Common use of Internships Clause in Contracts

Internships. The Hospital may establish internships for the purpose of meeting future projected nursing shortages. In such circumstances, the implementation and guidelines of such an arrangement will be determined by the Hospital and the Union subject to the following: Internships are designed to develop the Hospital’s staff in order to fill positions for which there are currently no qualified candidates and/or for which shortages are predicted within a five (5) year period. Internships enable hospitals to maximize the use of qualified internal staff to meet their human resources needs, while at the same time providing career development opportunities for their employees. (a) The Hospital will establish the expectations for each internship opportunity. (b) There will be an open application process for internship opportunities. (c) The opportunities will be open to currently employed nurses who can demonstrate continuous learning, and a commitment to the hospital. (d) Nurses who are selected for internship opportunities will commit to continued employment on a mutually determined basis. (e) Initiatives to support selected candidates may include but are not limited to: i) No loss of regular wages while attending a requisite course ii) Paid course fees iii) Paid time for clinical practicums in the hospital or another clinical site iv) Any other initiatives, as agreed (f) Part-time nurses will be credited with seniority and service for all such hours paid while participating in these initiatives as provided above.

Internships. The Hospital Employer may establish internships for the purpose of meeting future projected nursing shortages. In such circumstances, the implementation implementation, and guidelines of such an arrangement will be determined by the Hospital Employer and the Union subject to the following: Internships are designed to develop the HospitalEmployer’s staff in order to fill positions for which there are currently no qualified candidates and/or for which shortages are predicted within a five (5) year period. Internships enable hospitals Employers to maximize the use of qualified internal staff to meet their human resources needs, while at the same time providing career development opportunities for their employees. (a) The Hospital Employer will establish the expectations for each internship opportunity. (b) There will be an open application process for internship opportunities. (c) The opportunities will be open to currently employed nurses who can demonstrate continuous learning, and a commitment to the hospitalEmployer. (d) Nurses who are selected for internship opportunities will commit to continued employment on a mutually determined basis. (e) Initiatives to support selected candidates may include but are not limited to: i) No loss of regular wages while attending a requisite course ii) Paid course fees iii) Paid time for clinical practicums in the hospital Employer or another clinical site iv) Any other initiatives, as agreed (f) Part-time nurses will be credited with seniority and service for all such hours paid while participating in these initiatives as provided above.