Common use of Procedures for Requesting and Approving Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Procedures for Requesting and Approving Sick Leave. When the need for sick leave is known to the nurse in advance of the absence, s/he shall request authorization for sick leave at such time, in the manner specified herein. In all other instances s/he shall notify his/her supervisor as promptly as possible by telephone or other means. Before a nurse may be paid for the use of accrued sick leave he/she shall complete and submit to his/her department head a signed statement, on a prescribed form, stating the dates and hours of absence and such other information as is necessary for the request to be evaluated. If a nurse does not return to work prior to the preparation of the payroll, other arrangements may be made with the approval of the department head and the Controller. The sick leave form shall be treated confidentially and be kept in a confidential file. The department head may require a physician's statement from an employee who applies for sick leave, or make whatever investigation into the circumstances that appears warranted before taking action on the request. If possible, nurses will notify their supervisor two hours before their shift begins.