PTO Request Procedure. PTO requests will be granted by date of submission for PTO up to six (6) months (or up to twelve (12) months where the unit agrees), from the date of the request. If conflicting requests are received on the same day, seniority shall control. Notification of approval or denial shall be given to the nurse no later than fourteen (14) days from the date of the request. Prime time summer vacation shall be from June 1 through September 15. During summer prime time only, fourteen (14) days (two (2) weeks) plus the three (3) summer holidays may be taken. The holiday time may be taken consecutively if approved by the unit manager. Additional days may be granted if the time is available. Holiday annual leave requests shall be governed by Section 11.5.
PTO Request Procedure. Requests for PTO or vacation should be inclusive of the entire block of time the nurse is requesting. The nurse will only need to use PTO equivalent to their FTE.
A. The number of nurses who may be on pre-scheduled time off at one time is defined at the unit level.
B. Should the Medical Center be unable to find adequate coverage for a nurse’s requested PTO or requested unpaid time off, a nurse’s request for PTO hours or unpaid time off may be denied even though a nurse has given the required advance notice of fifteen (15) days.
C. A decision to grant or deny a request will be made before the schedule’s posting deadline. The response will be in writing. Failure to respond to the request before the schedule’s posting deadline shall be considered approval.
D. If more than one nurse in a unit asks for the same time off, and gives the required advance notice under the scheduling article, but the unit level staffing needs will not allow all such nurses to take this time off, the nurse(s) with the higher seniority will be given preference. Where the time off requested is for New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, or Christmas, a nurse who received that holiday off in the previous year may not use the preference provided for in the preceding sentence.
E. If a nurse is denied requested time off but is able to find coverage after posting of the schedule and provides the nurse’s manager with written commitment from the other nurses of such coverage, the nurse shall be granted Deleted: A nurse hired on or before April 19, 2011 may elect at any time that the provisions of 21.2, Section 2, will apply to him or her, and once elected shall apply to that nurse for the remainder of the nurse’s employment with the Medical Center.¶ Deleted: 1➝ approved and scheduled, a nurse’s PTOs or unpaid time off shall not be unilaterally changed by the Medical Center. the time off. Trades will be granted when they do not incur additional overtime or other premium pay, and staffing levels and skill mix must be maintained. All other requests for trades will be reviewed at manager discretion.
F. PTO will be granted only if the nurse will have sufficient amount of PTO by the time of the requested dates. PTO requests shall not be converted to requests for unpaid time off, unless with manager approval, provided that previously approved time off will not be rescinded if the nurse’s shortage of PTO is a direct result of PTO taken for MDO.
G. Once a time off request has been approved, it can only be chang...
PTO Request Procedure. PTO requests for the period of April 1 to September 30 must be submitted in writing by the employee between January 1 and January 31. Requests for the period between October 1 and March 30 must be submitted in writing by the employee between June 1 and June 30. The Employer will respond to requests submitted during these two submittal periods within fifteen (15) days after the period closes. Requests will be granted on the basis of seniority. PTO requests submitted outside these two submittal windows shall be granted based on the date of submission, and employees shall be notified of approval or disapproval as soon as possible but not later than thirty (30) days. Within each department, the Employer will post a seniority roster and a vacation calendar. The purpose of this calendar is to provide employees with the opportunity to view vacation requests of other more senior employees. In addition to submitting the written requests for PTO to their supervisor, it is also the responsibility of the employee to place the request(s) they submit to their supervisor on the calendar. Prime time summer vacation shall be from June 15 through September 15. Employees are limited to two (2) calendar weeks of PTO during summer prime time unless there are no conflicts. Employees who are denied summer prime time vacation in one year shall have priority over the least senior employee whose request would have otherwise been granted for prime time summer vacation in the next year. Prime time holidays shall be defined as Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years, including the day immediately preceding the actual holiday and the day immediately following the actual holiday. Prime time holiday work and vacation shall be rotated. All PTO must be scheduled in advance in accordance with Hospital policies and be approved by supervision. The Employer shall have the right to schedule PTO in such a way as will least interfere with patient care and work load requirements of the Hospital. Patient care needs will take precedence over individual requests. Generally PTO may not be taken in increments of less than the employee's regular work day. Under special circumstances and only when approved by supervision, partial days may be granted. Except for unforeseeable conditions beyond the Employer's control, the Employer will make every reasonable effort not to cancel previously approved PTO. Employees may not be required to provide their own coverage during a scheduled PTO that was previously appr...
PTO Request Procedure. For Tacoma General and Allenmore Hospital LPN’s, PTO requests for the period of April 1 to September 30 must be submitted in writing by the LPN between January 1 and January 31. Requests for the period between October 1 and March 30 must be submitted in writing by the LPN between June 1 and June 30. The Employer will respond to requests submitted during these two submittal periods within fifteen (15) days after the period closes. For Xxxx Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Center LPNs, all requests for PTO within a specified quarter will be submitted to the Clinical Director/Manager at the beginning of the previous quarter and approved within one (1) month.
