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1 registered Nurses collective bargaining Agreement Between miami - dade county , FLORIDA. THE PUBLIC HEALTH TRUST. and LOCAL 1991. SEIU. THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES. INTERNATIONAL UNION. October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2014. TABLE OF CONTENTS. ARTICLE I - PREAMBLE .. 1. ARTICLE II - PURPOSE .. 1. ARTICLE III - RECOGNITION .. 1. Section 1. Recognition .. 1. Section 2. Probationary and On-Call Pool Employees .. 2. ARTICLE IV - UNION-MANAGEMENT COOPERATION .. 2. Section 1. Union-Management Cooperation .. 2. Section 2. Employee-Management Conference Committee .. 2. Section 3. Membership .. 3. Section 4. Dues 3. Section 5. Non-Discrimination .. 4. Section 6. Bulletin Boards .. 4. Section 7. Copies of Documents .. 4. Section 8. New Employee Orientation .. 4. ARTICLE V - NOTIFICATION, CONSULTATIONS AND. NEGOTIATIONS .. 5. Section 1. Prevailing Benefits Clause .. 5. Section 2. Notification, Consultations and 5. ARTICLE VI - UNION REPRESENTATION .. 5. Section 1.

2 Union Representatives .. 5. Section 2. Grievance Representation .. 6. Section 3. Released Time .. 6. Section 4. Adjustment of Grievance .. 6. ARTICLE VII - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE .. 7. Section 1. Resolution of Grievances .. 7. Section 2. 7. Section 3. Procedure .. 7. Section 4. Amended Procedure for Certain Grievances .. 8. Section 5. Class Grievances .. 8. Section 6. Time Limits .. 8. Section 7. Employee Obligation .. 9. Section 8. Employer Responses .. 9. Section 9. Exclusion .. 9. ARTICLE VIII - ARBITRATION .. 9. i. ARTICLE IX - DISCIPLINARY ACTION .. 10. Section 1. Just Cause .. 10. Section 2. Procedure .. 10. Section 3. Reprimands .. 11. Section 4. Hearing Pursuant to the Hearing Examiner System .. 11. Section 5. Grievance 12. ARTICLE X - HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME .. 13. Section 1. Work Hours .. 13. Section 2. Overtime .. 13. Section 3. Work Week .. 14. Section 4. Time Schedules .. 14. Section 5. Hours of Work and Overtime .. 14. Section 6.

3 Alternative Schedules .. 15. Section 7. Rotating Shifts .. 15. Section 8. Consecutive Shifts .. 15. Section 9. Flexible Hours for Higher Degree Education .. 16. Section 10. Public Holidays .. 16. ARTICLE XI - SALARIES .. 16. Section 1. Pay 16. Section 2. Paycheck Errors .. 16. Section 3. Salary Increases .. 17. Section 4. Step Increases .. 17. Section 5. Shift Differential and Weekend Differential .. 19. Section 6. Main Campus In-Patient Differential .. 20. Section 7. On-Call Pay .. 20. Section 8. Call-In Pay .. 21. Section 9. Uniform Allowance .. 21. Section 10. On-Call Pool nurse Rates .. 21. ARTICLE XII - PAID EDUCATIONAL LEAVE .. 22. Section 1. Eligibility Criteria .. 22. Section 2. Clinical Certification .. 23. Section 3. Financial Aid .. 23. Section 4. Staff Development Programs .. 23. Section 5. In-Service and Career Development Program .. 23. ARTICLE XIII - VACATION AND LEAVE .. 23. Section 1. Personal Leave Day Program .. 24. Section 2.

4 Extended Illness Leave Program .. 27. Section 3. Vacation Requests .. 29. Section 4. Leave Without Pay .. 30. Section 5. Bereavement Leave .. 30. Section 6. Military Leave .. 31. Section 7. Voting .. 31. Section 8. Jury 31. ii. Section 9. Administrative Leave .. 32. Section 10. Leaves for Union Business .. 32. ARTICLE XIV - FULL-TIME WEEKEND SHIFTS .. 33. ARTICLE XV - EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES .. 34. Section 1. Probationary 34. Section 2. Lounge Areas .. 35. Section 3. Work in Higher Classification .. 35. Section 4. Classification Appeal .. 35. Section 5. Employee's File .. 36. Section 6. Evaluation of Work Performance .. 36. Section 7. Promotions .. 37. Section 8. Longevity Bonus .. 38. Section 9. Educational Bonus .. 38. Section 10. Reference Books and Periodicals .. 39. Section 11. Parking Facilities .. 39. Section 12. New Equipment and Procedures .. 39. Section 13. Drug Discount .. 40. Section 14. Tuition/Conference Reimbursement .. 40. Section 15.

5 Job Specification Language .. 40. Section 16. Rubella and Hepatitis-B Vaccine .. 41. Section 17. Injuries, Rehabilitation and Reorientation .. 41. Section 18. Child Care/Elderly Care .. 41. Section 19. Scope of Nursing 41. ARTICLE XVI - VACANCIES, TRANSFERS, REASSIGNMENTS, .. UNIT MERGERS AND FILLING VACANCIES .. 41. Section 1. Shift Transfers, Posting and Filling of Vacancies and .. Reassignments .. 41. Section 2. Unit Mergers .. 43. ARTICLE XVII - ORIENTATION, CROSSTRAINING AND FLOATING .. 43. Section 1. Orientation Types and Standards .. 43. Section 2. Cross-training .. 44. Section 3. Central Staffing Float Pool Nurses .. 44. Section 4. Pay Premium .. 45. ARTICLE XVIII- REASSIGNMENT, LAYOFFS, RECALL AND .. REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS .. 45. Section 1 Reassignment Procedure:.. 45. Section 2. Layoff Procedure .. 46. Section 3. Recall .. 49. Section 4 Layoffs, Recall and Reemployment Rights Lists .. 49. Section 5 ARNP Reassignment, Layoff, and Recall Procedures.

