Staffing Ratios & Safe Staffing — Kaiser Permanente — Washington RNs & ARNPs

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 Administration on broad-based productivity, workload, patient acuity systems, or other issues such as scheduling practices and innovative staffing patterns that may impact or contribute to an improved work environment and patient care delivery, and, in recognition of the mutual desire of the parties to maintain staffing consistent with quality patient care and good working conditions, (2) serve as a resource for problem-solving and development of alternatives when chronic facility or unit-wide staffing problems have not been adequately addressed after reasonable efforts between staff and management at the facility or unit level. Employees are responsible for first bringing such concerns to their manager in a timely manner for purposes of mutual discussion and problem solving. Compliance with RCW 70.41.420 will be delegated to the inpatient NPC. Individual staff may …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 13.5 Single FTE increase or decrease. In these situations, the Employer will first seek volunteers and no rebid is required. 13.5.1 Hours Reduction. It is KFHPWA’s intent to assign employees an FTE status consistent with the number of hours normally assigned and worked by the employee on a regular, continuing basis. It is not KFHPWA’s intent to reduce an employee’s FTE for purposes of eliminating an employee’s eligibility for medical coverage. If a reduction in FTE is determined by the Employer to be necessary, the Employer will first ask for volunteers from the unit and shift where changes are needed. When involuntary reductions are needed, the Employer will make a good faith effort to reduce the hours of the least senior person on a work unit and shift, subject to patient care needs, staffing considerations and hours of operation. Any employee subject to an invol …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 including improved conditions conducive to the delivery of quality care and the recruitment and retention of Nurse Practitioners Nursing Home Services. The JLMC shall use an interest-based process for problem solving. Up to three (3) staff members shall be appointed by SEIU 1199NW to the Committee. This JLMC will meet bi-monthly. JLMC members shall be compensated for their meeting time. Such meetings shall be scheduled so as to minimize conflict with scheduling routines. An agenda will be jointly developed by JLMC members and management prior to the meeting. Minutes will be kept of all meetings. The purpose of this JLMC will be to: (1) assess and make recommendations to Administration on broad based productivity, workload, patient acuity systems, or other issues such as scheduling practices and innovative staffing patterns that may impact or contribute to an improv …

• Monitors workflow, prioritizes and directs activities including task assignments of other employees in the department. • Coordinates staff assignments to meeting daily workflow or staffing coverage. This includes coverage for meal/break periods, staffing shortages, extended hours, or other urgent staffing gaps. • Ensures standard work, quality assurance, and service excellence initiatives, are performed in the department/unit. • May assist in the planning and implementation of training/education of new procedures, annual education/competencies, and/or technologies. • Facilitates information flow between management, staff, and other departments. May include reporting department, patient care, employee, or systems-related issues to management in a timely manner. • Participates in staff meetings, and in cooperation with manager, identifies agenda items. Under the guidance of the manager m …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 2023 Collective Bargaining Memorandums of Understanding By and between KFHPWA And SEIU Healthcare 1199NW RN/ARNP Unit Staffing. The Employer shall staff in service-line defined ratios in outpatient departments. The service line ratios may be available by department and sent to the union upon request. Providing information will be at the Employer’s discretion, except where required under the law. Departments covered by the Washington State safe staffing law will use the process outlined by the law to develop and meet their staffing plans. In cases where staffing is not meeting service-line defined ratios, management will partner with Unit-Based Teams (UBTs) to evaluate actions including but not limited to evaluating standard work and adjusting workloads for the specific clinic, specialty, or service line or may add posted vacancies at the Employer’s discretion. Empl …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 3.5 Contract Distribution. The Employer shall make available a copy of this Agreement to all newly hired employees. 3.6 Negotiations Release Time. Subject to patient care requirements, the Employer will make a good faith effort to assist in providing unpaid release time for employees participating in contract negotiations. Employees will work with their managers to arrange this time off. Unpaid release time to participate in this activity will accrue benefits. 3.7 Employee Participation in Union Activities. Subject to appropriate advance notice and scheduling/staffing requirements, Union officers, delegates and members of contract committees may use eight (8) hours per calendar year of their continuing education leave/time to attend union-sponsored training in leadership representation and dispute resolution. The Union must provide written notification to the Emplo …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 b. If employee declines a comparable vacancy and fails to select another vacancy, the employee must resign from KFHPWA. OR; 2) If there is no comparable vacancy, employee may select one of the following: a. Severance benefit, if eligible (qualifying hours reduction employees are not eligible); or b. Recall rights; or c. For employees not on the LSR/least senior person, assume any position on the appropriate Low Seniority Roster (or in Eastern Washington, the employee may choose a position “bump” of the least senior person in EW in the same job title (for example, “Staff Nurse” or “Liaison Nurse”). In all cases the employee must be qualified for the position; or d. Resign from KFHPWA 13.3.3 Low Senior employees who are bumped may select (Round 3). Employees, in order of seniority, may select: 1) Vacancy for which the employee is qualified a. FTE reductions or increa …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 III. 10/40 Registered Nurses assigned charge nurse responsibilities shall be paid the charge nurse differential. IV. 10/40 Registered Nurses shall be paid overtime compensation at the rate of one and one-half (1½) times the regular rate of pay for all time worked beyond ten (10) hours in one (1) day or any hours worked beyond forty (40) hours in a seven(7) day work-week. V. Full-time and part-time nurses working the 10/40 schedule shall participate in the Paid Time Off plan as outlined in Article 10 of this agreement. VI. 10/40 Registered Nurses unable to continue working the 10/40 staffing pattern and whose performance has been satisfactory shall be guaranteed the first available position for which the employee is qualified within KFHPWA. VII. The 10/40 staffing pattern may be utilized in patient care units within KFHPWA with the consent of the individual employee …