whether to grant approval. 4 2. Process. The Medical Center will use the following process to 6 a. After scheduling regular nurses, the Medical Center will 7 identify holes (or gaps or open shifts) in the schedule, which may include 8 pending vacation/PTO requests for holidays. 10 b. The manager on a unit will communicate those holes (or 11 gaps or open shifts) to the Resource nurses. 13 c. From among the holes (or gaps or open shifts) in the 14 schedule, a Resource nurse will indicate a minimum of a four shifts for 15 which he/she is available. 17 d. If a unit manager/scheduler is unable to identify a list of 18 holes (or gaps or open shifts) in the schedule, each Resource nurse will 19 still submit at least four shifts for which he/she is available. 21 e. The Medical Center will assign shifts to Resource nurses 22 beginning with the first nurse who submitted his/her availability and 23 proceeding in order of the date and time that the nurse submitted his/her 24 availability. 26 f. Regular failure to submit the required minimum availability 27 will result in termination of the Resource nurse’s employment.

Resource Nurses. Resource nurse will be hired into a unit and will report 17 5 to the unit manager. 18 7 1. Resource nurses must submit availability for four shifts per four- 19 8 week scheduling period, pursuant to the process outlined in paragraph 2 below. 20 10 a. One of those shifts must be on a weekend. 21 12 b. At least two of the shifts in a calendar year will be on a 22 13 holiday (which will be rotated between winter (New Year’s Day, 23 14 Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day) and summer holidays (Memorial 24 15 Day, Fourth of July, or Labor Day)). Holidays worked as the result of a 25 16 nurse trading a winter holiday for a winter holiday with another nurse 26 17 and/or trading a summer holiday for a summer holiday with another nurse, 27 18 with approval of the unit manager, will satisfy the holiday requirement. In 28 19 addition, if a Resource nurse agrees to work a holiday shift for another 29 20 nurse (outside of the trades described above) with the approval of the unit 30 21 manager, that holiday will satisfy the holiday requirement. The manager 1 22 will give consideration to those nurses, if any, who are were denied the 2 23 ability to take PTO/Vacation, in determining whether to grant approval. 4 25 2. Process. The Medical Center will use the following process toto 26 schedule Resource Nurses: 6 28 a. After scheduling regular nurses, the Medical Center will 7 29 identify holes (or gaps or open shifts) in the schedule, which may include 8 30 pending vacation/PTO requests for holidays. 10 32 b. The manager on a unit will communicate those holes (or 11 33 gaps or open shifts) to the Resource nurses. 13 1 c. From among the holes (or gaps or open shifts) in the 14 2 schedule, a Resource nurse will indicate a minimum of a four shifts for 15 3 which he/she is available. 17 5 d. If a unit manager/scheduler is unable to identify a list of 18 6 holes (or gaps or open shifts) in the schedule, each Resource nurse will 19 7 still submit at least four shifts for which he/she is available. 21 9 e. The Medical Center will assign shifts to Resource nurses 22 10 beginning with the first nurse who submitted his/her availability and 23 11 proceeding in order of the date and time that the nurse submitted his/her 24 12 availability. 26 . 14 f. Regular failure to submit the required minimum availability 27 15 will result in termination of the Resource nurse’s employment.

Resource Nurses. Resource nurse will be hired into a unit and will report 17 21 to the unit manager. 18 22 1. Resource nurses must submit availability for four shifts per four- 19 23 week scheduling period, pursuant to the process outlined in paragraph 2 below. 20 24 a. One of those shifts must be on a weekend. 21 25 b. At least two of the shifts in a calendar year will be on a 22 26 holiday (which will be rotated between winter (New Year’s Day, 23 27 Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day) and summer holidays (Memorial 24 28 Day, Fourth of July, or Labor Day)). Holidays ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ worked as the result of a 25 1 nurse trading a winter holiday for a winter holiday with another nurse 26 2 and/or trading a summer holiday for a summer holiday with another nurse, 27 3 with approval of the unit manager, will satisfy the holiday requirement. In 28 4 addition, if a Resource nurse agrees to work a holiday shift for another 29 5 nurse (outside of the trades described above) with the approval of the unit 30 6 manager, that holiday ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will satisfy the holiday requirement. The manager 1 7 will give consideration to those nurses, if any, who are were denied the 2 8 ability to take PTO/Vacation, in determining whether to grant approval. 4 10 2. Process. The Medical Center will use the following process to 6 12 a. After scheduling regular nurses, the Medical Center will 7 13 identify holes (or gaps or open shifts) in the schedule, which may include 8 14 pending vacation/PTO requests for holidays. 10 16 b. The manager on a unit will communicate those holes (or 11 17 gaps or open shifts) to the Resource nurses. 13 19 c. From among the holes (or gaps or open shifts) in the 14 20 schedule, a Resource nurse will indicate a minimum of a four shifts for 15 21 which he/she is available. 17 23 d. If a unit manager/scheduler is unable to identify a list of 18 24 holes (or gaps or open shifts) in the schedule, each Resource nurse will 19 25 still submit at least four shifts for which he/she is available. 21 27 e. The Medical Center will assign shifts to Resource nurses 22 28 beginning with the first nurse who submitted his/her availability and 23 29 proceeding in order of the date and time that the nurse submitted his/her 24 30 availability. 26 . 1 f. Regular failure to submit the required minimum availability 27 2 will result in termination of the Resource nurse’s employment.