Preceptor Duties & Recognition — University of California RNs (UCSF, UC Davis & all UC)

1. Posting of the Agreement a. Within ten (10) calendar days following ratification, the University shall provide CNA with an electronic copy of the draft official version of the contract for CNA review and concurrence. b. The University will not post the UC version of the agreement to its website until CNA has had at least ten (10) calendar days to review the draft referenced in §B.1.a., above. c. The University and CNA will use their best efforts to ensure that this agreement is posted within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days following ratification. 1) Both parties must approve the camera ready copy of the Agreement prior to posting. 2) The University shall make appropriate arrangements for CNA’s access to the work sites to facilitate CNA’s distribution of the contract to each Nurse. 2. New Employee Orientation a. The University shall provide CNA not less than ten (10) days notice …

c. The University shall provide CNA with a copy of the attendance list of all NX bargaining unit members attending the new employee orientation within ten (10) days following the new employee orientation. d. To the extent that a Nurse’s orientation process is individualized and/or to the extent that a Nurse for any reason does not within sixty (60) days of beginning work attend a group orientation meeting as described above, the following alternate provisions shall apply: 1) CNA shall notify the Nurse, the Nurse’s manager and the local Labor Relations office of a proposed thirty (30) minute time slot, during normal working hours, for a designated CNA representative to meet privately with (and provide materials and information to) the Nurse, without management personnel or any other persons present. 2) For reasons of operational necessity only, the University may notify CNA that the propo …

b. If the Association does not contest the bargaining unit assignment of the newly created position within the thirty (30) calendar day notice period, the unit assignment of the new classification shall be deemed agreeable to the parties and Nurses shall be assigned to the newly created classification 2. If the new classification is in the bargaining unit in accordance with the provisions of §B.1., above, the University and the Association shall meet and confer regarding the salary range and ancillary pay practices for that new classification. C.

1. When the University creates a new Registered Nurse classification and title, the University shall mail a notice to the Association of the bargaining unit assignment, if any, of such classification. The Association shall have thirty (30) calendar days after mailing of such notice to contest the University's assignment of the newly created classification/title to a bargaining unit, or to an employee grouping which has not been assigned to a bargaining unit. Nurses shall not be assigned to the newly established classification until the bargaining unit assignment is either agreed to or resolved by PERB. a. If the Association contests the bargaining unit assignment of the newly created classification/title within thirty (30) calendar day notice period, the University and the Association shall meet and confer in an effort to reach agreement on the bargaining unit assignment for the classifi …

1. Eligible Nurses may participate in a number of retirement, medical, dental, and other benefit programs to the same extent as other eligible policy-covered staff employees of the University, except as provided below. B. RETIREMENT 1. The University may, at its option during the term of this Agreement, alter its retirement system plans (UCRS / UCRP). Such alterations include, but are not limited to, altering eligibility criteria, establishing new coverage, altering or deleting current coverage, or altering employee and University rates of contribution. All UCRP-eligible Nurses (regardless of date of hire or UCRP tier placement) shall contribute to the UCRP expressed as a percentage of covered compensation, as follows: a gross rate of 9% effective July 1st, 2014. The contributions for Nurses, who are 1976 Tier members, will continue to be offset by $19 per month. The University may not r …

Representatives of the PPC shall be entitled to participate in the selection, design, building and validation processes whenever new technology affecting the delivery of nursing care is being considered. The committee shall recommend measures objectively to improve the delivery of safe, therapeutic, effective care in conjunction with the use of new technology. C. A Nurse’s patient care assignment shall be taken into consideration when determining the appropriate method for training on new technology. In situations where a Nurse has been instructed to complete training and in the Nurse’s clinical judgment, they are unable to complete training while addressing patient care demands, the Nurse may request assistance for the completion of the assigned training. Docusign Envelope ID: F99CCBA1-32AA-4BEB-B549-08B74A2110BB Docusign Envelope ID: C4078131-7E64-4016-9601-5580E984F282

California is required. 17. Home Health Nurse I (9118) – Under general supervision, incumbents provide direct in- home nursing care in accordance with established nursing procedures. Incumbents make independent nursing practice decisions based on changes in patient condition and identification of new patient problems and needs. This operational level in the home health series requires the possession of a valid California Registered Nurse license. 18. Home Health Nurse II (9117) – Under direction, in accordance with standardized procedures, incumbents coordinate and manage the care of a group of home health patients from admission to discharge, including but not limited to developing plans of care, assignment and assessment of appropriate health care team members to meet patient’s needs, and to ensure defined patient outcomes are reached through collaboration with other health care discip …

1. Limited appointments are established at any percentage of time, fixed or variable, during which a Nurse is expected to be on regular pay status for less than a thousand (1,000) hours in a twelve (12) month period. 2. New graduate Nurses shall not be hired into limited appointments when career CN I appointments are available in that unit. 3. If a limited appointment Nurse attains 1,000 hours of qualifying service within twelve (12) consecutive months without a break in service of at least 120 consecutive calendar days, they shall convert to career status following attainment of 1,000 hours of qualifying service. a. Qualifying service includes all time on pay status in one or more limited appointments at the campus/laboratory/hospital. Pay status shall not include on- call or overtime hours. b. Such career conversion shall be effective on the first day of the month following attainment …