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Wage Steps & Tenure Increases at Kaiser Permanente — Northern California RNs & NPs
What the California Nurses Association (CNA/NNU) agreement (Sep 2022 – Aug 2026) actually says, excerpted from the contract with page citations.
Orientation for floating purposes only:
6.
Nurses subject to floating will be thoroughly oriented into the
designated float unit by a designated Staff Nurse Orienteer prior to
taking a patient assignment. The Staff Nurse Orienteer will not
have a patient assignment during orientation.
If needed, Nurses will be provided up to 8 hours of orientation to the
paired float unit, if necessary, with the exception of ICU to CMU, ICU
nurses will be provided up to 4 hours of orientation. Orientation is
defined as those elements contained in the normal orientation of
Nurses new to the unit and is not intended to include clinical
competence training. It is expected that Nurses to be oriented to the
new/additional unit/clinic already possess the required clinical
competencies.
Such orientation will be conducted in small groups. No more than 4
RNs will be assigned to one Staff Nurse Orienteer for orien …
.8273
98.7635
101.7264
028607
Patient Care Coord Case Mgr SH
95.5436
100.3215
105.3367
109.1142
111.8154
113.4925
115.7860
118.6606
121.0338
123.4543
127.1578
028611
Patient Care Coord Case Mgr III
80.2571
84.2695
88.4828
91.6567
93.9248
95.3336
97.2598
99.6754
101.6687
103.7017
106.8125
028612
Patient Care Coord Case Mgr III SH
100.3215
105.3367
110.6033
114.5712
117.4061
119.1671
121.5749
124.5941
127.0857
129.6272
133.5158
028614
Patient Care Coord Case Mgr IV
82.5497
86.6770
91.0113
94.2752
96.6084
98.0575
100.0394
102.5227
104.5735
106.6645
109.8643
028615
Patient Care Coord Case Mgr IV SH
103.1871
108.3465
113.7642
117.8440
120.7606
122.5718
125.0490
128.1538
130.7172
133.3306
137.3304
Shift Diffs
Other Diffs
Evening=SN2,step1 * 11%
8.4079
Weekender add
10.0%
Night=SN2,step1 * 17.5%
13.3761
Float add
5.0%
Multi-Facility add
2.0%
Multi Med Center add
5.0%
RN First Assistant add
5.0% …
t Care Coord Case Mgr III
85.0725
89.3257
93.7918
97.1561
99.5603
101.0536
103.0954
105.6559
107.7688
109.9238
113.2213
116.6179
028612
Patient Care Coord Case Mgr III SH
106.3408
111.6569
117.2395
121.4455
124.4505
126.3171
128.8694
132.0697
134.7108
137.4048
141.5267
145.7725
028614
Patient Care Coord Case Mgr IV
87.5027
91.8776
96.4720
99.9317
102.4049
103.9410
106.0418
108.6741
110.8479
113.0644
116.4562
119.9499
028615
Patient Care Coord Case Mgr IV SH
109.3783
114.8473
120.5901
124.9146
128.0062
129.9261
132.5519
135.8430
138.5602
141.3304
145.5702
149.9373
Shift Diffs
Other Diffs
Evening=SN2,step1 * 11%
8.9123
Weekender add
10.0%
Night=SN2,step1 * 17.5%
14.1787
Float add
5.0%
Multi-Facility add
2.0%
Multi Med Center add
5.0%
RN First Assistant add
5.0%
Charge add
5.0%
Volunteer Float
5.0%
APPENDIX A – WAGE STRUCTURE
CNA-All AREAS
EFFECTIVE 1ST FULL PAY PERIOD IN JANUARY, 2025
5.25 …
948
119.1654
122.7404
028612
Patient Care Coord Case Mgr III
111.9237
117.5189
123.3946
127.8214
130.9841
132.9488
135.6350
139.0034
141.7832
144.6186
148.9569
153.4256
028614
Patient Care Coord Case Mgr IV
92.0966
96.7012
101.5368
105.1781
107.7812
109.3978
111.6090
114.3795
116.6674
119.0002
122.5701
126.2472
028615
Patient Care Coord Case Mgr IV
115.1207
120.8768
126.9210
131.4727
134.7266
136.7472
139.5109
142.9748
145.8346
148.7503
153.2127
157.8091
Shift Diffs
Other Diffs
Evening=SN2,step1 * 11%
9.3802
Weekender add
10.0%
Night=SN2,step1 * 17.5%
14.9231
Float add
5.0%
Multi-Facility add
2.0%
Multi Med Center add
5.0%
RN First Assistant add
5.0%
Charge add
5.0%
Volunteer Float
5.0%
APPENDIX A – WAGE STRUCTURE
CNA-All AREAS
EFFECTIVE 1ST FULL PAY PERIOD IN JANUARY, 2026
5.25%
REGULAR
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 8
Year 11
Year 16
Year 21
Year 26
Year 31
Year 36
Step 1
Step …
board access shall not be unreasonably denied. A designated Association
representative shall be responsible for posting material submitted by the
Association, a copy of which shall be furnished to the Employer before
posting. The Association agrees that no controversial material shall be
posted. It is further agreed that the Employer shall post position vacancies
as provided in Article IX of the contract on such bulletin boards.
