Common use of Displaced Nurses Clause in Contracts

Displaced Nurses. Displaced nurses may exercise these options in 17 the following order: 18 1. A nurse laid off may choose to utilize available ETO in lieu of ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (▇▇▇▇▇▇ will occur after ETO is depleted). 21 2. A nurse temporarily working with an increased FTE may revert 22 to his/her previous FTE, when available. 24 3. A nurse may take a temporary, voluntary reduction in FTE, 25 when available. 27 4. A nurse may explore alternate work share arrangements 28 among nurses. Work share arrangements must be agreed 29 upon by those nurses involved in the work share, Hospital 30 Administration, and the Association. 32 5. Fill a vacant position for which the nurse is qualified, under 33 normal bid rules, without the right to displace/bump any other 1 nurse, from among the list of available positions to be provided 2 by Human Resources. 4 6. If numbers 1. – 5. above are not or cannot be utilized, the laid 5 off nurse may displace/bump the least senior nurse in the same 6 status, or in a lower status if the laid off RN so chooses, in that 7 work unit or another. The nurse displaced by this process may 8 also exercise such seniority displacement rights, if any. To 9 exercise such displacement rights, an RN must be qualified in 10 the new position, or capable of becoming qualified, within six 11 (6) weeks.

Displaced Nurses. 24 Displaced nurses may exercise these options in 17 the following order: 18 25 1. A nurse laid off may choose to utilize available ETO in lieu of ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (▇▇▇▇▇▇ will occur after ETO is depleted). 21 28 2. A nurse temporarily working with an increased FTE may 29 revert 22 to his/her previous FTE, when available. 24 31 3. A nurse may take a temporary, voluntary reduction in FTE, 25 32 when available. 27 1 4. A nurse may explore alternate work share arrangements 28 2 among nurses. Work share arrangements must be agreed 29 3 upon by those nurses involved in the work share, Hospital 30 4 Administration, and the Association. 32 6 5. Fill a vacant position for which the nurse is qualified, under 33 7 normal bid rules, without the right to displace/bump any 8 other 1 nurse, from among the list of available positions to be 9 provided 2 by Human Resources. 4 11 6. If numbers Nos. 1. – 5. -5 above are not or cannot be utilized, the laid 5 off 12 nurse may displace/bump the least senior nurse in the same 6 status13 status code, or in a lower status code if the laid off RN so 14 chooses, in that 7 work unit or another. The nurse displaced 15 by this process may 8 also exercise such seniority 16 displacement rights, if any. To 9 exercise such displacement 17 rights, an RN must be qualified in 10 the new position, or 18 capable of becoming qualified, within six 11 (6) weeks.