File #: RES 24-032    Name: Adjust the Base Wage Salary Range of Hospital Patient Admitting Manager
Type: BoS Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 2/12/2024 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 3/12/2024 Final action: 3/12/2024
Title: Adopt Resolution to: a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution No. 98-394 Appendix A to adjust the salary range of the Hospital Patient Admitting Manager classification as indicated in Attachment A effective February 24, 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 Item No. 29, 5. Completed Resolution Item No. 29
Title
Adopt Resolution to:
a. Amend Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution No. 98-394 Appendix A to adjust the salary range of the Hospital Patient Admitting Manager classification as indicated in Attachment A effective February 24, 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 Hospital Patient Admitting Manager classification as indicated in Attachment A effective February 24, 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 Hospital Patient Admitting Manager 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 approved in December 2021.

The base wage analysis of the County's hospital comparable agencies found that based on the duties performed, the Hospital Patient Admitting Manager classification was matched to four (4) of the six (6) hospital comparable agencies: Alameda Health System, Salinas Valley Health, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and Hazel Hawkins. After thorough analysis of the data available at the time of the study, it was determined that no comparable matches were made at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and San Mateo Medical Center. The Hospital Patient Admitting Manager classification is approximately 18.36% 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 w...

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