Common use of Seniority Consideration Clause in Contracts

Seniority Consideration. 1. For Assistant Head Nurse vacancies, the Medical Center shall consider factors including whether the nurse meets both required and preferred qualifications as set forth on the job description, history of job performance, and the nurse’s performance in the select interview process. In the event that two or more candidates’ qualifications are substantially equal, the position will be awarded on the basis of seniority. The Medical Center shall make the choice, according to the above-stated standards, objectively applied, with input from a unit-based committee that will include bargaining unit nurses. The candidates interviewed shall be given the opportunity to supply the committee with a brief written resume, summarizing the candidate’s past experience, length of experience, reason for application and qualifications. 2. For all other vacancies, qualified senior nurses will be given preference within their areas of experience and qualifications. A qualified nurse who has worked at least one (1) year continuously in a unit as of the time when the nurse applies for a vacancy on another shift within that unit will be deemed to have seniority for this purpose equal to his/her seniority as defined in Section B above, plus the length of service in the unit. A qualified nurse who has worked at least one (1) year continuously in a permanent nursing float pool cluster as of the time when the nurse applies for a vacancy on another shift within that cluster will be deemed to have seniority for this purpose equal to his/her seniority as defined in Section B above, plus one-half the length of service in the cluster. When all applicants for the vacancy who do not come within the preceding sentence have been eliminated from consideration for any reason under this Article, the remaining applicants for the vacancy will be deemed to have seniority for this purpose equal to their seniority as defined in Section B above. 3. To exercise seniority in any position, the senior nurse must agree to work the number of days or weeks of the vacant position.

Seniority Consideration. 1. For Assistant Head Charge Nurse vacancies, the Medical Center shall consider factors including whether the nurse meets both required and preferred qualifications as set forth on the job description, history of job performance, and the nurse’s performance in the select interview process. In the event that two (2) or more candidates’ qualifications are substantially equal, the position will be awarded on the basis of seniority. The Medical Center shall make the choice, according to the above-stated standards, objectively applied, with input from a unit-based committee that will include bargaining unit nurses. The candidates interviewed shall be given the opportunity to supply the committee with a brief written resume, summarizing the candidate’s past experience, length of experience, reason for application and qualifications. 2. For all other vacancies, qualified senior nurses will be given preference within their areas of experience and qualifications. A qualified nurse who has worked at least one one (1) year continuously in a unit as of the time when the nurse applies for a vacancy on another shift within that unit will be deemed to have seniority for this purpose equal to his/her seniority as defined in Section B above, plus the length of service in the unit. A qualified nurse who has worked at least one (1) year continuously in a permanent nursing float pool cluster as of the time when the nurse applies for a vacancy on another shift within that cluster will be deemed to have seniority for this purpose equal to his/her seniority as defined in Section B above, plus one-half the length of service in the cluster. When all applicants for the vacancy who do not come within the preceding sentence have been eliminated from consideration for any reason under this Article, the remaining applicants for the vacancy will be deemed to have seniority for this purpose equal to their seniority as defined in Section B above. 3. To exercise seniority in any position, the senior nurse must agree to work the number of days or weeks of the vacant position.

Seniority Consideration. 32 1. For Assistant Head Charge Nurse vacancies, the Medical Center shall consider factors including 33 whether the nurse meets both required and preferred qualifications as set forth on 34 the job description, history of job performance, and the nurse’s performance in the 35 select interview process. In the event that two (2) or more candidates’ qualifications 36 are substantially equal, the position will be awarded on the basis of seniority. The 1 Medical Center shall make the choice, according to the above-stated standards, 2 objectively applied, with input from a unit-based committee that will include bargaining unit nurses. The candidates interviewed shall be given the opportunity to 4 supply the committee with a brief written resume, summarizing the candidate’s past 5 experience, length of experience, reason for application and qualifications. 7 2. For all other vacancies, qualified senior nurses will be given preference within their 8 areas of experience and qualifications. A qualified nurse who has worked at least 9 one (1) year continuously in a unit as of the time when the nurse applies for a 10 vacancy on another shift within that unit will be deemed to have seniority for this 11 purpose equal to his/her seniority as defined in Section B above, plus the length of 12 service in the unit. A qualified nurse who has worked at least one (1) year 13 continuously in a permanent nursing float pool cluster as of the time when the nurse 14 applies for a vacancy on another shift within that cluster will be deemed to have 15 seniority for this purpose equal to his/her seniority as defined in Section B above, 16 plus one-half the length of service in the cluster. When all applicants for the vacancy 17 who do not come within the preceding sentence have been eliminated from 18 consideration for any reason under this Article, the remaining applicants for the 19 vacancy will be deemed to have seniority for this purpose equal to their seniority as 20 defined in Section B above. 22 3. To exercise seniority in any position, the senior nurse must agree to work the 23 number of days or weeks of the vacant position.

Seniority Consideration. 1. For Assistant Head Charge Nurse vacancies, the Medical Center shall consider factors including whether the nurse meets both required and preferred qualifications as set forth on the job description, history of job performance, and the nurse’s performance in the select interview process. In the event that two (2) or more candidates’ qualifications are substantially equal, the position will be awarded on the basis of seniority. The Medical Center shall make the choice, according to the above-stated standards, objectively applied, with input from a unit-based committee that will include bargaining unit nurses. The candidates interviewed shall be given the opportunity to supply the committee with a brief written resume, summarizing the candidate’s past experience, length of experience, reason for application and qualifications. 2. For all other vacancies, qualified senior nurses will be given preference within their areas of experience and qualifications. A qualified nurse who has worked at least one one (1) year continuously in a unit as of the time when the nurse applies for a vacancy on another shift within that same unit will be deemed to have seniority for this purpose equal to his/her seniority as defined in Section B above, plus the length of service in the unit. A qualified nurse who has worked at least one (1) year continuously in a permanent nursing float pool cluster as of the time when the nurse applies for a vacancy on another shift within that cluster will be deemed to have seniority for this purpose equal to his/her seniority as defined in Section B above, plus one-half the length of service in the cluster. When all applicants for the vacancy who do not come within the preceding sentence have been eliminated from consideration for any reason under this Article, the remaining applicants for the vacancy will be deemed to have seniority for this purpose equal to their seniority as defined in Section B above. 3. To exercise seniority in any position, the senior nurse must agree to work the number of days or weeks of the vacant position.