Supplemental Nurse Sample Clauses

Supplemental Nurse. A nurse who works on a non-regularly scheduled basis; such nurse receives a salary premium above the appropriate longevity step in lieu of all other benefits, with the exception of shift differential pay, charge nurse premium, CRN premium and pension plan, if qualified. Supplemental nurses who make themselves available a minimum of 24 hours per week will be entitled to self-pay medical insurance premiums subject to plan availability from independent third party carriers. Supplemental nurses shall be scheduled after all full and part -time nurses are scheduled up to their FTE. Supplemental nurses are expected to fill in for vacancies, holidays (one major, Thanksgiving or Christmas, alternatively and one minor per calendar year), sick leave, leave of absence and episodic increased census according to established policies. Supplemental nurses are expected to contact the Nurse Manager when her/his availability is altered and at that time should indicate an additional day(s) to replace the day(s) she/he is not available. Supplemental nurses shall have the right to decline offers to work unless already scheduled (by mutual agreement). Supplemental nurses but may be subject to termination if the nurse consistently refuses to work or is consistently unavailable. To facilitate the assessment of continued competency, supplemental nurses who do not work at least sixteen (16) shifts during a calendar year will be given the option of either resigning their position or increasing their availability to a higher level category in order to assure that there are minimum of sixteen (16) shifts worked on an annual basis. In June of each year, any supplemental nurse who has not worked a minimum of eight (8) shifts during the calendar year shall be provided a written notice from the Hospital notifying the nurse that she/he is not on track to meet the requirements of this provision. In the event a supplemental nurse is not able to achieve the minimum work, their position shall be eliminated. Supplemental nurses may indicate blocks of unavailable time based on seniority according to the following schedule:1 - 3 years – four (4) calendar weeks per year

Supplemental Nurse. A nurse who works on a non-regularly scheduled basis; such nurse receives a salary premium above the appropriate longevity step in lieu of all other benefits, with the exception of shift differential pay, charge nurse premium, CRN premium and pension plan, if qualified.

Supplemental Nurse. A nurse who is hired to work during any period when additional work of any nature requires a temporarily augmented work force, or who is hired to work in the event of an emergency or employee absenteeism, or who is hired to work on an on-call basis.

Supplemental Nurse. A Registered Nurse who is available to work on a non-regularly scheduled basis according to the supplemental Staff Schedule Option. If a supplemental nurse regularly works shifts over a period of six months that could constitute a .5 FTE or greater position, the affected supplemental nurse or the WSNA Representative may notify the Medical Center to require a review to determine whether the hours should be posted as an FTE’d position. Results of that review will be communicated back to WSNA within thirty days of the notification.