Floating & Reassignment — University of California RNs (UCSF, UC Davis & all UC)

STAFFING A. The University shall have a staffing system based on assessment of patient needs in conformance with applicable state regulations. The University includes meals and breaks when assessing and determining staffing needs. Concerns regarding staffing ratio and acuity issues shall be addressed by the Professional Practice Committee (PPC) and, for chronic staffing problems, the review process provided in §E., below. Such matters are not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedures of this Agreement. B. The University will not assign Nurses (including Travelers and Registry Nurses) without appropriate competencies to staff nursing areas, except in emergency situations. 1. In the event a Nurse feels that they lack competency, including age-specific clinical competency for an assignment, the Nurse shall so inform the immediate supervisor. The supervisor and the Nurse shall make …

Adherence to Article 8 - Staffing 1. The Parties to this Side Letter Agreement are UC Office of the President (hereinafter “University”) and the California Nurses Association (hereinafter “CNA”). 2. The purpose of this letter shall be to reinforce the facilities’ responsibility to provide UC management and CNA represented Registered Nurses the relevant information in order to comply with the language above and to ensure safe patient care. 3. Within five (5) business days of the notice of ratification, UCOP will distribute a letter to the five medical centers reminding them of their responsibilities in regards to ‘Floating’ under Article 8, Section C., Staffing, of the Agreement between the University and CNA. 4. The specifics are listed below: C. When it is necessary to float (not including float pool and those assigned to cover multiple units/locations), the floating order shall be esta …

Further, the Nurse may not move into a step that requires a specific amount of UC service until they meet the UC service requirement. 2) UCLA shall maintain its Reassignment Opportunity Program to retain UCLA Nurses. 3) When UC San Francisco identifies a Medical Center funded CN III for layoff in accordance with this Article, the CN III may exercise seniority, and retain the CN III title, over the least senior CN II or CN III in the layoff unit, provided they have the required skills and abilities to perform in that role. If after six (6) months the Nurse fails to demonstrate CN III competency, they will be reclassified downward to a CN II. e. CN IV – AN I Charge Layoff 1) When the University (except at UCLA) identifies a Medical Center funded CN IV position, or an inpatient ANI dedicated charge Nurse position, for layoff in accordance with this Article, and has not been able to effectua …

1. Posting of the Agreement a. Within ten (10) calendar days following ratification, the University shall provide CNA with an electronic copy of the draft official version of the contract for CNA review and concurrence. b. The University will not post the UC version of the agreement to its website until CNA has had at least ten (10) calendar days to review the draft referenced in §B.1.a., above. c. The University and CNA will use their best efforts to ensure that this agreement is posted within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days following ratification. 1) Both parties must approve the camera ready copy of the Agreement prior to posting. 2) The University shall make appropriate arrangements for CNA’s access to the work sites to facilitate CNA’s distribution of the contract to each Nurse. 2. New Employee Orientation a. The University shall provide CNA not less than ten (10) days notice …

c. The University shall provide CNA with a copy of the attendance list of all NX bargaining unit members attending the new employee orientation within ten (10) days following the new employee orientation. d. To the extent that a Nurse’s orientation process is individualized and/or to the extent that a Nurse for any reason does not within sixty (60) days of beginning work attend a group orientation meeting as described above, the following alternate provisions shall apply: 1) CNA shall notify the Nurse, the Nurse’s manager and the local Labor Relations office of a proposed thirty (30) minute time slot, during normal working hours, for a designated CNA representative to meet privately with (and provide materials and information to) the Nurse, without management personnel or any other persons present. 2) For reasons of operational necessity only, the University may notify CNA that the propo …

Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. CNA may designate one (1) Chief Nurse Representative for each medical center, and one Nurse Representative for each student health center on a campus, each medical center, and the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. a. At medical centers with more than one hundred (100) Nurses, CNA may designate one (1) additional Nurse Representative and an alternate representative for every one hundred (100) members of the bargaining unit or major portion thereof in that unit. b. Except as provided below there shall be no more than one (1) Nurse Representative and one (1) alternate from a particular patient care unit or equivalent. A Chief Nurse Representative may be from the same patient care unit as a Nurse Representative or Alternate Nurse Representative. If a patient care unit has more then one hundred (100) b …

1. When the University creates a new Registered Nurse classification and title, the University shall mail a notice to the Association of the bargaining unit assignment, if any, of such classification. The Association shall have thirty (30) calendar days after mailing of such notice to contest the University's assignment of the newly created classification/title to a bargaining unit, or to an employee grouping which has not been assigned to a bargaining unit. Nurses shall not be assigned to the newly established classification until the bargaining unit assignment is either agreed to or resolved by PERB. a. If the Association contests the bargaining unit assignment of the newly created classification/title within thirty (30) calendar day notice period, the University and the Association shall meet and confer in an effort to reach agreement on the bargaining unit assignment for the classifi …

2. If the Association disagrees with the University's proposed removal of positions from the bargaining unit, the University may submit the dispute to PERB for resolution. If the Association does not contest the reclassification or designation for exclusion within the thirty (30) calendar day notification period, the unit assignment of the position shall be deemed agreeable to the parties. Nurses shall not be reclassified or excluded from the bargaining unit until agreement is reached by the Association and the University or resolved by PERB. D.