Intra-Unit Transfers. The Hospital will, to the extent possible, re-assign nurses, by seniority, on the restructured unit(s) to the same shift and FTE as the nurse held prior to the Restructure. If re-assignments cannot be made such that only the least senior nurses on each shift lose their shift and/or FTE, the Hospital shall accomplish the re-assignments by re-posting the positions on the restructured unit for bidding by affected nurses. If there are insufficient positions posted within the Hospital to be filled by nurses who were unable to retain a position on the restructured unit(s), such nurses shall have the bumping options set forth in the layoff procedures. If sufficient vacancies exist so that no nurse must be laid off, the following bumping procedures shall be available, provided that a maximum of two (2) bumps are allowed before the least senior affected nurse must either select a vacancy or move into a pool position.
Intra-Unit Transfers. Intra-unit postings (including any extra hours to be added to existing FTEs on a unit) shall be emailed to all RNs and posted on the affected unit at least five (5) days in advance of filling the position. The intra unit postings shall include: the requisition number, the department/unit, title, shift, budgeted hours per week, or supplemental, shift length, call requirements, if any; and qualifications. This affords presently employed RNs on that unit the opportunity to request an intra-unit transfer or request to add additional hours as posted. Unit RNs interested in the position/hours will email the unit manager and apply through the applicant tracking system to identify their interest in a specific position within the five (5) day period. Intra-unit transfers of Core Staff members will be administered based on seniority. Full-time or part-time nurses working on a unit shall have priority for positions which open on the unit over supplemental nurses working on the unit as well as over nurses from outside the unit. A good faith effort will be made by management to enact intra-unit transfers within an eight (8) week period from the date the nurse accepted the position. If the intra-unit transfers cannot be accomplished within eight (8) weeks, the affected RN will be paid one dollar ($1.00) per hour beginning the first day of the ninth week until the transfer is achieved. Unless mutually agreed upon by the nurse, the transfer will take place no later than sixteen (16) weeks after the nurse has accepted the position.
