Common use of Nurses Unit Clause in Contracts

Nurses Unit. An employee in the Nurses Unit may work in a Per Diem Nurses Unit position in another County Department. Such positions shall be filled in accordance with Article, Job Posting and Filling of Vacancies. When employees work concurrently in regular and per diem positions, they shall not schedule work in the per diem position during the time they are scheduled to work in the regular position, nor will employees use paid or unpaid leave time from their regular position in order to work in the per diem position. For purposes of overtime compensation, the regular position and the per diem position will be treated as separate positions and the employee shall be entitled to overtime compensation as specified in the appropriate MOU governing each position. EXAMPLE #1: A Registered Xxxxx XX - ARMC works 84 hours in his/her regular position and two (2) shifts totaling 16 hours at the Sheriff’s Department as a Correctional Nurse Per Diem during a pay period. He/she will be paid for 80 hours of regular straight time, including applicable shift and unit differentials, and 4 hours of overtime in the regular position, and 16 hours of per diem straight time, including applicable shift and unit differentials, in the per diem position. EXAMPLE #2: A Registered Nurse II – Public Health works 80 hours in his/her regular position and works a 12 hour shift as a Registered Nurse II – Per Diem at ARMC. He/she will be paid for 80 hours of regular straight time in the regular position, and 12 hours of per diem straight time, including applicable shift and unit differentials, in the per diem position. While in a regular position, the employee will participate in the San Bernardino County Employee’s Retirement Association (SBCERA) and is not eligible to participate in PST.