COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT By and Between PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #3 OF PACIFIC COUNTY (d/b/a Ocean Beach Hospital) and WASHINGTON STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE ...•...............................•...•....•....•.•.....................................•..•.•.•.•.•............................ 1 ARTICLE 1 - RECOGNITION ...........•.•.•.......................................•.................•.............•.......... I ARTICLE 2 - MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES .......................................................... 1 2.1 Acknowledgement .............•.•...............................................................•.•.••................ 1 2.2 Managerial responsibilities ............................................•..•..............•....................... 1 ARTICLE 3 - MEMBERSHIP/DUES DEDUCTION .............................................................. 1 3.1 Membership ....•.....•...•.....................................................•.......................................... 1 3.2 Dues Deduction.........................•.........•...................................................................... 1 3.3 Notification of New Hires ..........................•............•...•....•..•..................................... 2 3.4 Hold Harmless .................•.........•..•........................................................•.•.........•...•... 2 ARTICLE 4 - REPRESENTATION ...•...•........................................•....................•....•...•....•...... 2 4.1 Association Visiting Rights ....................................................................................... 2 4.2 Association Representative ...................................................................................... 2 4.3 Distribution of Agreement ......•.................•.•......•...................................•....•.•....•..... 2 4.4 Bargaining Unit Roster.................................................•...........•............................... 2 4.5 Bulletin Board .............•................................................•........•...•............................... 2 ARTICLE 5 - DEFINITIONS........•...................................................•..••.•.•.•...•.......................... 2 5.1 Precepted Registered Nurse ...................................................•.•.•............................. 2 5.2 Nurse ............................................•.......•...•.•.....•....•....•.•............................•......•......... 3 5.3 Charge Nurse .............•..........•................................................•...........•....................... 3 5.4 Full-time Nurse..............................•...................•......................................................• 3 5.5 Half-timeNurse ..........•.•.....•...................................................•...•...•.......................... 3 5.6 Part-time Nurse ..........................................•..•.....•••..............................................•..•. 4 5.7 Per Diem Nurse ........................•..................................................•.•.....•...•................. 4 5.8 Temporary Position ............................................•...•.•.•............................................. 4 5.9 Compensated Hours ..........••......•....•..•.............................................•.•.•...••......•......... 4 5.10 Straight Time Rate of Pay ...............................................•...................................... 4 5.11 Regular Rate of Pay .........................•.•.........•.•.........•................................•.•....•...... 4 ARTICLE 6-NONDISCRIMINATION ..•............................•.................................•................. 5 6.1 Policy ...............................................................••....•..•................................................. 5 6.2 Gender References ...............•..............................................•.....•.•.....•....................... 5 6.3 Americans with Disabilities Act............•..........•.•.....................................•...•.•......... 5 ARTICLE 7 - EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES ...................•.................................•................... 5 7.1 ACLS Certification ................................................................................................... 5 7.2 Probationary Period ................................................................................................. 5 7.3 Nurse-Notice ......................................................•........................................•..•......•.. 5 7 .4 Discipline and Discharge .......................................................................................... 6 7 .5 Accompaniment of a Patient .............•...................................•.................................. 6 7.6 Orientation Objectives ...•.......................................................................................... 6 7. 7 In-service Education ................................................................................................. 6 7.8 Work Schedules .......................................................•..............••........................•.....•.. 6 7 .9 Performance Evaluations ...............................•......................................................... 7 7.10 Personnel Files ................................................................•.......•................................. 7 ARTICLE 8 - SENIORITY......................................................................................................... 7 8.1 Definition ................................................................................................................... 7 8.2 Change in Seniority-.....•.................................................•..•........................................ 7 8.3 Layoffs ......................................•................................................................................. 8 8.4 Roster ...............•..................................................................................•...................... 8 8.5 Reinstatement Roster................................................................................................ 8 8.6 Recall ................................................................•......................................................... 9 8.7 Notice of Recall- Current Personal Information ................................................... 9 8.8 Job Posting ...........................................................•..................................................... 9 8.9 Low Census ............................................................................................•................... 9 8.10 Promotion Out of the Bargaining Unit ............................................................... 10 8.11 Cross Training Opportunities .............................................................................. 10 ARTICLE 9 - HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME ......................................................... 10 9.1 Work Period ..................................................•......................................................... 10 9.2 Work Day..................................................................................•.............................. 10 9.3 Innovative Work Schedules ................................................................................... 11 9 .4 Overtime .................................................................................................................. 11 9 .5 Overtime ....•.•........................................................................................................... 11 9.6 Meal and Rest Periods ............................................................................................ 11 9.7 Shift Rotation .................................................................•........................................ 11 9 .8 Time and Attendance System ................................................................................ 11 9.9 Ten-Hour Shifts ....................................................................................................... 12 ARTICLE 10 - COMPENSATION .......................................................................................... 12 10.1 Wage Rates ............................................................................................................ 12 10.2 Timing of Step Increases ......................................................•............................... 13 10.3 Merit Increases ......................................................•............................................... 13 10.4 Recognition of Experience .................................................................................... 13 ii 10.5 Wage Rate Adjustment Notification .....•....•.•.•....................................•.......•....... 14 10.6 Signing Bonus ..•....•.•....•.•.•.•.............................................•.......•...•......................... 14 ARTICLE 11- PREMIUM PAY ..•.......•....•.........•............................................•....................... 14 11.1 Shift Differential.............•..•...•.........................................•..................................... 14 11.2 Charge Nurse ..........................•...•..•.••.....................................................•.......•...... 14 11.3 Stand-by and Call-back from Stand-by .............................................................