Common use of Use of EIT Clause in Contracts

Use of EIT. Upon completion of three (3) months of employment, EIT may be used following the first two complete shifts missed due to illness, injury, or temporary disability of the nurse, the nurse’s minor child, or immediately upon hospitalization, immediately upon occurrence of an on-the-job injury, and immediately for invasive surgeries performed in a doctor’s office with resultant time loss. EIT may be accessed immediately on the first full complete shift missed by nurses who have more than fifty percent of their maximum leave accrual in their leave bank. EIT may also be used by the nurse to care for herself or himself or qualified family members in accordance with and subject to the Washington Family Care Act (RCW 49.12.265-.295) as the law may be amended from time to time, or other applicable law or regulation, presently including the following situations: (a) Absences to care for the nurse’s child who has a health condition requiring treatment or supervision, (b) Absences to care for the nurse’s spouse, parent, parent-in-law or grandparent, who has either a serious health condition or an emergency condition.