File #: RES 24-097    Name: Adjust the Base Wage Salary Range of Patient Financial Services Director
Type: BoS Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 5/12/2024 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 6/4/2024 Final action: 6/4/2024
Title: Adopt Resolution to: a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution No. 98-394 Appendix A to adjust the salary range of the Patient Financial Services Director classification as indicated in Attachment A effective June 1, 2024; and b. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage Human Resources Management (HRM) System.
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Attachment A, 3. Resolution, 4. Completed Board Order Item No. 27, 5. Completed Resolution Item No. 27
Title
Adopt Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution No. 98-394 Appendix A to adjust the salary range of the Patient Financial Services Director classification as indicated in Attachment A effective June 1, 2024; and
b. Direct the Human Resources Department to implement the changes in the Advantage Human Resources Management (HRM) 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 Patient Financial Services Director classification as indicated in Attachment A effective June 1, 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 Patient Financial Services Director 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 last updated in January 2023.

The base wage analysis of the County's hospital comparable agencies found that based on the duties performed, the Patient Financial Services Director classification was matched to five (5) of the six (6) hospital comparable agencies: Alameda Health System, Salinas Valley Health, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and San Mateo Medical Center. After thorough analysis of the data available at the time of the study, it was determined that no comparable match was made at Hazel Hawkins. The Patient Financial Services Director classification is approximately 5.16% 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 se...

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