MNA On-Call Proposal
On-call hours represent a significant burden on nurses who are required to be available to work hours above their already committed hours. We often see management abusing on-call by boarding patients overnight in the PACU and using on-call in the FCU for routine 24/7 staffing. St. Luke’ is a Level II Trauma Center. Management should provide sufficient staffing to cover 24/7 patient needs without their excessive reliance on on-call. Our proposal would:- Increase on-call pay to the MA minimum wage (currently $15 an hour).
- Eliminate mandatory on-call in the FCU because it is a 24/7 service.
- Limit weeknight on-call hours for the ASU and PACU to 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.