PTO Request Procedure. PTO requests for the period of April 1 to September 30 must be submitted in writing by the employee between January 1 and January 31. Requests for the period between October 1 and March 31 must be submitted in writing between June 1 and June 30. The Employer will respond to requests submitted during theses two submittal periods within fifteen (15) days after the period closes. Requests will be granted on the basis of seniority. PTO requests submitted outside these two submittal windows shall be granted based on the date of submission, and employees shall be notified of approval or disapproval as soon as possible but not later than thirty (30) days. Within each department, the employer will post a seniority roster and a vacation calendar. The purpose of this calendar is to provide employees with the opportunity to view vacation requests of other more senior employees. In addition to submitting the written requests for PTO to their supervisor, it is also the responsibility of the employee to place the request(s) they submit to their supervisor on the calendar. Prime time summer vacation shall be from June 15 through September 15. Employees are limited to two (2) calendar weeks of PTO during summer prime time unless there are no conflicts. Employees who are denied summer prime time vacation in one year shall have priority over the least senior employee whose requests would have otherwise been granted for prime time summer vacation in the next year. Prime time holidays shall be defined as Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years, including the day immediately preceding the actual holiday and the day immediately following the actual holiday. Prime time holiday work and vacation shall be rotated.
PTO Request Procedure. PTO requests for the period of April 1 to September 30 must be submitted in writing by the employee between January 1 and January 31. Requests for the period between October 1 and March 31 must be submitted in writing between June 1 and June 30. The Employer will respond to requests submitted during theses two submittal periods within fifteen
PTO Request Procedure. PTO requests between April 1 and September 30 must be submitted in Kronos by the employee by February 1. The Employer will respond to the vacation requests by March 1. Only two (2) weeks may be approved during June 15 and September 30 (prime time) unless there are no conflicts. PTO requests between October 1 and March 31 must be submitted in Kronos by the employee by July 1. The Employer will respond to the PTO request by August 1. No more than one (1) week may be approved during the Thanksgiving holiday week and December 19 through January 5 (prime time) unless there are no conflicts. Employees may indicate their first and second choice for prime time PTO. Employees who are denied prime time PTO in one year shall have priority over the least senior employee, whose request would have otherwise been granted, for prime time in the next year. The Employer shall post a PTO calendar in each department. PTO requests submitted by an employee outside the designated application periods shall be responded to within thirty (30) days indicating whether the PTO request is approved or denied. In the case of conflicting requests made during the designated PTO application periods, department hire date will be the determining factor, subject to the rotation of prime time vacations.
PTO Request Procedure. Should the Medical Center be unable to find 16 adequate coverage for a nurse’s requested scheduled PTOs or requested scheduled 17 unpaid time off, a nurse’s request for PTO hours or unpaid time off may be denied even 18 though a nurse has given the required advance notice under Section 14.9. A decision 19 to deny a request will be made no later than the third (3rd) day before the schedule’s 20 posting deadline. Prior to the date the schedule is posted, the Medical Center will 21 attempt to notify the nurse of the action on the request. If a request is granted for a 22 block of PTOs of five consecutive workdays or more, the nurse will not be scheduled to 23 work during that time period without the nurse's consent. Once approved and 24 scheduled, a nurse’s PTOs or unpaid time off shall not be unilaterally changed by the
PTO Request Procedure. All PTO must be scheduled in advance in accordance with hospital policies and be approved by supervision. The Employer shall have the right to schedule PTO in such a way as will least interfere with patient care and work load requirements of the Hospital. Patient care needs will take precedence over individual requests. The Employer will respond to grant or deny the requested PTO no later than twenty-one (21) days after submittal, with the exception of bargaining unit employees on nursing units, in which case, the response time will be thirty-one (31) days consistent with other nursing staff. The thirty-one (31) day requirement may be applied to individual non-nursing departments with the advanced mutual agreement of the parties. Generally PTO may not be taken in increments of less than the employee's regular work day. Under special circumstances and only when approved by supervision, partial days may be granted. Prime time holiday work and vacation shall be rotated. Except for unforeseeable conditions beyond the Employer's control, the Employer will make every reasonable effort not to cancel previously approved PTO. If the scheduled PTO has been requested and approved at least 30 days in advance of the leave Employees shall not be required to provide their own coverage during a scheduled PTO that was previously approved. If the time off is requested less than 30 days prior to the beginning of the leave, the employee may be required to provide their own coverage.
PTO Request Procedure. Should the Medical Center be unable to find adequate coverage for a nurse’s requested scheduled PTOs or requested scheduled unpaid time off, a nurse’s request for PTO hours or unpaid time off may be denied even though a nurse has given the required advance notice under Section 14.9. A decision to deny a request will be made no later than the third (3rd) day before the schedule’s posting deadline. Prior to the date the schedule is posted, the Medical Center will attempt to notify the nurse of the action on the request. If a request is granted for a block of PTOs of five consecutive workdays or more, the nurse will not be scheduled to work during that time period without the nurse's consent. Once approved and scheduled, a nurse’s PTOs or unpaid time off shall not be unilaterally changed by the Medical Center. If more than one nurse in a unit asks for the same time off, and gives the required advance notice under the scheduling article, but the operational and staffing needs of the Medical Center will not allow all such nurses to take this time off, the nurse(s) with the longer continuous employment of any type by the Medical Center,
21.5 PTO Priority Requests - When “priority” requests for a block of PTOs of seven consecutive calendar days or more are submitted to the Medical Center in writing at least four (4) months but not more than six (6) months in advance of the posting deadline for the schedule containing the beginning of such block, the relative length of continuous employment will not be relevant except as specified below in this section.
