Common use of ON-CALL POLICY Clause in Contracts

ON-CALL POLICY. a. It is the policy of the County to provide necessary employment information to on-call employees. The appointing authority shall determine and, if necessary, provide employment information such as work locations, names of supervisors and other information about County employment to each on-call employee. b. As an incentive to recruitment and retention, on-call employees in the class series of Activities Therapist, Xxxx I & II, Dental Hygienist, Dietitian, Food Service Worker, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse- D/CF, Medical Assistant – Level I/II (including special skills classes), Mental Health Counselor, Mental Health Worker, Mental Health Worker- Licensed, Nutrition Assistant – Level I/II (including special skills classes), Occupational and Physical Therapist (PHC), Pharmacy Technician I/II, Physician Assistant, Radiologic Technologists, Senior Mental Health Counselor, and Senior Pharmacy Technician shall be hired at Step “7” or above. Pharmacists shall be hired at Step “8 “or above. c. Employees who are hired at Step "7" or above as on-call employees may be hired at the normal entry step (usually Step "5") or above, in accordance with County policies and procedures, if appointed to a permanent position, subsequent to their on-call status. d. On-call employment, up to twenty-six (26) biweekly pay periods of full- time service, or the equivalent, shall be considered as eligible service for a step increase for an on-call employee who is appointed to a regular position without a break in service. Such on-call employment shall be subject to other provisions of this Agreement governing step increases. e. On-call employees shall receive one (1) salary step increase after completion of 4,160 hours of work commencing from January 1, 2000. f. The County may compensate an On-Call Dental Hygienist at an hourly rate not to exceed 20% above Step 9 of the salary range for Dental Hygienist.