Per Diem Nurses Unit. Section 1 – Purpose Return-to-work compensation is designed to compensate employees for being available to return to work with limited notice and for hours not previously regularly scheduled. There are three (3) types of return-to-work compensation covered by this Article: on-call, standby, and call-back. Assignment and approval of return to work compensation shall be made by the appointing authority or designee based upon the needs of the service.
Per Diem Nurses Unit. Employees covered under this agreement are in the unclassified service and are utilized to supplement the regular nursing staff. Employees shall be required to work during such hours as necessary to carry out the duties of their position, as designated by the appointing authority, and such hours may be varied so long as the work requirements and efficient operations of the County are assured. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Chief Executive Officer may authorize overtime (including retroactively for emergencies as defined in Section 13.022(h) of the County Code), compensated as per the “Overtime” article in this Agreement, to be paid to any employee in order to carry out the intent of a Board-approved program, to respond to an emergency, or to compensate for hours of work performed above that normally expected of such employee. IMPLEMENTATION
Per Diem Nurses Unit. Pursuant to the March 1, 2005 certification and subsequent amendment of that certification, the County recognizes the Association as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for the Per Diem Nurses Unit defined as follows: Classifications of Interim Permit Nurse – Per Diem, Registered Nurse I – Per Diem, Registered Nurse II – Per Diem, Float Pool Registered Nurse – Per Diem, Float Pool Specialty Registered Nurse Per Diem, and employees who are authorized to work as an Interim Permit Nurse, excluding classifications in the Supervisory Nurses Unit, Nurses Unit, Exempt Group, and those employees working pursuant to an individual contract. The County further recognizes the Association as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for all classifications that may be added to the above-defined Per Diem Nurses Unit by the County during the term of this Agreement.
Per Diem Nurses Unit. Per Diem Unit employees shall be compensated on an hourly basis only for hours actually worked unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement (e.g. bilingual pay) or as required by law. Per Diem Unit employees shall participate in the County’s PST Deferred Compensation Plan in lieu of participation in any other retirement plan, program, or benefit. Said employees shall contribute 7.5% of the employee’s biweekly gross earnings. The employee’s contributions to PST Deferred Compensation shall be automatically deducted from employee’s earnings. Maximum total contributions shall be 7.5% of the employee’s maximum covered wages for Social Security purposes. Employees shall enroll in the Plan on forms approved by the Human Resources Division Chief, Employee Benefits & Services. This paragraph shall not apply to any employee who is otherwise covered by the County Retirement System.
Per Diem Nurses Unit. (c) Employees in positions designated by the appointing authority (the Director of Nursing) which require employees as a condition of employment to perform bilingual translation involving the use of English and a second language (including American Sign Language) as a part of their regular duties, shall be entitled to bilingual compensation. Such compensation shall apply regardless of the total time required per day for such translation. Employees in such positions must be certified as competent in translation skills by Human Resources to be eligible for compensation. Bilingual compensation shall be five dollars ($5.00) per shift for shifts scheduled less than twelve (12) hours, and seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per shift for shifts scheduled twelve (12) hours or more.
Per Diem Nurses Unit. A Per Diem Nurse who has terminated County employment, and who is subsequently rehired in the same Per Diem Nurse classification within one (1) year (i.e., beginning the first day of work by the 365th calendar day), shall receive restoration of his/her salary step.
Per Diem Nurses Unit. All written corrective and disciplinary actions of nurses in the RN I Per Diem, XX XX–Per Diem, Float Pool Specialty RN-Per Diem, Float Pool RN-Per Diem, Correctional Nurse-Per Diem, classifications with more than 1600 hours of service in the classification, except those specifically excluded (i.e., same as those items excluded in paragraph one of the Discipline and Appeals Article for the Nurses Unit), are subject to the discipline and administrative appeals process outlined in this article. The discipline and administrative appeals process is as follows:
Per Diem Nurses Unit. Section 1
Per Diem Nurses Unit. All written corrective and disciplinary actions of per diem nurses with more than 1600 hours of service in the classification, except those specifically excluded (i.e., same as those items excluded in paragraph one of the Discipline and Appeals Article for the Nurses Unit), are subject to the discipline and administrative appeals process outlined in this article. The discipline and administrative appeals process is as follows: Within fourteen (14) calendar days of the corrective or disciplinary action presented to the nurse, the nurse may submit to the Human Resources Officer assigned to their department a written request to schedule a meeting to discuss the action taken. Within five (5) working days of this meeting, the Human Resources Officer shall give the Nurse his/her decision. If a mutually acceptable solution has not been reached, the Per Diem Nurse shall submit a written appeal to the Department Head within five (5) working days of notice from the Human Resources Officer. The Department Head or Designee shall meet with the Per Diem Nurse and/or representative to discuss the administrative appeal. Within ten (10) working days of the meeting with the Per Diem Nurse, the Department Head shall provide the Per Diem Nurse his/her decision. Such notification shall be rendered in writing to the Nurse and representative. If a mutually acceptable solution has not been reached with the Department Head, the Per Diem Nurse may submit a written appeal to the Human Resources Director or designee within five (5) working days of notice from the Department Head. The Human Resources Director or designee shall meet with the Per Diem Nurse and/or representative to discuss the administrative appeal. Following a review of the administrative appeal, the Human Resources Director or designee shall have full and final authority to mutually resolve the administrative appeal with the employee/employee’s representative within ten (10) working days of the meeting with the Per Diem Nurse. Such notification shall be rendered in writing to the Nurse and representative. Corrective and disciplinary actions taken as a result of a Per Diem Nurse’s failure to meet the minimum commitment level and/or maintain required licensure and certification(s) are specifically excluded from the Discipline and Administrative Appeals process. However, a Per Diem Nurse with more than 1600 hours in the per diem classification who has been involuntarily separated for other reasons may, upon exhaustion of...
Per Diem Nurses Unit. Employees covered under this agreement are in the unclassified service and are utilized to supplement the regular nursing staff. Employees shall be required to work during such hours as necessary to carry out the duties of their position, as designated by the appointing authority, and such hours may be varied so long as the work requirements and efficient operations of the County are assured. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Chief Executive Officer may authorize overtime (including retroactively for emergencies as defined in Section 13.022(h) of the County Code), compensated as per the “Overtime” article in this Agreement, to be paid to any employee in order to carry out the intent of a Board-approved program, to respond to an emergency, or to compensate for hours of work performed above that normally expected of such employee. Each Department has the ability to establish minimum work requirements for Per Diem Nurses, subject to meeting and conferring with CNA. Each Per Diem Nurse shall execute an agreement to establish those minimum requirements. IMPLEMENTATION
