Common use of Temporary Nurses Clause in Contracts

Temporary Nurses. The Hospital agrees that it will be its policy to utilize its own staff for any regular staffing rather than temporary Nurse personnel from the outside sources. Temporary Nurses will be used only as a supplement to and not in lieu of regular nursing staff. The scheduling of temporary Nurses will be limited to those situations where the regular staff Nurses are not available for assignment and no other means of providing nursing staff are available within a reasonable time. The Hospital shall insure that there will not be increased assignment of any of its nursing staff to night, evening, holiday or weekend duty as a result of the use of temporary Nurse personnel. Temporary Nurses shall not be given unit or shift assignment preference over regular staff except where no other reasonable alternative is available to provide needed nursing coverage. The use of temporary Nurses and casual Nurses will be recognized by the parties as a legitimate subject for discussion and/or study through the already established labor management meeting process between the parties set forth in Section 25. 3 of this Agreement.

Temporary Nurses. The Hospital Employer agrees that it will be its policy to utilize its own staff for any regular staffing rather than temporary Nurse personnel from the outside sources. Temporary Nurses will be used only as a supplement to and not in lieu of regular nursing staff. The scheduling of temporary Nurses will be limited to those situations where the regular staff Nurses are not available for assignment and no other means of providing nursing staff are available within a reasonable time. The Hospital Employer shall insure that there will not be increased assignment of any of its nursing staff to night, evening, holiday or weekend duty as a result of the use of temporary Nurse personnel. Temporary Nurses shall not be given unit or shift assignment preference over regular staff except where no other reasonable alternative is available to provide needed nursing coverage. The use of temporary Nurses and casual on‐call Nurses will be recognized by the parties as a legitimate subject for discussion and/or study through the already established labor labor‐ management meeting process between the parties set forth in Section 25. 3 25.3 of this Agreement.