Common use of Non-Bargaining Unit Positions Clause in Contracts

Non-Bargaining Unit Positions. A. The Hospital agrees to provide notice of opportunities for advance of Nurses into management and supervisory positions at the Hospital and, where possible, will post notice of a vacancy in such a position on the designated Hospital bulletin boards for seven (7) calendar days prior to filling the vacancy. A Nurse desiring to be considered for such a position must make application therefore to the Vice President, Patient Care Services, or her designee. Nothing herein shall be construed as subjecting the Hospital’s exercise of discretion in filling such positions to the provisions of this Agreement. B. Since it is the objective of both the Hospital and the Union to promote the advancement of nursing careers, a Nurse selected for a position pursuant to this Section may be returned, at her option or at the option of the Hospital, to her former Staff Nurse position, or to a position of like status and pay, within six (6) months, provided such a position exists and, in the judgment of the Hospital, needs to be filled. Hours worked in the new position during the six (6) month period shall be counted for purposes of seniority under this Agreement. If a position does not exist or need to be filled, the Hospital will attempt to place the Nurse in another position for which the Nurse possesses the requisite skill, qualifications, and ability, if one is determined by the Hospital to be available and suitable for this purpose. If the Nurse cannot be so placed, the Nurse will be given the option of displacing the least senior Nurse in Nursing Services, provided that the displacing Nurse possesses the skills, qualifications, and ability to meet all of the requirements of the displaced Nurse’s job immediately without training and providing that the displacing Nurse is able to assume the displaced Nurse’s schedule or, alternatively, the Nurse will be laid off and will be recalled to the first available vacancy for which she is qualified consistent with the provisions of this Article. A Nurse displaced by a returning Nurse shall have such displacement rights as she would be accorded in a long term reduction in force governed by Section 11.05.C of this Agreement. C. While it is recognized that a principle function of a supervisor is to direct other employees, it shall not be a violation of this Agreement for a manager or supervisor to be periodically assigned to a Staff Nurse position or to perform bargaining unit work so long as staff is not involuntarily downsized, there are no volunteers who have previously identified themselves to be available to work, and the manager’s skills, qualifications, and abilities are adequate to fill the vacancy.