Common use of Credit for Prior Experience Clause in Contracts

Credit for Prior Experience. A newly hired registered nurse may be hired at any Sstep, but not less than the Sstep number that corresponds with the number of years of the registered nurse's related experience as a registered nurse employee of an accredited acute care hospital(s) during the immediatelypreceding five (5) years. Newly hired registered nurses will not be placed higher than step twenty-two (22) unless approved by the CNO. For registered nurses hired in the Behavioral Health Unit, experience at the Oregon State Hospital shall be counted as equal to that of an accredited acute care facility. A year of experience under this section is 1,872 hours of the related work. The Medical Center may, in its discretion, place a newly hired, experienced registered nurse at a higher step rate of pay.