PTO Priority Requests Sample Clauses

PTO Priority Requests. When a PTO request for a block of seven (7) consecutive calendar days or more is submitted to the Medical Center in writing at least four (4) months but not more than six (6) months in advance of the posting deadline for the schedule containing the requested dates, the request shall be considered a priority request. A. Nurses will indicate that a request is a priority request by email notification to the manager. B. A nurse will be eligible for this "priority" request procedure only if the nurse has, on the request date, sufficient PTO accrual to cover the requested time off, or is expected to have such accrual, based on the nurse's accrual level, when the requested time off would occur. C. The Medical Center will inform the nurse no later than thirty (30) days after receiving the priority request whether the requested PTO will be granted or denied. Failure to respond to the request within the 30 days shall be considered a grant of the request. If the priority request is denied, the nurse can resubmit a request within 7 days for a similar but different time frame and still have it be considered a priority request under this clause. D. If more nurses make priority requests under this paragraph for the same days than can be accommodated consistent with the unit’s core staffing level, the request(s) received on the earliest date will be given preference, except that, in the case of requests received on the same date, the nurse with the most seniority will be given preference. Such seniority preference may not be exercised more than once in any two (2) consecutive calendar years. E. Nurses may not priority request the same holiday off in a two year cycle.