Certification Premium Pay. Upon request, nurses certified by XXX or a specialty nurse organization who are working in the area of their certification shall receive a nursing certification premium of One Dollar and Sixty cents ($1.60) per hour for all hours worked as follows:
9.5.1 A list of approved certification programs will be kept in Nursing Administration. Once a year, the list will be reviewed by the Conference Committee. New certification programs may be considered for addition to the list by submitting a thorough program description, including purpose, scope, term, prerequisites for certification, recertification fee schedule, mailing address, and any other pertinent information to Nursing Administration. Nursing Administration shall have the final decision as to whether any changes will be made to the list.
9.5.2 The nurse must document certification achievement and maintenance.
9.5.3 A certified nurse is eligible for only one nursing certification premium, regardless of other certifications a nurse may have.
9.5.4 A regular full or part time staff nurse will be given an additional eight (8) hours of education leave for taking an initial certification exam (one time only within their area of expertise as outlined in 9.5.1). In addition, the Hosptial will reimburse nurses up to Four Hundred and Twenty Five Dollars ($425) for the fee for taking such an initial certification exam.
Certification Premium Pay. 13 All currently employed nurses who are certified in a specialty area by a national nursing 14 organization and relevant to his or her nursing practice shall be paid a premium of one hundred 15 dollars ($100.00) per month, provided the particular certification has been approved by the Nursing 16 Office and their respective manager, and provided the nurse continues to meet all educational and 17 other requirements to keep the certification current and in good standing. A nurse is eligible for only 18 one (1) certification premium regardless of the number of certifications the nurse may have. The 19 certification pay will be effective the first full pay period after the date a copy of documentation of 20 certification is received by the Employer.
Certification Premium Pay. Full-time and regular part-time employees who have been certified in recognized specialties in which they are working and that have been approved by the Employer shall receive certification premium pay of One Dollar ($1.00) per hour for up to a maximum of two (2) such certifications. The DI Techs currently receiving mammography certification premium pay will continue doing so as long as they provide mammography support.
Certification Premium Pay. A nurse certified in a specialty area by a national nursing organization and working in the area of the certification shall be paid a premium of one dollar ($1.00) per hour, provided the particular certification has been approved by the Vice President of Nursing Care Services (or designee), and the Hospital determines that the nurse continues to meet all educational and other requirements to keep the certification current and in good standing. A nurse is eligible for only one (1) certification premium, regardless of the number of certifications the nurse may have. Such certification pay will be effective the first (1st) full pay period after the date a copy of the original documentation is received by the Hospital’s Human Resources Department. (Each nurse is responsible to take steps to maintain such certification and document such to the Hospital’s satisfaction.)
Certification Premium Pay. All currently employed nurses who are certified 10 in a specialty area by a national nursing organization and relevant to his or her nursing practice shall 11 be paid a premium of fifty dollars ($50) per biweekly pay period, provided the particular certification 12 has been approved by the Nursing Office and their respective manager, and provided the nurse 13 continues to meet all educational and other requirements to keep the certification current and in good 14 standing. A nurse is eligible for only one (1) certification premium regardless of the number of 15 certifications the nurse may have. The certification pay will be effective the first full pay period after 16 the date a copy of documentation of certification is received by the County.
Certification Premium Pay. All currently employed nurses who are certified in a specialty area by a national nursing organization and relevant to his or her nursing practice shall be paid a premium of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month, provided the particular certification has been approved by the Nursing Office and their respective manager, and provided the nurse continues to meet all educational and other requirements to keep the certification current and in good standing. A nurse is eligible for only one (1) certification premium regardless of the number of certifications the nurse may have. The certification pay will be effective the first full pay period after the date a copy of documentation of certification is received by the Employer. Any nurse who desires to become certified in a specialty area relevant to his or her practice area after May 1, 2017, and wishes to receive certification premium shall make such request in writing to the Employer prior to embarking on obtaining the certification. Subject to budgetary constraints, the Employer shall grant requests for premium certification for a certification that is relevant to the nurse’s practice area provided the nurse continues to meet all educational and other requirements to keep the certification current and in good standing. The County may discontinue the certification for a nurse if that nurse transfers to a different practice area for which the certification is not relevant (e.g., jail to public health center). Any certifications that are already a job requirement (e.g., Nurse Practitioner Board Certification for ARNP) will not qualify the nurse to receive the certification premium. The following certifications (or equivalent) are examples of approved certifications:
Certification Premium Pay. All currently employed nurses who are certified in a specialty area by a national nursing
(1) certification premium regardless of the number of certifications the nurse may have. The 6 certification pay will be effective the first full pay period after the date a copy of documentation of 7 certification is received by the County.
