Common use of Orientation of Newly Hired Nurses Clause in Contracts

Orientation of Newly Hired Nurses. The Medical Center will give timely notice to the local bargaining unit chairperson or designee of all scheduled new hire orientations for bargaining unit nurses. During the orientation of newly hired nurses, the Medical Center will provide an Association representative with a 30-minute period to discuss the Association. This period will be paid time for the newly hired nurses. The Medical Center will cooperate in releasing an Association representative from duty to attend such meeting, and the Association will cooperate to provide an alternate representative where such release would cause staffing problems for the Medical Center. Association representatives in this release status may choose to be unpaid or to use PTO. The Medical Center will distribute to newly employed nurses a copy of the Agreement and membership informational material provided by the Association to the Medical Center for such purpose.