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What the CRONA agreement (Apr 2025 – Mar 2028) actually says, excerpted from the contract with page citations.

Health, Welfare And Safetyp. 84
LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -71- who has been assaulted or threatened, if able, shall promptly file an electronic incident occurrence report (i.e. iCare Report). The Employer shall track the number of incidents reported in which a Nurse has been offered a patient reassignment pursuant to this paragraph, and any reassignments that have not been made due to unavailability of nursing staff, and shall report that information and the unit or area in which the incident(s) occurred to the Workplace Violence Prevention Committee on a quarterly basis. 34.4 The Employer shall maintain a Workplace Violence Prevention Program compliant with applicable law. The Employer, in consultation with the Workplace Violence Prevention Committee (“WVPC”), shall maintain a behavioral response team that is tailored to the relevant work setting and is available to each unit and area of practice in which …
Health, Welfare And Safetyp. 83
34.1 The Employer shall be responsible for and shall maintain reasonable provisions for the health, welfare and safety of Nurses. CRONA recognizes the duty of employees, and shall encourage employees, to cooperate with the Employer by complying with the Employer’s health and safety rules and regulations and utilizing personal efforts for the prevention of accidents or illnesses to employees at the Employer. CRONA may make recommendations and suggestions concerning ways to improve safety conditions (including at parking locations used by Nurses). For this purpose, the Employer will notify CRONA of work-incurred injuries within the bargaining unit and provide copies of accident reports of such injuries on request. 34.2 The Employer recognizes its obligation to seek to accommodate when operationally feasible and consistent with the provision of safe patient care the needs of Nurses seeking …
Health, Welfare And Safetyp. 85
LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -72- 34.10.1 Maintain a process for providing security and safety escorts (such as individual escorts or shuttle services) for Nurses to and from parking locations at the main medical center campus; 34.10.2 Review annually the safety conditions of parking locations controlled by the Employer, including the presence of video cameras and security guards; and 34.10.3 Discuss with the WVPC safety concerns related to parking locations at which Nurses regularly park but which are not controlled by the Employer (“Non-Controlled Parking Locations”). In addition, the Employer agrees to raise and propose a resolution of concern(s) identified by the WVPC related to Non-Controlled Parking Locations with the entity that controls those locations.
Committee On Lpch Nursing Practicep. 82
LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -69- participants as the Committee determines to be of assistance on particular issues or problems. In the event that either the Employer or CRONA wishes to have additional representatives appointed to the Nurse Practice Committee from departments outside the Department of Nursing who have CRONA R.N. staff, the appointment would be subject to the Committee’s approval. This committee will have a co-chair from the Employer and from CRONA selected by the respective parties from the eight (8) appointed members. 33.2 Purpose. To promote, develop, and continually enhance professional nursing practice, effective utilization of nursing resources, and an organizational climate conducive to professional practice. 33.3 Responsibilities. 33.3.1 To discuss items mutually agreed to be of concern as issues affecting Nursing Practice by both the Employer and CRONA. …
Committee On Lpch Nursing Practicep. 83
LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -70- 33.4 Procedures. 33.4.1 Upon request of either the Employer or CRONA representatives, the issue or problem and the unit/region shall be identified and the Committee shall determine the appropriate procedure to discuss and review that issue or problem, including the appropriateness of inviting additional participants (Nurse(s) or Patient Care Manager(s)) from the unit or region to provide useful facts or particular expertise. The Committee shall defer placement of the issue on its agenda until the issue has been fully discussed and reviewed at the appropriate unit or region level. 33.4.2 The Nurse Practice Committee shall discharge its responsibilities in accordance with mutually agreed upon procedures. The Committee shall meet once a month, if necessary, to work on outstanding agenda items. 33.4.3 The Committee’s discussions will focus on the fa …
Section 8p. 35
LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -22- New eligible Nurses are given the opportunity to enroll during orientation. A Regular Nurse electing not to participate at that time may enroll for coverage, to be effective the first day of any month, by submitting the application during the previous month. 8.13 Malpractice and General Liability Insurance. The Employer pays the total cost of a group General Liability insurance policy which automatically covers all Nurses who are acting within the scope of their professional duties. 8.14 Legal Care Plan. Eligible Nurses may purchase a legal care plan through appropriate payroll deduction. 8.15 Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account Programs. The Employer will provide the opportunity for Regular Nurses and “C” Relief Nurses to use pre-tax earnings for payment of health care premiums and to place pre-tax earnings into the following reimburse …
Committee For Recognition Of Nursing Achievement (Crona)p. 100
1998 During negotiations between the Employer and Stanford Health Care for the following items were agreed to be included in a side letter for the term of the current agreement. A. Staffing. For the term of this agreement, the parties agree that if there are issues under Section 32.3.3.a which have been referred to the Vice President of Patient Care Services and the President of CRONA and have not been resolved, they will engage a mediator through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to facilitate further consensus building. The parties further agree that notwithstanding this side letter and Section 32.3.3.a the Employer retains the ultimate discretion regarding issues that arise under Section 32. B. Parking. The Employer recognizes the concerns raised by CRONA over security and parking and will use its best efforts to work with Stanford University to provide adequate shuttle s …
On Call Shift Selection/Assignment Proceduresp. 102
The existing on call shift selection and assignment procedures in effect in the PACU will remain in effect until a new procedure is jointly developed by the parties, and reviewed and approved by the Employer. That on call shift selection and assignment procedure will remain in effect unless and until PACU on call committee recommends a change which is adopted by the vote of 2/3 of the employees performing call in the PACU, and reviewed and approved by the Employer. In the ORs that are expected to be opened during the life of the Master Agreement between the parties, prior to the development of an on call selection and assignment procedure by an on call committee, and adoption by 2/3 of the employees to perform on call in the unit and review and approval by the Employer, the policy for selection of, and assignment of on call shifts shall be that presented to CRONA during the negotiations …

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