Common use of Responsibilities and Workload Clause in Contracts

Responsibilities and Workload. (a) The Physician’s responsibilities will be defined and communicated to them by their supervisor. There will be ongoing communication between the Physician and their supervisors regarding the performance of the Services, including issues relating to workload and distribution of clinical, academic and administrative responsibilities. If they are unable to reach agreement on an approach to resolve the concerns in these areas, which may include, temporarily adjusting the service expectations, making operational changes, bringing in alternate providers or locum physicians, or temporarily compensating the Physician for additional hours of Services under this Salary Agreement or a separate agreement, either party may request, through the Doctors of BC or the Government, the use of a Trouble Shooter who will conduct a fact finding review and issue recommendations. If they are unable to reach agreement following the use of a Trouble Shooter, either the Government or the Doctors of BC may refer the matter to the Physician Services Committee as a Local Interest Issue. (b) The nature of the Physician’s position requires them to be flexible about hours of work. The Physician is required to be adaptable to a work situation, which may result in working hours other than those considered to be the normal hours of work. The annual salary of the Physician includes payment for additional hours spent providing ongoing responsibility for patients and any necessary referred emergency and non-elective services. (c) In order to claim After-Hours Premiums, the Physician must report to the Agency all hours of work provided After-Hours (as defined in the Alternative Payments Subsidiary Agreement), together with the date, name of the Agency facility where the hours of work were provided and the start and stop times, rounded to the nearest 15 minutes.