Request for PTO. The Department Director/Manager or supervisor must approve PTO requests. PTO will be scheduled in such a manner as to provide adequate core staffing per unit and shift. In the event of an emergency arising in staffing levels, the Employer reserves the right to rescind approved PTO off and negotiate other time off with the nurse. Volunteers will be considered first. If there are no volunteers, nurses taking time off without pay will have that time off rescinded by seniority beginning with the least senior nurse first. After that, nurses taking PTO off with pay will have that time off rescinded by seniority, beginning with the least senior nurse first. PTO may be taken in increments of one-half (1/2) hour or more not to exceed the nurse’s regular scheduled day. Nurses who have previously approved PTO which is rescinded by the Employer that involves travel costs shall be reimbursed the amount of money, if any, forfeited due to cancellation of the PTO. Any such claims for reimbursement must be substantiated by receipts and verification. Payment shall be grossed up for taxes using standard computation.
Request for PTO. Requests for PTO are subject to prior supervisory approval and shall be granted according to the operating needs of the Medical Center. Requests shall be made in writing to the Staffing Office or appropriate department director. The request shall include the nurse’s name, latest date of hire, requested vacation dates, date of request and signature. Except by mutual agreement, nurses will be allowed to request only a maximum of two (2) weeks of PTO for vacation during prime time (June 1 through September 1). A one (1) week vacation request may include any seven (7) consecutive days, but must include within this seven (7) days all of the nurse’s regularly scheduled workdays for that period. Vacation requests shall be made in accordance with the following procedure:
Request for PTO. The Employer will make a good faith effort to accommodate requests for PTO. An employee whose PTO request is denied may request a written statement explaining the reason for the denial.
Request for PTO. Requests for PTO must be approved by the appropriate team leader in accordance with Article 5.06. Team members should request approval of PTO time as far in advance as possible. Team leader approval should take into consideration the needs of the business.
