To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Side Letter with Physicians and Dentists Organization of Contra Costa (PDOCC) regarding salary increases and an increase in Additional Duty Pay for the OBGYN-Full Spectrum (VPS5) classification.
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
/
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a Resolution approving the Side Letter between Contra Costa County and the Physicians and Dentists Organization of Contra Costa (PDOCC) amending Exhibit A - Class and Salary Listing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the parties to increase the current salary range of the OBGYN-Full Spectrum-Exempt (VPS5) classification from $23,883.22 - $27,140.02 to a new salary range of $27,752.30 - $31,536.71, and amend Exhibit B - Classification Eligibility for Pay of the MOU between the parties to increase the Additional Duty Pay for the OBGYN-Full Spectrum-Exempt (VPS5) classification from the classification’s base hourly rate to $230 per hour.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total cost of the salary increases will be approximately $767k per year. The cost of the increase to the Additional Duty Pay will be approximately $196k per year. Contra Costa Health anticipates a portion of costs may be offset through reduction in contracted hours or increasing productivity of this service line.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa Health employs Physicians and Dentists Organization of Contra Costa (PDOCC) -represented physicians in the OBGYN-Full Spectrum (VPS5) classification. This classification provides complex and specialized Obstetrician-Gynecologist (OB/GYN) functions, including surgeries related to Labor and Delivery and response to emergency situations involving time-sensitive pregnancy complications. These Labor and Delivery shifts must be covered, as emergencies are unpredictable and the associated care cannot be deferred or declined.
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) will have 6 board-certified Full Spectrum OB/G...
Click here for full text