Unit Closure. If a unit is closed, a nurse may review the current vacant positions within the Medical Center. At the end of seven (7) days, nurses may take voluntary layoff including severance options or, in the order of their seniority, shall be allowed to select an open/available position or, if eligible, may displace the least senior nurse in a similar position for which they qualify from the Low Seniority Roster.
Unit Closure. If a unit is closed, a listing of any available vacant position within the Hospital and the Low Seniority Roster will be posted on the unit for at least seven (7) days. At the end of that seven (7) day period, nurses shall, in order of their seniority, be allowed to select a position from the list of any available vacant positions for which they are qualified or bump a less senior nurse from the Low Seniority Roster, providing the nurse is qualified in the opinion of the Employer.
Unit Closure. In the event the layoff is due to the closure of a nursing unit/department, the affected nurses will be offered the options provided for under Article 10.2.5 above.
Unit Closure. If a unit is closed, a listing of any available vacant positions within the Medical Center and the Low Seniority Roster (Section 6.3) will be posted on the unit for at least seven (7) days. At the end of that seven (7) calendar day period, nurses shall, in order of their seniority, be allowed to select a position from the list of any available vacant positions or, if eligible, a position from the Low Seniority Roster (Section 6.3) providing the nurse is qualified in the opinion of the Employer. Nurses who are on PTO, approved leave of absence or EIB, and who are unable to be reached by telephone within the first twenty-four (24) hours of the notice of layoff, merger or restructure, will be sent notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to their home address. If a nurse has not contacted the Employer regarding their preferences, as provided for in this Agreement, the Employer will assign the nurse any available position as appears to be appropriate, based upon the nurse's seniority, subject to skill, competence, ability and experience in the opinion of the Employer. The process for assignment to available positions will not be delayed due to the absence of the nurse.
Unit Closure. If a unit is closed, a listing of vacant positions within the Medical Center and the Low Seniority Roster (8.6) will be posted on the unit for at least ten (10) days. At the end of that ten (10) day period, nurses may take voluntary layoff, or, in the order of their seniority, shall be allowed to select a position from the list of vacant positions, or may select the position (FTE) of the least senior nurse in the clinical group, providing the nurse displaced in the clinical group has less seniority, or, if eligible, a position from the Low Seniority Roster (8.6), providing the nurse is qualified (8.7) in the opinion of the Employer, or the nurse may elect to terminate with severance pay (8.11).
Unit Closure. If a unit is closed, the affected nurses shall be given notice of layoff as provided in Section 8.1, along with a listing of vacant positions within the Hospital and shall have layoff options per Section 8.6, in order of seniority.
Unit Closure. If a unit is closed, a listing of any available vacant position within the Hospital and the Low Seniority Roster (Section 6.3) will be posted on the unit for at
Unit Closure. If a unit is permanently closed, this closure shall be regarded as a layoff and the above procedures shall be utilized.
Unit Closure. In the event an LPN’s position is eliminated due to closure of the unit, Section 5.7 will apply.
