Title
Adopt Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution No. 98-394 Appendix A to adjust the salary range of the Director of Respiratory Care Services classification as indicated in Attachment A effective January 13, 2024; and
b. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage Human Resources Management System.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors consider adopting a Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution No. 98-394 Appendix A to adjust the salary range of the Director of Respiratory Care Services classification as indicated in Attachment A effective January 13, 2024; and
b. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage Human Resources Management System.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
A base wage compensation study of the Director of Respiratory Care Services classification was requested by Natividad Medical Center (NMC) administrative staff. The reasons cited for the request were recruitment difficulties and to check for salary alignment with the hospital comparable agencies identified in the County's Compensation Philosophy updated in January 2023.
The base wage analysis of the County's hospital comparable agencies found that based on the duties performed, the Director of Respiratory Care Services classification was matched to all six (6) hospital comparable agencies: Alameda Health System, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, Hazel Hawkins, Salinas Valley Health, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and San Mateo Medical Center. The Director of Respiratory Care Services classification is approximately 5.74% below the salary mean of the comparable agency's classifications.
To promote the County as the employer of choice, the goal is to provide labor market competitive wages by setting base wages within five percent (5% = - 4.495% with rounding) of the average of the agencies identified. The County's philosophy is ...
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