Title
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) No. 98-394 Appendix A to adjust the Salary Range for the Classification of Physician Assistant as indicated in the attached Resolution; and
b. Authorize the County Administrative Office to reflect these approved changes in the Fiscal Year 2016-17 Adopted Budget and the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage HRM system.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution (PPPR) No. 98-394 Appendix A to adjust the Salary Range for the Classification of Physician Assistant as indicated in the attached Resolution; and
b. Authorize the County Administrative Office to reflect these approved changes in the Fiscal Year 2016-17 Adopted Budget and the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage HRM system.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Clinic Services Bureau operates seven clinics, providing comprehensive primary medical care, obstetrics, internal medicine, low acuity behavioral health, communicable disease and disease prevention services so that every resident of Monterey County has access to healthcare and public health services regardless of ability to pay. Behavioral Health Bureau provides full spectrum of mental health and substance use disorder treatment services to residents of the County. Natividad Medical Center provides for comprehensive inpatient medical care for the residents of Monterey County.
Incumbents in both the Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner classifications are critical in providing services to the community in the clinic setting. Indeed, these licensed professionals provide diagnostic services and patient care in the place of physicians, in many clinic settings. Without the benefit of the services and skills of the Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners, the Health Department and NMC would be at a distinct disadvantage in being able to provid...
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