Newly Hired Nurses. The Employer will provide paid time for the Local Unit Chairperson or designee to introduce WSNA to the newly hired nurse. The paid time shall not result in overtime and shall not interrupt patient care. The fifteen (15) minute introduction shall take place during regularly scheduled hours.
Newly Hired Nurses. All nurses hired to an insurance eligible position must make their benefit elections by their initial effective date of coverage as defined in this Article, Section 5C. Insurance eligible nurses will automatically be enrolled in basic life coverage. If nurses eligible for a full Employer Contribution do not choose a health plan administrator and a primary care clinic by their initial effective date, and do not waive medical coverage, they will be enrolled in a Benefit Level Two clinic (or Level One, if available) that meets established access standards in the health plan with the largest number of Benefit Level One and Two clinics in the county of the nurse’s residence at the beginning of the insurance year. If a nurse does not choose a health plan administrator and primary care clinic by their initial effective date, but was previously covered as a dependent immediately prior to their initial effective date, they will be defaulted to the plan administrator and primary care clinic in which they were previously enrolled.
Newly Hired Nurses. The Employer agrees to inform new nurses of the fact that a Union agreement is in effect and will provide such nurses with the names of the Executive of the Association.
Newly Hired Nurses. All nurses hired to an insurance eligible position must make their benefit elections by their initial effective date of coverage as defined in this Article, Section 5C. Insurance eligible nurses will automatically be enrolled in basic life coverage. If nurses eligible for a full Employer Contribution do not choose a health plan administrator and a primary care clinic by their initial effective date, they will be enrolled in a Benefit Level Two clinic (or Level One, if available) that meets established access standards in the health plan with the largest number of Benefit Level One and Two clinics in the county of the nurse’s residence at the beginning of the insurance year.
Newly Hired Nurses. A nurse hired during the term of this Agreement shall be compensated at a wage level in accordance with the nurse’s continuous recent experience in nursing on a year-for-year basis and placed at the appropriate step of the wage scale in Appendix B.
8.3.1.1 For purposes of this Agreement continuous recent experience shall be defined as relevant clinical nursing experience without a break of more than two (2) years in nursing experience which would reduce the level of nursing skills as determined by the Employer.
Newly Hired Nurses. Newly hired nurses will begin accruing vacation hours at their time of hire. However, they will not be permitted to utilize vacation hours during their probation period. Nurses hired on or before the fifteenth day of a month will be given full accrual credit for that month. Nurses hired on or after the sixteenth day of a month will begin accruing vacation hours the following month.
Newly Hired Nurses. Newly hired nurses shall not be eligible for education funds until their probationary period is complete.
Newly Hired Nurses. The Employer agrees to inform new nurses of the fact that a Union agreement is in effect and will provide such nurses with the names of the Executive of the Association. The bargaining unit president will be provided with a fifteen (15) minute introductory period during the orientation period of new RN hires.
Newly Hired Nurses. 1. Newly employed nurses with 1 year or more experience will be placed on the wage scale per years of experience using the above methodology, with a maximum of 15 years credited for prior RN experience.
2. Newly employed nurses with less than 1 year will be placed at the “1-11 month” level on the wage scale
3. Newly employed nurses with zero months of experience will be placed at “0” level on the wage scale
Newly Hired Nurses. All nurses hired to an insurance eligible position must make their benefit elections by their initial effective date of coverage as defined in this Article, Section 5C. Insurance eligible nurses will automatically be enrolled in basic life coverage. If nurses eligible for a full Employer Contribution do not choose a health plan administrator and a primary care clinic by their initial effective date, and do not waive medical coverage, they will be enrolled in a Benefit Level Two clinic (or Level One, if available) that meets established access standards in the health plan with the largest number of Benefit Level One and Two clinics in the county of the nurse’s residence at the beginning of the insurance year. If a nurse does not choose a health plan administrator and primary care clinic by their initial effective date, but was previously covered as a dependent immediately prior to their initial effective date, they will be defaulted to the plan administrator and primary care clinic in which they were previously enrolled. If a nurse who was re-hired after a previous separation period of 365 days or fewer does not choose a health plan administrator during open enrollment, that supervisor and any dependents will be defaulted to the plan administrator in which they had enrolled previously.
