Education Leave & Tuition — Stanford Health Care RNs

SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -33- Nurses and pro-rated amounts of that maximum for eligible part-time Regular and Relief Nurses. a. Educational reimbursement may cover Continuing Education Course Tuition (includes cost of Continuing Education hours for ACLS, Chemo certification and Trauma Continuing Education hours, AR, PALS and NRP, tuition for PALS and NRP outside SHC, and Lane Library privileges); fees for professional certification and renewals, membership in a professional Nursing organization, Nursing Research Projects at SHC through SHC Nursing research; travel, lodging for out-of-area professional conferences; professional journals, books, software and audio-visual materials. b. The Employer will respond to a Nurse’s request for reimbursement or prior approval of expenses under this Section within thirty (30) days of receipt of the request; and, if the request is denied, …

SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -52- 19.5 Combinations of Leaves of Absences. Excluding military and educational leaves of absence, no combination of leaves shall be granted within any three hundred sixty-five (365) day period, measured from the first day of the first such leave, which considered together exceed one hundred eighty (180) days unless a personal leave of absence extension of up to six (6) months is granted at the sole discretion of the Regular Nurse’s supervisor with the approval of the Vice President of Patient Care. Regular Nurses with fifteen (15) years or more of service shall be granted an additional thirty (30) days of medical leave if the Nurse’s evaluations have been satisfactory and there are no corrective actions in the Nurse’s personnel file. 19.6 Reinstatement Rights. 19.6.1 In the case of State and Federal Family and Medical leaves of absence, Medical, pre …

SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -35- b. Upon providing proof of successful completion of the home study course to the Manager, the eligible Nurse will be eligible for paid education time according to the terms of Section 14.2. c. Education time for home study courses will be provided at the ratio of one (1) hour per one (1) credit earned. d. All procedures for approval and reimbursement for education time for home study courses will be in compliance with applicable procedures of this Agreement. 14.5 Educational Training and Classes Required by the Employer. 14.5.1 The Employer will pay all Nurses (including Nurses not eligible to participate in the Educational Assistance and Professional Enrichment program) for the time spent and expenses incurred by the Nurse on educational training and classes that are required by the Employer, in accordance with applicable law and subject to adva …

SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -51- 19.3.4 Pregnancy Related Disability Leave. All female Regular Nurses covered by this Agreement are eligible for pregnancy related disability leave. The leave is granted at the request of the Regular Nurse, for the period of time during which they are incapable of performing their job because of medical disability resulting from pregnancy, delivery, or post-childbirth recovery. The Regular Nurse may take the leave without pay or use accrued PTO during any waiting period before ESL or state Disability becomes available, and may use PTO for any period after ESL is exhausted, or integrated with any State Disability income received, not to exceed the Regular Nurse’s normal pay. The leave may be as long as six (6) months when a verified disability exists. If the Nurse remains disabled following the end date of the leave the situation will be treated as …

14.1 Purpose. 14.1.1 To encourage and assist eligible Nurses in increasing their effectiveness in performing the duties of their present jobs and to increase their knowledge and effectiveness as Registered Nurses. 14.1.2 To recognize and support according to the terms set forth below the ongoing need for continuing education for many Nurses as part of maintaining licensure or certification required by the Employer. 14.2 Eligibility. 14.2.1 Regular full-time and part-time Nurses who have completed their trial period and one thousand (1000) hours actually worked and “C” and “D” Relief Status Nurses who have completed their six month trial period and the equivalent number of hours (1000), are eligible to participate in this program. 14.2.2 Nurses who have not completed the eligibility requirements set forth above are not eligible to participate in this program. Once eligible a Nurse must ma …

19.1 Eligibility. Regular Nurses covered by this Agreement who have successfully completed the trial period and who expect to be absent for family, personal, medical (including pregnancy related disability), military, or educational reasons are eligible to apply for a leave of absence. Requests for review of leaves of absence by trial period Regular Nurses will be considered by the Employer on a case by case basis. Granting or denying such requests shall be at the sole discretion of the Employer unless otherwise required by law and not otherwise reviewable under the terms of the Agreement. A granting of a leave to a Regular Nurse in the trial period shall be considered as an automatic extension of the trial period for the period of leave granted. If an approved leave of absence is granted for a period that is less than seven (7) days and the absence exceeds seven (7) days, a leave of abs …

SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -34- of the schedule during which the time is being requested may be granted at the sole discretion of the Manager. b. A Nurse may request educational hours over the Nurse’s commitment, for actual time spent attending a course, which may be granted at the sole discretion of the Manager. c. The Employer shall schedule educational hours in accordance with scheduled work and staffing assignments and make a good faith effort to notify the Nurse within ten (10) days after receipt of a request whether or not the request for hours has been granted. d. The Employer shall provide reimbursement within thirty (30) working days of receipt of the completed paperwork by the Department of Human Resources. e. The decision to approve or deny a request for educational time off is within the sole discretion of the Employer, but such time will not be denied unreasonably. …

SHC/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -36- 14.7 Program, Course, and/or Exam Qualifications. 14.7.1 Only courses taken for credit, certification exams and renewals, according to the following criteria, will be accepted for tuition assistance. A grade of “C” or higher must be obtained in a course taken for credit to qualify for reimbursement. Criteria. a. Courses required for undergraduate, graduate or professional degree in the field of Nursing. b. Vocational, correspondence, extension, college or occupational skills courses, certification exams and renewals, and workshops which are clearly and demonstrably related to the effective performance of the eligible Nurse’s present job or which in the judgment of the Employer will increase the Nurse’s knowledge and effectiveness as a Registered Nurse with the Employer. 14.7.2 The approval of apparent course compliance will be made by the eligibl …