Seniority Rights — Kaiser Permanente — Washington RNs & ARNPs

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 supplement coverage for the remainder of the twelve (12) months when the employee timely registers for Medicare. 13.7.2 Initially Subject to Layoff. The number of employees initially subject to layoff is defined as the number of least senior bargaining unit employees on the unit whose total FTEs satisfies the required FTE reduction. The actual number of bargaining unit employees who are finally eligible to exercise layoff options as provided in Article 13.3 may be different than the number initially subject to layoff due to the choices exercised by eligible employees during the reassignment process. 13.7.3 WWA Low Seniority Roster. The Low Seniority Roster shall be a listing of the fifty (50) least senior employees within KFHPWA for a layoff when the number of employees initially subject to layoff is ten (10) or fewer. The listing shall consist of the seventy-five …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 5.18 Seniority Tie-Breaker. In the event two (2) or more seniority dates are tied, the relative order of priority will be determined by the date an employee’s application or transfer form was received for the position on which the employees’ seniority is based. The employee with the earliest date of receipt on the application/transfer form will have first priority within the group. In the event one (1) or more employees do not have a date stamped application/transfer form, the last four (4) digits of the employees’ social security number will be added up with the highest number receiving first priority and so on. 5.19 Termination. Seniority shall terminate upon cessation of the Employer-employee relationship; for example, discharge, resignation, retirement, refusal to accept recall to a regular comparable job opening offered by the Employer, after twenty-four (24) …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 13.2 Layoff Notice. Except in emergency situations or unforeseeable conditions beyond the Employer’s control, the Union and employees involved shall be given at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of layoff. Employees on the Low Seniority Roster whose position is assumed (“bumped”) by a more senior employee (or, in EW, employees whose position is assumed (“bumped”) by a more senior employee subject to layoff) subject to layoff will be given at least 10 days advance notice. 13.2.1 ARNP Layoff Notice. KFHPWA will give ARNPs minimum of sixty (60) days’ notice of layoff. 13.3 Work Unit Rebid and Layoff Process. To be used for multiple FTE changes, multiple length of shift changes, reduction of more than one position, and unit mergers/closures. The Employer shall provide the Union and affected employees with the new work schedule at least fourteen (14) calend …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 would a position be considered comparable under similar geographic location if the distance between the staff member’s home address and the nearest geographic location that is 20 miles or greater. In-Patient Hospital Units: 1) North: Peace Health (Bellingham), Providence Everett 2) Central: Overlake (Bellevue), Swedish (Cherry Hill & First Hill), CHIPS (Cap Hill) 3) South: St Joes (Tacoma), St Peters (Olympia), St Michaels Harrison (Bremerton) 13.7.9 Qualified. For purposes of this Agreement, an employee will be considered qualified if, in the opinion of the Employer, the employee has the skills, competence and ability based on established criteria to perform the responsibilities of a particular position within the time period normally expected of an employee new to the position. If, after four (4) weeks of orientation, the employee has not achieved a satisfactory …

5.13 WWA Seniority Defined. Seniority shall mean an employee’s continuous length of service as a registered nurse with the Employer from most recent date of regular hire. Seniority benefits shall not apply to an employee until completion of the required probationary period. Upon satisfactory completion of this probationary period, the employee shall be credited with seniority from most recent date of regular hire. 5.14 Liaison Nurse Seniority Defined. Seniority shall be defined as time worked in the bargaining unit plus time worked in the job classification. For purposes of unit layoff, unit job posting and vacation scheduling, seniority shall be defined as the date of hire into the job classification. 5.15 EW Seniority Defined. Seniority shall mean an employee’s continuous length of service with the Employer from most recent date of regular hire. Seniority benefits shall not apply to an …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 b. If employee declines a comparable vacancy and fails to select another vacancy, the employee must resign from KFHPWA. OR; 2) If there is no comparable vacancy, employee may select one of the following: a. Severance benefit, if eligible (qualifying hours reduction employees are not eligible); or b. Recall rights; or c. For employees not on the LSR/least senior person, assume any position on the appropriate Low Seniority Roster (or in Eastern Washington, the employee may choose a position “bump” of the least senior person in EW in the same job title (for example, “Staff Nurse” or “Liaison Nurse”). In all cases the employee must be qualified for the position; or d. Resign from KFHPWA 13.3.3 Low Senior employees who are bumped may select (Round 3). Employees, in order of seniority, may select: 1) Vacancy for which the employee is qualified a. FTE reductions or increa …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 13.6.2 Order of Recall. As vacancies occur, employees will be recalled to available work in the order of the seniority providing skill; competence and ability are considered substantially equal in the judgment of the Employer. Subject to the above qualifications, an employee on layoff shall be offered reinstatement to vacant positions prior to any employees being newly hired and after any appropriate internal transfers as further set forth in this section. Employees regularly assigned to a specific unit, department or facility will be given preferential consideration for transfer to other shifts or positions in that unit, department or facility over all other employees except more senior employees returning from layoff status to their previous unit and shift or position and department/facility. If any offer of recall is accepted, the employee shall be deemed recall …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 In the event that KFHPWA needs to make a temporary increase to an employee’s FTE in order to provide coverage for a vacancy in the process of being filled, the Employer will first ask for volunteers from the unit and shift where changes are needed. When an involuntary increase is needed, the Employer will make a good faith effort to increase the hours of the least senior person on a work unit and shift, subject to patient care needs, staffing considerations, and hours of operation. The Employer will notify the affected employee(s) in writing of the effective date of the increase and, to the extent known, the expected duration of the increase. In the event that an employee who was formerly assigned to a 0.5 or more FTE status is assigned an hour’s increase of more than 0.25 FTE that lasts for six (6) or more months, the employee shall have access to the following op …