Paid Time Off

Check PTO Balance and Activity

Find your Paid Time Off balance and activity in CORE Connect. Follow these steps:

Job Aid - How to Review PTO Balance in CORE Connect

Request and Record Paid Time Off in CORE Connect

New! All teammates must use CORE Connect to submit their PTO Requests and record Paid Time Off. All PTO requests, including paid time off, bereavement and jury duty, are made in CORE Connect > Time and Absences module:

1. In the Time and Absences section, select Add Absence
2. From the Type drop down, make a selection
3. In the When section, click Edit Entries button
   • Click the Add button
   • Choose the Date for your absence request
   • Enter the Absence Duration
   • To record your time, click the OK button
4. When finished, scroll to the top of the page, click the Submit button

It is crucial that absence requests are entered, approved and accurate in CORE Connect. Teammates, leaders and time approvers can only add, edit or remove absence requests, such as paid time off, bereavement, jury duty, absent time (unpaid) and time out for prevention, in CORE Connect.

Absence Requests can no longer be edited in Kronos.

• Approved absence requests will import into Kronos the next day.
• Partial Day PTO: For Salaried teammates, if your teammate has a partial day of PTO taken, make sure they have entered the remaining worked hours in Kronos to total their normal scheduled hours for the day. 

For Leaders and Time Approvers

Leaders will need to approve PTO by midnight Sunday, prior to payroll Monday.

Visit the PeopleConnect Paid Time Off page for additional instructions, including:  

• View, Edit or Update Paid Time Off/Absences  
• PTO Hours from CORE Connect to Kronos 
• PTO Withdrawals 
• PTO Request Is Visible but not Editable 
• Approve PTO on Behalf of a Leader 
• Review the Paid Time Off FAQs 

Log in to CORE Connect

Additional Information 

If a teammate applies for PTO but does not take the PTO, what will happen?
A teammate can only make changes to their PTO request prior to leader approval. Once the PTO request has been approved, only a leader or timekeeper can withdraw or change a PTO request. The hours will then be added back to the teammate’s balance.

Will CORE Connect impact API/ShiftSelect or Staff Scheduling?
No. CORE Connect will not impact ShiftSelect. There will be integration from CORE Connect to ShiftSelect, and the project team is currently working with members of the ShiftSelect team to optimize this process. Approved PTO requests will feed directly from CORE Connect to ShiftSelect. PTO approvals will occur in CORE Connect.

Paid Time Off Eligibility

Paid Time Off (PTO) is a bank of hours that each eligible teammate earns and may use. It is a combination of vacation, sick and holiday time off. The following teammates are eligible for PTO:

• Full-time teammates
• Part-time teammates scheduled to work at least 40 hours per pay period
• Teammates in a Weekender position schedule to work at least 48 hours per pay period
• Half Track bedside RNs and LPNs scheduled to work at least 32 hours per pay period

Atrium Health Holiday Schedule

Atrium Health Greater Charlotte teammates observes the following holidays. 

Teammates with an approved PTO request or in units or departments that are closed for any of the observed holidays will use their earned PTO for that holiday.

Holidays falling on a Saturday or Sunday will be recognized on a weekday for those departments that close on holidays.

• If the holiday falls on Saturday, it is observed on the preceding Friday.
• If the holiday falls on Sunday, it is observed on the following Monday.  

PTO Accrual - Atrium Health Greater Charlotte teammates

Updated for 2022 and 2023