Evaluation of Fitness for Duty. 27 If the Hospital has a good faith reason to believe that a nurse is mentally or 28 physical impaired to the extent such impairment would reasonably impact the 29 nurse’s ability to remain fit for duty to provide direct patient care, the Hospital 30 will first meet with such nurse to outline the reasons for its concern. A union 31 representative may be present if requested by the nurse. The meeting shall 32 occur within ten (10) calendar days from the date upon which the Hospital 33 becomes aware of such information. If the nurse is unavailable to meet with 1 the Hospital during such ten (10) calendar day period of time because of 2 permissible time off, the Hospital shall meet with the nurse as soon as 3 reasonably practicable. If, as a result of such meeting, the Hospital believes 4 there is a good faith question regarding the nurse’s ability to provide safe and 5 effective direct patient care and/or that the nurse may be unfit for duty, the 6 Hospital may require such nurse to undergo a fitness for duty evaluation by a 7 licensed medical provider, selected from a list to be mutually agreed upon by 8 the parties. If a fitness for duty evaluation is required, the nurse shall be 9 removed from the schedule and be placed on paid administrative leave for a 10 period of up to fourteen (14) consecutive calendar days from the date the 11 Hospital determines that a fitness for duty evaluation is required. This 12 fourteen (14) calendar day period may be extended if a provider selected 13 from the list described above is unavailable to conduct the required fitness 14 for duty evaluation within the initial fourteen (14) calendar day period. The 15 nurse shall fully cooperate with the requested fitness for duty evaluation 16 including traveling to the location where the fitness for duty evaluation will 17 occur and doing so within the fourteen (14) calendar day period described 18 above. Failure to cooperate with this process may result in the nurse being 19 placed on unpaid administrative leave as described in Section 14.4 of this 20 Article.
Evaluation of Fitness for Duty. If the Hospital has a good faith and reasonable basis to believe that a nurse is mentally or physical impaired to the extent such impairment would reasonably impact the nurse’s ability to remain fit for duty to provide direct patient care, the Hospital will first meet with such nurse to outline the reasons for its concern. The hospital shall notify the nurse of the reason for the meeting and encourage that the nurse request Association representation. The meeting shall occur within ten (10) calendar days from the date upon which the Hospital becomes aware of such information. If the nurse is unavailable to meet with the Hospital during such ten (10) calendar day period of time because of permissible time off, the Hospital shall meet with the nurse as soon as reasonably practicable. If, as a result of such meeting, the Hospital believes there is a good faith question regarding the nurse’s ability to provide safe and effective direct patient care and/or that the nurse may be unfit for duty, the Hospital may require such nurse to undergo a fitness for duty evaluation by a licensed medical provider, selected from a list to be mutually agreed upon by the parties. If a fitness for duty evaluation is required, the nurse shall be removed from the schedule and be placed on paid administrative leave for a period of up to fourteen
Evaluation of Fitness for Duty. If the Hospital has a good faith reason to believe that a nurse is mentally or physical impaired to the extent such impairment would reasonably impact the nurse’s ability to remain fit for duty to provide direct patient care, the Hospital will first meet with such nurse to outline the reasons for its concern. A union representative may be present if requested by the nurse. The meeting shall occur within ten (10) calendar days from the date upon which the Hospital becomes aware of such information. If the nurse is unavailable to meet with the Hospital during such ten
