ORIENTATION AND INSERVICE. 20.01 It is agreed that an orientation and ongoing inservice programme will be provided to all nurses; these programmes shall be reviewed and updated from time to time by members of the Association-Management Committee. 20.02 A newly employed nurse shall not be placed in charge until she has been orientated to the Home, and to the area she will be working, a minimum of 22.5 hours. 20.03 The following principles shall be incorporated in the orientation/familiarization of a newly hired nurse: (a) She is to be familiarized with the physical aspects of the building, the applicable policies and procedures of the Employer, and the daily routine of nurses in the Home. (b) She shall be an additional nurse to the usual staffing pattern. (c) The nurse(s) involved in the orientation will confirm that it has been completed, and this will be noted on the newly hired nurse's personnel file, which will be reviewed with such nurse, and the nurse shall also be able to comment. 20.04 An ongoing in-service education programme shall be based on the following principals: (a) The learning needs identified by the Association- Management Committee. (b) It shall be a planned programme to update nurses as to changes in procedures or practices. (c) All inservice education programmes shall be scheduled in a manner which will allow all nurse(s) to attend during working hours in two (2) or three (3) sessions over a period of three (3) months. Nurses required to attend such programs outside their working hours shall be paid at their regular rate of pay for all time so spent.
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ORIENTATION AND INSERVICE. 20.01 It is agreed that an orientation and ongoing inservice programme will be provided to all nurses; these programmes shall be reviewed and updated from time to time by members of the Association-Management Committee.
20.02 A newly employed nurse shall not be placed in charge until she has been orientated to the Home, and to the area she will be working, a minimum maximum of 22.5 7.5 hours.
20.03 The following principles shall be incorporated in the orientation/familiarization of a newly hired nurse:
(a) She is to be familiarized with the physical aspects of the building, the applicable policies and procedures of the Employer, and the daily routine of nurses in the Home.
(b) She shall be an additional nurse to the usual staffing pattern.
(c) The nurse(s) involved in the orientation will confirm that it has been completed, and this will be noted on the newly hired nurse's personnel file, which will be reviewed with such nurse, and the nurse shall also be able to comment.
20.04 An ongoing in-service education programme shall be based on the following principals:
(a) The learning needs identified by the Association- Management Committee.
(b) It shall be a planned programme to update nurses as to changes in procedures or practices.
(c) All inservice education programmes shall be scheduled in a manner which will allow all nurse(s) to attend during working hours in two (2) or three (3) sessions over a period of three (3) months. Nurses required to attend such programs outside their working hours shall be paid at their regular rate of pay for all time so spent.
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ORIENTATION AND INSERVICE. 20.01 It is agreed that an orientation and ongoing 22.01 Available inservice programme programmes will be provided publicized and the Employer will endeavour to all nurses; these provide nurses with opportunities to attend such programmes shall during their regularly scheduled working hours. These programmes will be reviewed and updated from time to time by members of the AssociationUnion-Management CommitteeCommittee who may make recommendations for change.
20.02 22.02 A newly employed nurse shall not be placed in charge until she has been orientated oriented to the Home, and to the area where she will be working, a minimum of 22.5 hours.
20.03 (a) The following principles shall are to be incorporated observed in the orientation/familiarization orientation of a newly hired nurse:
(ai) She is to be familiarized with oriented to the physical aspects of the building, the applicable policies and procedures of the Employer, and the daily routine of the nurses in the Home.
ii) A period of orientation shall be three (b3) days on the day shift, and if the nurse is employed to work on another shift, she will also receive two (2) shifts of orientation on the shift she is to work.
iii) She shall be an additional nurse to the usual staffing pattern.
(civ) The nurse(s) nurse or nurses involved in the orientation will confirm that it has been completed, and this will be noted on the newly hired nurse's personnel file, which will be reviewed with such nurse, and the nurse shall also be able to comment.
20.04 An ongoing in-service education programme shall be based on the following principals:
(a) 22.03 The learning needs identified by the Association- Management Committee.
(b) It shall be a planned programme Employer will endeavour to update nurses as to changes in procedures schedule any compulsory inservice or practices.
(c) All inservice education orientation programmes shall be scheduled in a manner which will allow all nurse(s) nurses to attend during working hours in two (2) or three (3) sessions over a period of three (3) monthshours. Nurses required to attend such programs programmes outside their working hours shall be paid at their regular the appropriate premium rate of pay.
22.04 When required by a certifying body to update an employee’s qualifications, except where this matter is covered by another provision of the Collective Agreement, the Employer shall grant leave of absence without pay for all which shall include the time so spentrequired to write any examinations. There will not be more than one (1) nurse on such leave at any given time.
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