Work Outside Nurse Classifications. The Employer has the right to designate Nurses to work temporarily in positions outside the bargaining unit classifications described in Section 1 of this Agreement. Any Nurse who is designated, and acts as and in lieu of, an APCM or PCM, for a continuous period of fifteen (15) calendar days shall be designated in writing as an APCM or PCM and shall receive a premium of 7.5% of the Nurse’s base rate for each shift for which the Nurse is so designated and acts in this capacity. Such written designations shall automatically terminate on the end date specified on the initial designation unless extended in writing. Any temporary designation as an acting APCM or PCM or other non-unit position shall not result in any reclassification of a Nurse or in the loss of any seniority or change of any CRONA benefits during the time such position is held. A Nurse’s temporary assignment outside the CRONA bargaining unit shall not otherwise be subject to review under this Agreement.
Work Outside Nurse Classifications. The Employer has the right to designate Nurses to work temporarily in positions outside the bargaining unit classifications described in Section 1 of this Agreement. Any Nurse who is designated, and acts as and in lieu of, a Patient Care Manager, Assistant Patient Care Manager, Nursing Educator, Nursing Supervisor, or Patient Care Director for a continuous period of fifteen (15) calendar days shall be designated in writing as an “Acting” Patient Care Manager, Assistant Patient Care Manager, Nursing Educator, Nursing Supervisor, or Patient Care Director, and shall receive a premium of 7.5% of the Nurse’s base rate for each shift for which the Nurse is so designated and acts in this capacity. Such written designations shall automatically terminate on the end date specified on the initial designation unless extended in writing. Any temporary designation as an “Acting” Patient Care Director, Patient Care Manager, Assistant Patient Care Manager, Nurse Educator, Nursing Supervisor, or other non-bargaining-unit position shall not result in any reclassification of a Nurse or in the loss of any seniority or change of any CRONA benefits during the time such position is held. A Nurse’s temporary assignment outside the CRONA bargaining unit shall not otherwise be subject to this Agreement. During the temporary assignment, the Nurse’s compensation shall be on the same basis as other Employer personnel in the designated classification in which the Nurse is Acting, and shall be exempt from all Compensation provisions of this Agreement, except this Section 7.4.
