Float Pool/Resource Team Sample Clauses

Float Pool/Resource Team. Nurses who work exclusively in the Float Pool/Resource Team shall be paid the float pool/resource team premiums based upon eligibility, minimum qualifications, competencies and the ability to work within assigned unit clusters as determined by the Employer. Nurses in the Float Pool shall receive a premium of five dollars ($5.00 5.00) an hour. 9.16.1 Other nurses not assigned to the Resource Float Pool/Resources Team shall receive a twoone dollars and fifty cents ($2.001.50) per hour premium on occasions when they float outside their assigned work unit as defined in Exhibit B. 10.1 The Employer provides eligible employees with the opportunity to have paid time off for various reasons including vacation, holidays, personal time and illness. Vacation, holiday and personal time hours are accrued as PTO (Paid Time Off) hours. Time off for illness is accrued as EIB (Extended Illness Bank) hours. 10.1.1 PTO/EIB shall be paid at the employee’s regular rate of pay. 10.2 Employees with an FTE Status of 0.5 or above are eligible to accrue PTO and EIB hours. New employees accrue but may not use PTO or EIB hours during the first ninety (90) days of employment, except when a recognized legal holiday falls in this period. In this case, new employees may use PTO time for the holiday. PTO or EIB is not earned or accrued when employees are on an unpaid leave of absence or layoff. 10.3 PTO Accrual. PTO and EIB hours are accrued on all hours paid (i.e., paid PTO and/or EIB hours paid accrue hours), up to a maximum of 80 hours paid in every pay period (2080 hours per year). Part-time employees’ accrual will be pro-rated on hours paid (excluding standby) up to 80 hours. Employees may not accrue PTO/EIB hours on “standby on-call hours”. 10.3.1 Employees who were hired after January 4, 1998 or who elected this plan will accrue based on the following schedule: 10.4 Employees may use accrued PTO hours for personal time off (i.e., vacations, holidays, etc.) with advance approval of their manager or designee. Requests for personal time off will be considered, on a case by case basis, if an employee has no accrued paid time available. Department needs and work requirements shall be taken into consideration. 10.4.1 In scheduling vacations, each nursing unit will establish guidelines that adhere to the following: a. The open bid period shall be set annually for bidding on vacations to be taken in the following year (e.g., a 1/1-1/15/2000 bidding period for 2/1/00-1/31/01 vacations). Sub...