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Adopt Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution No. 98-394 Appendix A to adjust the salary range of the Laboratory Informaticist classification as indicated in Attachment A effective May 18, 2024; and
b. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage Human Resources Management (HRM) System.
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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 Laboratory Informaticist classification as indicated in Attachment A effective May 18, 2024; and
b. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage Human Resources Management (HRM) System.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
A base wage compensation study of the Laboratory Informaticist classification was requested by Natividad Medical Center (NMC) administrative staff. The reasons cited for the request were to check for salary alignment with the County's comparable agencies identified in the County's Compensation Philosophy.
The base wage analysis of the County's hospital comparable agencies found that based on the duties performed, the Laboratory Informaticist classification was matched to three (3) of the six (6) hospital comparable agencies: Alameda Health System, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. After a thorough review and analysis of available data, no comparable matches were identified at Hazel Hawkins, Salinas Valley Health or San Mateo Medical Center. The Laboratory Informaticist classification is approximately 13.77% 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 t...
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