Per Diem & Short-Hour Nurses — Lucile Packard Children's Hospital RNs

The Employer provides Nurses performance appraisals periodically and/or in conjunction with any change in a Nurse’s classification in accordance with procedures established by the Employer. Regarding written performance evaluations CRONA and the Employer agree as follows: 26.1 Nurses will be provided with an annual review. The Employer shall use reasonable efforts to schedule annual reviews for each Nurse every twelve (12) months, except during the Nurse’s first year of employment. The Nurse will be notified at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of their annual review. The Nurse will have at least fourteen (14) days to submit their completed self- evaluation and any supporting documentation. If the Nurse fails to provide the required documentation/paperwork, the supervisor can evaluate the Nurse without benefit of the documentation/paperwork. If the Nurse’s Supervisor is not a regi …

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 -59- 27.2.2 Both the Nurse and CRONA shall cooperate with the Hospital during the scheduling of the investigatory interviews. The Nurse and a CRONA representative shall be available to attend the investigatory interviews within three (3) business days after the Hospital requests the investigatory interview. If the investigatory interview does not occur within this three (3) day period because either the Nurse or the CRONA representative is not available during this period, then the Nurse shall be on unpaid status until the investigatory interview is actually held. 27.2.3 If upon investigation the Hospital imposes a termination or a suspension longer than the period during which the Nurse was relieved of duty without pay, the Hospital shall not attempt to recoup any amount paid to the Nurse while they were relieved of duty, and all unpaid time when th …

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 -40- The three hundred fifty (350) hours worked must include meeting the appropriate holiday and weekend commitments as specified above. An eligible Relief Nurse may request up to a total of 8 weeks off (“off-call”) with a limit of 4 weeks during the period from June 1-September 30 and 1 week during the period of November 15 to January 15. “Off-call” will be considered only applicable to requested periods comprising at least seven (7) consecutive days and when the Nurse’s commitment is not met in that pay period. “C” Relief Nurses on an “off-call” period of four weeks or more will be ineligible for Employer-paid benefits during the “off-call” period, but may pay the required premium if they wish to maintain continuous group coverage for themselves, their spouse and dependents. The “off call” period is defined yearly from January 1, to December 31. Fa …

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 …

LPCH/CRONA CBA • 4/1/2025 – 3/31/2028 -74- rotation of enforced absent days; proportional reduction of hours among Regular Nurses; cross-training. b. Order of temporary layoffs. If the Employer determines, in its sole discretion, that there should be temporary layoffs among Regular Nurses, seniority shall be the determining factor for making any necessary temporary layoffs, provided that in the Employer’s judgment skill and ability of the Regular Nurses affected is substantially equal, and in accordance with the Employer assessment of its operational needs. For Regular Nurses with the same Seniority Date order of seniority shall be determined by application date, if the application date is the same it shall be determined by lot. 36.2.4 “A” Time Credit. Nurses eligible to accrue PTO shall accrue “A” Time Credit on the same productive hours as PTO is accrued, at the following accrual rate. …

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 …