ARTICLE V – PERSONNEL CATEGORIES
Section A – Probationary Nurses
Regular Registered Nurses may be discharged without recourse to the
grievance procedure within the first ninety (90) days of employment. Short-
Hour, Temporary and Per diem Registered Nurses may be discharged
without recourse to the grievance procedure until such Nurse has been
employed for six (6) months or worked three hundred (300) hours, whichever
comes first.
Section B – Regular Nurses
A Regula …
Starts fringe benefit accumulation at prorated basis as of date of change in
status. However, if the Nurse previously had been a Regular full-time or
Regular part-time Nurse with no break in service, the Nurse retains for fringe
benefit accumulations the same date the Nurse had when a Regular full-
time or Regular part-time Nurse, adjusted forward for the length of time in
Short-Hour, Temporary and Per diem status. The Nurse also in such cases
retains any unused sick leave and Education Leave accumulated while in
Regular full-time or Regular part-time status.
ARTICLE VII – HOURS OF WORK
Section A – Payroll Week, Work Week and Payroll Day
Payroll Week
“Payroll week” as used in this Article shall mean and consist of the seven
(7) day period beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, or at the shift change hour
nearest that time.
Work Week
The “work week” means the “payroll week” for all purposes, inc …
APPENDIX A – WAGE STRUCTURE
CNA-All AREAS
EFFECTIVE 1ST FULL PAY PERIOD IN JANUARY, 2023
6.0%
REGULAR
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 8
Year 11
Year 16
Year 21
Year 26
Year 31
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Step 9
Step 10
Step 11
032810
Nurse Permittee
69.1551
022881
Staff Nurse I
72.7953
022982
Staff Nurse I SH
90.9941
022882
Staff Nurse II
76.4350
80.2571
84.2695
87.2913
89.4521
90.7940
92.6287
94.9286
96.8273
98.7635
101.7264
022952
Staff Nurse II SH
95.5436
100.3215
105.3367
109.1142
111.8154
113.4925
115.7860
118.6606
121.0338
123.4543
127.1578
022883
Staff Nurse III
80.2571
84.2695
88.4828
91.6567
93.9248
95.3336
97.2598
99.6754
101.6687
103.7017
106.8125
022963
Staff Nurse III SH
100.3215
105.3367
110.6033
114.5712
117.4061
119.1671
121.5749
124.5941
127.0857
129.6272
133.5158
022884
Staff Nurse IV
82.5497
86.6770
91.0113
94.2752
96.6084
98.0575
10 …
With the exception of the Sacramento Wage Structure (through June 30, 2009), Short-Hour and Per diem Nurses shall progress to the eighth year tenure step upon completion of seven (7) years of continuous service (not broken by termination) with Kaiser Permanente if they are presently at the fifth year tenure step rate and if they have completed at least one thousand (1,000) hours of work since progressing to the fifth year tenure step.
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