Section 6 – Probationary Nurse Sample Clauses

Section 6 – Probationary Nurse. 24 A newly hired nurse shall be on probationary status until the nurse has 25 successfully completed no less than four hundred eighty (480) hours of work 26 or ninety (90) calendar days of employment, whichever is longer, beginning 27 with the nurse’s most recent date of hire. The probationary period of a nurse 28 evaluated as less than satisfactory may be extended by mutual agreement 29 between the Hospital and the Association; the terms of which shall be 30 specified in writing. During the probationary period, a nurse may be 31 discharged without notice and without recourse to the grievance procedure.

Section 6 – Probationary Nurse. 23 A newly hired nurse shall be on probationary status until the nurse has 24 successfully completed no less than four hundred eighty (480) hours of work 25 or ninety (90) calendar days of employment, whichever is longer, beginning 26 with the nurse’s most recent date of hire. The probationary period of a nurse 27 evaluated as less than satisfactory may be extended by mutual agreement 28 between the Hospital and the Association; the terms of which shall be 29 specified in writing. During the probationary period, a nurse may be 30 discharged without notice and without recourse to the grievance procedure. 31 2.6.1. Bargaining Unit Nurses. 32 Bargaining unit nurses who have completed the regular probationary 33 period and are subsequently transferred to a different unit where 1 different skill sets are required for the position will serve an evaluation 2 period of up to four hundred eighty (480) hours of work in the new 3 position. During this evaluation period in the new position, the nurse 4 may be removed from the new position without recourse to the 5 grievance procedure, provided, however, such nurse has received 6 prior written notice of any failure to meet competencies required of 7 other nurses in the unit and has been provided a reasonable period of 8 time to meet such competencies or performance issues. In the event 9 the transferred nurse is unsuccessful in the new position, the nurse 10 will be returned to his or her previous position, if such position is 11 available. If such position is not available, the nurse may accept any 12 available open position for which the nurse holds the qualifications 13 and seniority, or transfer to the float pool with the FTE budgeted hours 14 he or she previously held prior to the new position.