To: Board of Supervisors
From: Ann Elliott, Human Resources Director
Report Title: ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No 26379 to Establish the Classification of Medical Social Worker II - Per Diem in the Health Services Department
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No 26379 to establish the classification of Medical Social Worker II - Per Diem (X4VJ) (represented) at salary plan and grade 255-1002 ($11,422.67) in the Health Services Department.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Establishing this per diem classification will incur varying costs depending on the department's changing and unpredictable staffing needs. Various departmental funding sources.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa Health (CCH) operates the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and health centers which provides a well-known and sought after service in the community. CCRMC is the county's 166-bed full-service hospital that operates 24 hours per day, seven days per week and is the central hub of Contra Costa Health's nine outpatient health centers.
CCRMC and the health centers are committed to providing its patients with safe, high-quality care that engages individuals in a positive care experience. Additionally, the hospital and health centers must adhere to mandated State and federal regulatory compliance requirements to maintain accreditations and recognitions. To accomplish this, CCH largely relies on meeting staffing needs to ensure there is adequate staff to provide the best and safest quality of care to patients and clients.
Through the years, to mitigate staffing shortfalls, CCH has utilized several staffing and registry contracts. These contracts have allowed CCRMC and the health centers to respond quickly to filling unexpected and unintended staffing gaps. Most recently, the department's union and labor relations partners have raised strong concerns about the heavy utilization of staffing contract...
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