Bidding for Available Positions. Nurses in the bargaining unit may apply for posted 13 positions, and these positions will be filled on the following basis: 14
15 A. Qualified senior nurses who apply will be given preference for vacancies, provided 16 that on the basis of skill, training, certification, and experience, the senior nurse 17 meets the job standards required by ARRMC. ARRMC will be the judge of the 18 nurse's ability to meet its standards, which will be posted when the vacancy is 19 posted; provided, the Hospital's judgment will not be arbitrary or capricious. 20
21 B. A nurse's transfer to a position may be delayed for only up to two months from the 22 date the bid is accepted. If further delay is requested until a capable replacement is 23 available, it may be extended by mutual consent between the manager and the 24 nurse.
26 C. A nurse may return to their previous position within one (1) month if the position 27 remains open; e.g., the manager intends to refill it, but it has not been posted or the 28 schedule awarded to another nurse. 29
30 D. ARRMC will be entitled to place an inexperienced RN into a shift and unit temporarily 31 for training purposes to maintain skills, or for short staff periods. 32
33 E. A regular status nurse may change to a flexible status RN with management 34 approval but is not eligible to bid a regular status position for six months absent 1 exceptional circumstances approved by the Hospital, and denials shall not be
Bidding for Available Positions. Procedure and Priority. Recognizing that a 2 position may be filled temporarily during the posting period, nurse managers will 3 notify all unit RNs via email, electronic, and bulletin board posting, and ARRMC 4 will post electronically all vacant and newly created positions in the bargaining 5 unit for a minimum period of seven (7) calendar days, with the exclusions noted 6 below:
7 A. On-Call or Temporary positions;
9 B. Positions modified by mutual agreement to accommodate nurses wishing to 10 decrease their hours of work on the same shift and work unit; and
12 C. Positions for nurses exercising their rights to return to a previous position 13 under the final paragraph of this Article 8.5. 15 Position postings will specify the FTE, shift(s) (day, evening, night), start 16 times, and job requirements. The Hospital will indicate the range of 17 anticipated variation, to the best of its knowledge, in days of work and shifts 18 (for example, “This position is for two nights, and will not normally involve 19 Sunday work.”), but such will not be considered a guarantee. 21 Human Resources will keep a copy of all bid postings and awards indefinitely 22 and will also provide a copy to the successful bidder. All unsuccessful bidders 23 will be notified in writing of this fact within fourteen (14) calendar days of the 24 date the posting is taken down. When positions change over time due to 25 voluntary agreements, such will be documented on the unit and a copy kept in 26 a master file in Human Resources. 28 When a nurse bids on several posted vacancies at once, the nurse will 29 prioritize the bids. If a regular status nurse bids on a posted position for a 30 permanent vacancy and is appointed to the position, the nurse may not bid 31 on any other position (except to increase FTE status while remaining in the 1 current position) outside the current unit for nine (9) months from the nurse's 2 transfer date unless mutually agreeable between the nurse and the Hospital. 4 A regular status nurse working in the unit will have first priority to bid 5 openings, under contract standards, in that unit, before nurses in other units 6 wishing to bid, and the seven (7) day notice posting will state this priority.
Bidding for Available Positions. Nurses in the bargaining unit may 25 apply for posted positions, and these positions will be filled on the following basis:
26 A. Qualified senior nurses who apply will be given preference for 27 vacancies, provided that on the basis of skill, training and 28 experience, the senior nurse meets the job standards required by 29 RRMC. RRMC will be the judge of the nurse's ability to meet its 30 standards, which will be posted when the vacancy is posted; 31 provided, the Hospital's judgment will not be arbitrary or capricious.
1 B. A nurse's transfer to a position may be delayed for only up to two 2 months from the date the bid is accepted. If further delay is 3 requested until a capable replacement is available it may be 4 extended by mutual consent between the manager and the nurse. 5 unless extended by mutual consent.
7 C. RRMC will be entitled to place an inexperienced RN into a shift and 8 unit temporarily for training purposes to maintain skills, or for short 9 staff periods.
11 D. A regular status (Code 1 or Code 2) nurse may change status to a 12 Code 3 short-hour RN with management approval, but is not 13 eligible to bid a Code 1 or Code 2 position for six months absent 14 exceptional circumstances approved by the Hospital, andbut is not 15 eligible to bid a Code 1 or Code 2 position for six months, but 16 denials shall not be arbitrary or capricious.
Bidding for Available Positions. Procedure and Priority. Recognizing that 21 a position may be filled temporarily during the posting period, nurse 22 managers will notify all unit RNs via email, electronic, and bulletin board 23 posting, and ARRMC will post electronically all vacant and newly created 24 positions in the bargaining unit for a minimum period of seven (7) calendar 25 days, with the exclusions noted below:
Bidding for Available Positions. Nurses in the bargaining unit may apply for posted positions, and these positions will be filled on the following basis:
A. Qualified senior nurses who apply will be given preference for vacancies, provided that on the basis of skill, training and experience, the senior nurse meets the job standards required by RRMC. RRMC will be the judge of the nurse's ability to meet its standards, which will be posted when the vacancy is posted; provided, the Hospital's judgment will not be arbitrary or capricious.
B. A nurse's transfer to a position may be delayed for up to two months from the date the bid is accepted until a capable replacement is available unless extended by mutual consent.
C. RRMC will be entitled to place an inexperienced RN into a shift and unit temporarily for training purposes to maintain skills, or for short staff periods.
D. A regular status (Code 1 or Code 2) nurse may change status to a Code 3 short-hour RN with management approval, but is not eligible to bid a Code 1 or Code 2 position for six months, but denials shall not be arbitrary or capricious.
Bidding for Available Positions. Nurses in the bargaining unit may 33 apply for posted positions, and these positions will be filled on the following basis:
34 A. Qualified senior nurses who apply will be given preference for 35 vacancies, provided that on the basis of skill, training and 36 experience, the senior nurse meets the job standards required by 37 RVMCRRMC. RVMCRRMC will be the judge of the nurse's ability 1 to meet its standards, which will be posted when the vacancy is 2 posted; provided, the Hospital's judgment will not be arbitrary or
