Title
Adopt Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution No. 98-394 Appendix A to adjust the salary range of the Physical Therapist Assistant classification as indicated in Attachment A effective November 18, 2023; 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 Physical Therapist Assistant classification as indicated in Attachment A effective November 18, 2023; 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 Physical Therapist Assistant 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 County's comparable agencies identified in the County's Compensation Philosophy approved in December 2021.
The base wage analysis of the County's hospital comparable agencies found that based on the duties performed, the Physical Therapist Assistant classification was matched to five (5) of the six (6) hospital comparable agencies: Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, Hazel Hawkins, Salinas Valley Health, San Mateo Medical Center, and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. After a thorough review and analysis of available data, no comparable matches were identified at Alameda Health System. The Physical Therapist Assistant classification is approximately 5.05% 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) o...
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