Charge Nurse Role & Pay — Lucile Packard Children's Hospital RNs

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -36- 14.4.2 Regular Clinical Nurse IIs approved to move to Relief Nurse status without interruption of employment will retain their Clinical Nurse II status. In the event a Clinical Nurse III or IV requests and is approved to move to Relief Nurse status, the Clinical Nurse III or IV will retain their Clinical Nurse status if the Clinical Nurse continues to meet the eligibility criteria of the PNDP. Otherwise, the Nurse will be converted to Clinical Nurse II and placed on the same step on the Clinical Nurse II salary scale. 14.4.3 Relief Nurses who apply and are moved into full-time or part-time Regular Nurse status without interruption of employment will retain their Relief Nurse level and step. 14.4.4 Movement from Regular to Relief Nurse status does not affect Adjusted Hire Date. However, an “A” Relief Nurse or Limited Relief (who has not previousl …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -38- 14.11.2 Weekend shifts are as defined in Section 16.1. PACU/Teleservice/Clinic Nurses shall be subject to all provisions set forth in this section with the exception of those provisions specifying weekend commitment. The weekend commitment required of such Nurses will be based on the department needs. However, the aforementioned Nurses shall not be required to work weekends beyond the levels established in Section 14.11.1 above. 14.12 Compensation and Benefits. 14.12.1 Relief Nurses will be paid in accordance with the salary schedules set forth in Section 7.1 of this Agreement on an all hours worked basis. Relief Nurses shall be eligible for progression to the next salary step upon the accumulation of one thousand (1000) hours of work, provided (a) no Relief Nurse shall advance more than one (1) step during the twelve (12) month period commencin …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -39- 14.13.2 The Employer will determine unit scheduling procedures which, in its judgment, best serve this purpose. Shifts may be scheduled in 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 hour blocks. A Relief Nurse who is scheduled to work is expected to work unless canceled by the Employer. Failure of a prescheduled Relief Nurse to work will be considered a failure to keep commitment under paragraph 14.11 above. 14.13.3 The following process will be used to schedule relief, the goal being to utilize the relief staff to supplement the regular staff. a. The Employer will establish minimum and maximum staffing levels for each nursing unit. b. Prior to the cut-off date for scheduling shifts, the Relief Nurse shall provide to the Nurse manager a written schedule of available shifts at least equivalent to their minimum commitment. Availability does not meet commitment, only worki …

2019 A. Purpose. The purpose of this Side Letter is to provide eligible Nurses the opportunity to move to a Relief B position temporarily to allow them to pursue a BSN or MSN degree while continuing to work at the Employer. B. Eligibility and Qualifications. All 0.8 time or more Regular Nurses with five (5) or more years of continuous service with the Employer and who are enrolled in an accredited educational program culminating in a BSN or MSN degree are eligible to request a temporary Relief B position and to apply for a posted temporary Relief B position under this Side Letter. C. Number of Temporary Relief Positions. In each unit with at least ten (10) Regular Nurses, one temporary Relief Nurse position will be made available under this Side Letter, with one (1) additional temporary Relief Nurse position made available for every seventy-five (75) Regular Nurses who are regularly assi …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -37- 14.10 Performance Evaluation. Relief Nurses will be provided with an annual review. The Employer shall use reasonable efforts to schedule annual reviews for each Nurse once every twelve (12) months, except during the Nurse’s first year of employment. The performance evaluation process for Relief Nurses will be the same as for Regular Nurses. 14.11 Employment Commitment and Status. 14.11.1 a. Relief Nurses will be hired or transferred into one of the following categories: Limited Relief; “A” Relief; “B” Relief; or “C” Relief, as detailed below. Relief Nurses are required to make a written commitment of availability (as defined below), including an agreed evening and night shift commitment. b. Upon hire or transfer into a Relief position, a new Relief Nurse will be required to agree to work at least one-third (1/3) the applicable commitment on eve …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -60- separation. The Regular Nurse may be required to work as usual during the notice period, or may be given pay in lieu of notice, or may be required to work part of the notice period and be paid in lieu of working the remainder of the period. e. Except in serious cases warranting immediate discharge or when the discharge involves a failure to maintain commitment, a Relief Nurse discharged during the trial period of employment who has completed the first five hundred (500) hours of employment will receive a one (1) week notice of separation. The Relief Nurse will not be required to work during the notice period and is not eligible for pay in lieu of notice. f. A Relief Nurse discharged during the trial period for failure to maintain commitment pursuant to Section 14.11.1 will be advised of the termination by letter to their last known address. g. C …

14.1 Summary of Responsibilities. The purpose of Relief Staff is to provide additional staff to supplement regular staff for census and acuity fluctuations, or for regular staffing fluctuations, so that quality patient care can be maintained. The Relief Nurse may be designated to act as Charge Nurse and is responsible for the delivery of coordinated nursing care for a patient or a group of patients within a specified patient care unit. The Relief Nurse is expected to perform according to the assigned unit’s Clinical Performance Criteria for Nurses. 14.2 New Hires. All newly hired Relief Nurses will serve a trial period. After completion of no more than three (3) months of employment, the Employer will give the Relief Nurse an evaluation in writing if they are having difficulty in meeting expectations. This provision does not limit in any way the right of the Employer to terminate a Relie …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -10- shall make the final determination of the definition of qualifications and criteria, and nothing shall restrict the Employer’s right to determine the qualifications and criteria required for a particular Nurse classification. 7.1.6 Any Regular Clinical Nurse hired during the term of this Agreement will be compensated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement. Upon completion of one (1) year of employment such Nurse may be eligible to apply for a Clinical Nurse III or IV position in accordance with the procedures and criteria established in the Professional Nurse Development Program. 7.1.7 A Clinical Nurse promoted to the Clinical Nurse II classification will be paid in accordance with the compensation schedule for that classification effective the pay period in which the reclassification was made. The promotion o …