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PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT COUNCIL BYLAWS
Article I
Name
The name of this council shall be the Personnel Management Council.
Article II
Functions
- Evaluate sentinel events in nursing practice involving individual nurses and make
recommendations for remedial action to CNO.
- Make recommendations for appropriate notification of regulatory licensing agencies.
- Evaluate clinical management grievances involving professional nurses and make
recommendations for action to CNO.
- Evaluate disciplinary actions related to clinical practice for professional nursing
staff and make consultative recommendations to managers, administrators and CNO as
requested.
Article III
Composition, Membership, and Duties
Section 1 COMPOSITION:
- Chairperson
- Manager of Nursing Quality Improvement
- All members of Nursing Executive Council
- 2 senior level staff nurses with clinical expertise from each of the following areas:
Clinical Programs Education Department, Acute Care, Critical Care, Emergency Department,
Bone Marrow Transplant, Outpatient Services, Arkansas Cancer Research Center, Women’s
Services, Surgical Services
The CNO will serve as chairperson. Administrative, professional and managerial staff
will be included as appropriate according to the individual circumstance. Two senior level
staff nurses will attend each session of the Personnel Management Council in which a
clinical situation is being reviewed. One shall be from the area of practice in which the
incident/issue being analyzed occurred, and one according to a rotational schedule.
Section 2 MEMBERSHIP SELECTION:
Membership for Executive Council members and the Manager of Nursing
Quality Improvement is assigned by virtue of their positions within the PNO. Senior
level staff nurses from each of the identified practice areas will be appointed based upon
recommendation from the Division Director and Managers.
Section 3 LENGTH OF MEMBERSHIP:
Members of Executive Council and the Manager of Nursing Quality
Improvement will maintain permanent appointments for the duration of their terms in
office in the PNO. Senior level staff nurses representing each of the identified practice
areas will serve a two-year term. Teams will be staggered in order to provide continuity
to the council.
Section 4 ACCOUNTABILITY:
Personnel Management Council reports directly to the CNO and Medical Staff Quality
Assurance Committee. Specific content of all deliberations and recommendations are held
within the confines of confidential peer review information.
Section 5 Duties of Council Members:
- Attend all council meetings.
- Maintain strict confidentiality on all peer review council actions and decisions.
- Responsibilities of the Chairperson are:
- Plan and call meetings as necessary to carry out business.
- Conduct council meetings.
- Report council decisions and recommendations to appropriate Administrative, Medical
Staff Committees and legal bodies.
- Invite management, administrative staff, and senior level staff nurses from the practice
areas/rotation schedule as appropriate to each evaluation.
- Ensure confidentiality of all meeting actions.
d. Responsibilities of the immediate past Chair are:
- Assume the responsibilities of the Chairperson in his/her absence.
- Assist the Chairperson in carrying out his/her duties as delegated.
e. Responsibilities of the Secretary are:
- Record minutes of each council meeting.
- Ensure that minutes are typed and distributed as appropriate.
- Maintain attendance records for all council meetings.
- Maintain confidentiality off all minutes.
Section 6 VACANCIES:
Vacancies in the membership will be filled as stated in Bylaws.
ARTICLE IV
MEETINGS
Section 1 Meetings:
Meetings of the Personnel Management Council will be held only when there is business to
transact.
- Meetings may be called by the Chairperson, or immediate Past Chair in the absence of the
chair, at any time there is business requiring immediate action.
Section 2 Quorum:
The CNO or Immediate Past Chair may act as the sole representative of PNO if
immediate action is required and other permanent numbers are not available.
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