Mandatory Certifications and Recertifications Sample Clauses

Mandatory Certifications and Recertifications. (1) A certification or recertification (e.g., ACLS, etc.) is “mandatory” when the Hospital requires that the Nurse have the certification or recertification as a condition of employment for obtaining a new position or as a condition of employment for retaining a current position. A “position” means the Nurse’s regularly assigned position. (2) Nurses in positions requiring mandatory certifications or recertifications will be paid for the training time required to obtain the mandatory recertification, as provided in section (6) below. (3) If a new mandatory certification is imposed for existing positions, then for Nurses already in those positions, the Hospital will pay for the training time required to obtain the initial certification as well as the training time required to obtain mandatory recertification. (4) In addition, Nurses will be reimbursed for attendance up to a maximum of $175.00 for such mandatory certification or recertification programs, and the cost of text books required by the program. Submission of a receipt for the Nurse’s payment and evidence that the course was satisfactorily completed shall be required for reimbursement. If the Hospital elects to provide the mandatory certification or recertification program, Nurses will not be reimbursed for attendance at other alternative programs but the Hospital will waive for these Nurses any tuition it charges. Nurses will still be entitled to reimbursement for textbooks required by the Hospital. (5) If a Nurse is accepted for a new position (new hire, or current employee, applying for new position under Article XIII) that has a mandatory certification requirement, the Nurse is responsible for obtaining the initial certification on his/her own time, even if the Hospital allows the Nurse a period of time within which to obtain the certification. (6) Recertifications will be paid at the base rate for the following: (a) ACLS – Up to Eight (8) hours of classroom training time every twenty-four (24) months. (b) TNCC Up to sixteen (16) hours of classroom training time every forty-eight (48) months. (c) PALS/NRP Up to eight (8) hours of classroom training for PALS and up to four (4) hours of classroom training for NRP, every twenty-four (24) months. (d) Chemotherapy/Biotherapy 3 hours of training every twenty-four (24) months. (e) Third-Trimester Ultrasound one (1) hour of classroom training every twelve (12) months. (f) Nurses with less than full-time status will be required to attend classes and clin...