Elective Educational and Professional Leave. Request for educational and professional leave shall be submitted in writing on the appropriate form to the immediate supervisor with at least fourteen (14) days' notice and shall be responded to in writing, including the reason for any denial, within fourteen (14) days of the receipt of the request. Such leave shall be subject to budgetary considerations, the scheduling requirements of the Employer, and approval by the Chief Flight Nurse, Regional manager, Department head or designee, of the subject matter to be studied. Such leave may be used on an hourly basis if staffing permits. For purposes of this Article, educational and professional leave shall be defined as: A. short-term conferences for educational and professional growth and development in the employee’s specialty; B. enhancement and expansion of clinical skills for positions at ALNW; C. meetings and committee activities of the employees' respective professional associations which are designed to develop and promote programs to improve the quality and availability of service and health care; D. those inservice educational programs attended on a voluntary basis; and E. any educational programs necessary to maintain licensure. ALNW registered nurses will be granted a minimum of forty (40) hours of educational/professional leave per fiscal year. The Employer may grant up to eighty (80) hours of leave per year. Both are pro-rated for FTE.
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