PTO/Non-Prime Time. PTO may be requested and may be granted at any time. Once PTO has been requested or granted, any change to the request will be considered a withdrawal of the earlier request and submission of a new request for the revised dates. Nurses who want to make plans well in advance may submit a written request for PTO during non-prime time twelve (12) weeks in advance of the posting of the schedule. In the case of conflicting requests by nurses, the requests will be considered on the basis of number of requests by date of time off*, nurses with accrued Vacation Time to cover the time requested off (special consideration will be given to nurses who are at the maximum Vacation Time accrual or close to the maximum), mutual consent to change dates between the nurse and Department Director/Manager and finally bargaining unit seniority. Nurses who request PTO shall have scheduling priority over nurses who request time off without pay. Nurses who make a request twelve (12) weeks in advance of the schedule posting will be notified in writing within thirty (30) days of the request. Otherwise, nurses will be notified in writing within two (2) weeks before the published schedule. No more than three
PTO/Non-Prime Time. PTO during non-‐prime time will be granted on a first come first served basis if submitted on the same day then by seniority. Employees will present written requests for PTO as far in advance as is possible, but not less than two (2) weeks before the work schedule is posted. Employees will be notified in writing within two (2) weeks after the request is submitted as to whether the PTO is approved.
PTO/Non-Prime Time. PTO may be requested and may be granted at any time. Once PTO has been requested or granted, any change to the request will be considered a withdrawal of the earlier request and submission of a new request for the revised dates. Nurses who want to make plans well in advance may submit a written request for PTO during non-prime time up to six (6) months in advance of the posting of the schedule. In the case of conflicting requests by nurses, the requests will be considered on the basis of number of requests by date of time off*, nurses with accrued PTO to cover the time requested off (special consideration will be given to nurses who are at the maximum PTO accrual or close to the maximum), mutual consent to change dates between the nurse and Department Director/Manager and finally bargaining unit seniority. Nurses who request PTO shall have scheduling priority over nurses who request time off without pay. Nurses who make a request twelve (12) weeks in advance of the schedule posting will be notified in writing within thirty (30) days of submitting their request. No more than three (3) consecutive weeks of PTO may be granted during non-prime time, however, four (4) consecutive weeks of PTO may be granted if there are no other requests and staffing permits. *Note: A nurse denied numerous requests for PTO will have priority over a nurse with numerous approved requests. “Numerous requests” shall be defined as two (2) or more requests that were denied when submitted within the contract time lines or submittal periods. If the request is submitted outside the guidelines, the request would not count for purposes of this understanding.