6 50. Section 6. Furloughs .. 51. iii ARTICLE XIX - CONTRACTING OUT .. 51. ARTICLE XX - REEDUCATION AND SKILLS. ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM .. 52. ARTICLE XXI - GROUP INSURANCE .. 53. ARTICLE XXII - NURSING REPRESENTATION ON COMMITTEES .. 55. ARTICLE XXIII- SAFETY AND HEALTH .. 56. Section 1. General Recognition .. 56. Section 2. Joint Health and Safety Committee .. 56. Section 3. New Practices and Procedures .. 57. Section 4. Protection from Respiratory Hazards and Infectious Diseases .. 57. Section 5. On the Job Assault .. 58. Section 6. Security .. 58. Section 7. Safe Patient Handling and Minimal Lift Team .. 58. ARTICLE XXIV - QUALITY NURSING AND CAREER .. DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE .. 59. Section 1. Establishment .. 59. Section 2. Purpose .. 59. Section 3. Matters Eliminated from Discussion .. 59. Section 4. Make-up of the Committee .. 59. Section 5. Meetings and Agenda .. 60. Section 6. Recommendations .. 60. ARTICLE XXV - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS AND. SCOPE OF THIS AGREEMENT.

7 60. ARTICLE XXVI - TOXICOLOGY AND ALCOHOL TESTING .. 61. ARTICLE XXVII - PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL. IMPAIRMENTS .. 62. ARTICLE XXVIII - ASSIGNABILITY OF CONTRACT .. 63. ARTICLE XXIX - 63. ARTICLE XXX - STRIKES AND 64. ARTICLE XXXI - TERM OF AGREEMENT .. 64. ARTICLE XXXII - nurse STAFFING RATIOS .. 65. ARTICLE XXXIII - PENSION BENEFITS .. 65. iv ARTICLE XXXIV - EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS .. 65. APPENDIX A - nurse Classifications .. 69. APPENDIX B - Units Identified as Excluded from In-patient Differential .. 70. APPENDIX C - Salary Ranges for 71. SIDE LETTER 1 - CRNA Agreement .. 74. CRNA Side Letter Agreement (Supplement) .. 78. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS AND. MEMORANDA OF 80. CRNA Pediatric Cardiac Team .. 80. Shift Differential for Employees Temporarily Assigned by the Employer .. 80. Sustainability/Joint Efficiency .. 85. Make-up Weekend Regarding Vacation and Leave .. 89. 3-12 / 4-12 Agreement .. 90. 3-12 Shift Breaks .. 92. ARNP On-Call OT Rate for Surgical Hospital Center.

8 94. Grant Funded .. 95. OR On Call Pay .. 97. WW14 MOU .. 99. v ARTICLE I - PREAMBLE. This Agreement is entered into on February 21, 2012 by and between the Public Health Trust (PHT) and miami - dade county , Florida ( county ), hereinafter referred to as the Employer, and Local 1991, Service Employees International Union, hereinafter referred to as the Union, for the period October 1, 2011. through September 30, 2014, subject to ratification by the Union membership and approval by the Public Health Trust and the Board of county Commissioners of miami - dade county , Florida. All new or amended provisions contained in this Agreement shall be effective the beginning of the first pay period immediately following final ratification and approval by the Board of county Commissioners, unless a different effective date is specifically provided for in the affected article. ARTICLE II - PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this Agreement to promote and expand harmonious relationships between the Employer and the Employees represented by the Union; to provide, where not inconsistent with the Constitution, Charter, Statute, Ordinance or Personnel Rules, for the salary structure, fringe benefits and employment conditions of the employees covered by this Agreement.

9 Both parties agree that they share the responsibility to provide uninterrupted nursing care to patients and citizens of miami - dade county . In addition to standards of performance adopted by the Public Health Trust, including, but not limited to, appropriate audit methodologies, the Employer recognizes its obligations under the nurse Practice Act of Florida and the Standards for Nursing Service as developed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the New Standards for Performance Improvement. The Employer also agrees to give consideration to the Code for Nurses as adopted by the American Nurses' Association in the development of standards of performance. Upon ratification and approval, the provisions of this Agreement will supersede Personnel Rules or Administrative Orders and/or other rules and regulations in conflict herewith. The Employer retains the right to establish through Administrative Order or Personnel Rules practices or procedures which do not violate the provisions of this contract.

10 ARTICLE III - RECOGNITION. Section 1. Recognition The Employer recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative for all full-time employees, regularly employed part-time non-casual employees and on-call pool employees who average twenty (20) or more hours weekly 1. employed by the Employer in the classifications as identified in Appendix A and all other classifications in which the duties can only be performed by a registered nurse , as presently exist or as may be from time to time established by the Employer excluding Clinical Nursing Supervisors, Supervisors, Assistant Directors, Directors of Nursing, and all other employees of the Trust. Section 2. Probationary and On-Call Pool Employees Probationary, non-permanent employees and on-call pool employees shall continue to be governed in all respects by the Code of miami - dade county , Florida. Personnel Rules, Pay Plan, and all other regulations in effect prior to the execution of this Agreement, and there shall be no change in any of the wages, benefits, hours or terms and conditions of employment of such employees except as a result of this Agreement.