Charge Nurse Role & Pay — Kaiser Permanente — Washington RNs & ARNPs

I. All Registered Nurses assigned to work within a 7/70 staffing pattern have agreed to so work on a voluntary basis recognizing that it is a new and innovative staffing pattern within KFHPWA. a. Full-time Employee: A Registered Nurse who has completed the initial hiring probationary period and is regularly scheduled to work seventy (70) hours within two (2) consecutive seven- (7) day workweeks consisting of four (4) ten-hour days in one (1) workweek followed by three (3) ten- (10) hour days in the next work week. Such employee shall receive full benefits to include: medical, surgical, and hospital insurance, including Employer- paid dependent coverage, subject to co-payments and premiums as set forth in this Agreement; Employer-paid portion of life insurance when eligible; employee-paid accident insurance; dental insurance, Employer- paid to the extent designated in the KFHPWA/1199NW Em …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 III. 10/40 Registered Nurses assigned charge nurse responsibilities shall be paid the charge nurse differential. IV. 10/40 Registered Nurses shall be paid overtime compensation at the rate of one and one-half (1½) times the regular rate of pay for all time worked beyond ten (10) hours in one (1) day or any hours worked beyond forty (40) hours in a seven(7) day work-week. V. Full-time and part-time nurses working the 10/40 schedule shall participate in the Paid Time Off plan as outlined in Article 10 of this agreement. VI. 10/40 Registered Nurses unable to continue working the 10/40 staffing pattern and whose performance has been satisfactory shall be guaranteed the first available position for which the employee is qualified within KFHPWA. VII. The 10/40 staffing pattern may be utilized in patient care units within KFHPWA with the consent of the individual employee …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 KFHPWA Employee’s Retirement Plan. Registered nurses working a twelve- (12) hour weekend innovative shift shall accrue Paid Time Off prorated based on actual hours worked, according to the terms of the PTO plan in Article 10 with EIB accrual accumulating to a maximum of five hundred (500) hours. Other benefits not named herein shall be appropriately prorated. III. Twelve-hour weekend innovative shift nurses assigned charge nurse responsibilities shall be paid the charge nurse differential. IV. Meal and Rest Periods: All employees shall receive an unpaid Meal period of at least one-half (½) hour during each normal workday. Meal periods shall occur as near the middle of the shift as is practical. Employees required by the supervisor to remain in the working area during their meal period shall be compensated for such time at the appropriate rate of pay. All employees …

5.7 Charge Nurse. A registered nurse who is assigned by the Employer specific responsibilities for a designated time period. As agreed to by the Union and the Employer, Charge Nurse Responsibilities and Requirements can be found in Exhibit A. 5.8 Nurse Practitioner. A registered nurse with additional education or training in health care delivery possessing the skills and knowledge for diagnostic evaluation and treatment of patients with full prescriptive authority. The practitioner functions in a collaborative relationship with other health care professionals in the clinical management of patients. Nurse Practitioners working 0.5 FTE or greater will be compensated as exempt (salaried) employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and will not be eligible for overtime compensation. This entire CBA shall apply to exempt Nurse Practitioners unless otherwise noted, except the following provis …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 o Shift 2 differential for their entire shift only when three and one-half (3 1/2) or more of their hours worked are in the Shift 2 zone (3p-11p). Shift 2 differential is $2.75 per hour in addition to the regular hourly rate. o Shift 3 differential for their entire shift only when three and one-half (3 1/2) or more of their hours worked are in the Shift 3 zone (11p-7a). Shift 3 differential is $4.00 per hour in addition to the regular hourly rate. o Staff who work at least three and one-half (3 ½) hours in both Shift 2 and 3 zones shall receive Shift 3 differential for their entire shift. • Staff who start their shift before 10a will receive- o Shift 2 differential for one or more hours worked after 5:30p; and the differential will pay starting from 5:30p. Shift 2 differential is $2.75 per hour in addition to the regular hourly rate. Note - Shift 3 differential doe …

1.1 Recognition. Pursuant to the National Labor Relations Board Certification dated May 26, 1983 (Case No. 19-RC-10700) and as subsequently agreed to by the parties in January 2005, the Employer recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive representative for all Registered Nurses employed by the employer as Registered Nurses at all of the Employer’s locations, including, but not limited to the following: staff nurse, visiting nurse, liaison nurse, nurse practitioner, consulting nurse, and registered nurse/oncology, employed by the Employer at the Employer’s medical centers , excluding nurses in supervisory and administrative/management positions and all other employees. 1.2 New Classifications. New registered nurse job classifications established during the term of this Agreement shall be covered by this Agreement unless they are administrative/management or supervisory positions. 1.3 …

b. All other full-time registered nurses assigned to twelve (12) hour schedules after June 8, 1998 are compensated only for the hours they work. II. Part time employee: A registered nurse who is regularly scheduled to work less than seventy-two (72) hours in twelve- (12) hour shifts in two (2) consecutive seven- (7) day periods. Wages and benefits for such employees would be prorated in a manner consistent with the terms described for full-time employees and consistent with KFHPWA/SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Employment Agreement. Employees who have a 0.45 FTE shall be treated as 0.5 for benefit purposes only. Paid Time Off accruals would be prorated in a manner consistent with the terms described for full-time employees. Part-time employees may also have the option of 15% salary premium in lieu of benefits, as described in the KFHPWA/SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Employment Agreement. III. Twelve (1 …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 calendar days after the date of hire. The Employer shall make newly hired employees aware of this requirement at the time of hire. Employees who fail to comply with this requirement shall be discharged by the Employer within thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt of written notice to the Employer from the Union, unless the employee fulfills the membership obligation set forth in this Agreement. Newly hired employees shall not be required to pay the Union’s initiation fee until after ninety (90) days of employment. 2.2 Religious Objection. Any employee who is a member of and adheres to established and traditional tenets or teachings of a bona fide religion, body, or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting a labor organization shall not be required to join or financially support the Union but, in the alterna …