Baylor Program
Each Baylor Staff Nurse will be assigned to a shepherd manager within a specific division as a primary contact person. The division managers will collaboratively provide support for completing an orientation schedule, providing annual evaluations, assigning time off and scheduling assignments.
Each Baylor Staff Nurse will complete hospital/nursing orientation. During hospital/nursing orientation, the Baylor Staff Nurse must contact their shepherd manager to establish a unit based orientation schedule.
Baylor Staff Nurses are hired into a division. One must be competent in at least three clinical areas within the division.
Baylor Staff Nurses hired into the Medical Surgical Division are required to work in all units throughout the Med Surg Divisions managing an assignment based on clinical capabilities. Every Baylor Staff Nurse will be oriented to each unit in their clinical areas of competence for one day with a preceptor. Upon completion of the orientation the orientation documentation will be submitted to the shepherd manager.
Scheduling: Employees must complete a probation period of (24 shifts). Baylor Staff Nurses are permitted 2 call outs per year based on the date of hire. The 3rd call out will result in termination. All call outs must be called into the Staffing Office at least 2 hours prior to the start of the shift. Baylor Staff Nurses are permitted 2 weekends off or 4 twelve hour shifts every 6 months. All requests for time off will be submitted to the shepherd manager for approval either on a schedule to schedule basis or using the vacation request procedure.
- You will work 24 hours and will be paid for 36 hours.
- You are eligible for the Cooper Medical Plan only. There will be no additional payment if you waive medical coverage.
- You are not eligible for extra time incentives.
- You are not eligible for holiday pay.
- There is no PTO accrual or use. Any PTO balance will be paid out in the case of a transfer.
- Your probation period shall be twenty-four worked shifts.
- You are permitted two weekends or four 12-hour shifts off every six months. Time off that is not taken will not be carried forward to the next six-month period.
- Federal Law will guide FMLA, Workers Compensation and Pension Issues.
- You are permitted two (2) call outs per year (a year is based on your DOH). The third call out results in termination, without prejudice from the Health System (a call out equals 1 or 2 shifts in one weekend). All night calls, from 10:30 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. must be made to the Administrative Manager.
- Your shift shall be twelve hours in length, not including a thirty minute unpaid meal period. You will work 24 hours per week (2 shifts).
- Your weekend begins at 7:00 a.m. Saturday and ends at 7:30 a.m. Monday.
- Your assignment will be based in the clinical division to which you were hired.
- If you have been employed to work in either the Maternal/Child Division or the Critical Care Division you will be required to work in at least three clinical areas. If you have been employed to work in the Medical/Surgical Division you will be required to work in all the Med/Surg units.
- If you work extra shifts during the week, you will be paid at the Pool rate plus the evening/night shift differentials, if applicable.
- If a holiday falls on a weekend you are required to work that holiday. Accordingly, you may not request time off on these weekends.
- You must have at least two years RN experience to apply for a position in the Baylor Program.
- You will be required to give Cooper a one-year commitment to the Baylor Program.
- Failure to fulfill your one-year commitment to the Baylor Program may result in termination from Cooper.