IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their duly authorized representatives, have affixed their hands. | |
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO | |
By:___________________________________ | |
Adrienne J. Tissier, President Board of Supervisors, San Mateo County | |
Date:_________________________________ | |
ATTEST: | |
By:_______________________________ | |
Clerk of Said Board | |
CROSS COUNTRY TRAVCORPS | |
__________________________________ | |
Contractor’s Signature | |
Date:______________________________ | |
EXHIBIT A | |||
SERVICES | |||
For payment as specified in Exhibit B, Contractor will provide the following services at County's request: | |||
1. |
Professional staff, including, but not limited to, Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, Psychiatric Nurses, Operating Room Technicians, Certified Nursing Assistants, each with a minimum of two (2) years experience in an acute hospital setting, will be provided for services to be performed at San Mateo County’s San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC), including SMMC's Burlingame Long Term Care and the AIDS Program. Contractor staff shall possess SMMC competencies relevant to the care of the patients. Contractor staff will shall orient to Hospital Life/Safety and Emergency Response Systems. | ||
2. |
Contractor will provide nursing staff upon direct request from San Mateo Medical Center and Burlingame Long Term Care. The assignment of staff may be scheduled as follows: | ||
a. |
A definitive period of eight (8) or thirteen (13) weeks assignment for anticipated core staffing vacancies or shortages. | ||
b. |
A weekly, daily, shift, hourly or on-call basis as needed by County. | ||
3. |
Personnel provided to the County pursuant to this Agreement shall work under the supervision of designated SMMC staff members and contract personnel shall follow all appropriate directions provided by such supervisory personnel. | ||
4. |
Contractor will provide experienced and qualified personnel to carry out the work to be performed by Contractor under this Agreement, and Contractor's staff will be under direct professional supervision of County while performing such work. County can reject Contractor's personnel at any time at the total discretion of appropriate hospital staff. County will provide Contractor with orientation packets for each facility. Contractor will provide copies of these packets to Contractor's personnel prior to their assignment to the respective facilities. Contractor will provide orientation to staff including, but not limited to, infection control review, electrical safety, fire safety, and body mechanics, prior to assignment. Personnel assigned by Contractor will have the following minimum qualifications: | ||
a. |
Current valid California nursing license or other required certification. | ||
b. |
Appropriate skills for the assignment with 3 months to one year of experience, dependent upon skill level, in a comparable setting within the last two (2) years. | ||
5. |
Contractor will comply with regulatory standards i.e. Joint Commission, State of California, and other regulatory agencies. | ||
6. |
Contractor certifies that all personnel assigned to County's facilities meet the appropriate physical examination requirements as stated in Title 22 of the California Administrative Code, Division 5, Licensing and Certification of Health and Facilities and Referral Agencies. | ||
7. |
Contractor will comply with all applicable state and federal laws regarding confidentiality and HIV/AIDS. | ||
8. |
Contractor will provide verification of current licensure, CPR certification, appropriate skills, health screening and orientation of each employee by countersigning the "Registry Verification Card," which will be completed by the employee on his/her first assignment to each facility. These cards will be kept on file by the appropriate facility. Contractor will update their employees' verification cards at least every three (3) months in order to determine current licensures and certifications. | ||
9. |
Contractor will provide quality assurance protocols and will allow access to all quality assurance documentation. | ||
10. |
Contractor will evaluate employees on a yearly basis and provide County with a copy of most current evaluation. | ||
11. |
Contractor's personnel are employees of Contractor. Contractor assumes all responsibility for all workers' compensation and professional liability coverage. | ||
12. |
County and its authorized representatives will not take active steps in recruitment of Contractor personnel for employment. County may hire specific Contractor personnel only after such personnel has given their employer a fourteen (14) days' prior written notice or intent to resign their affiliation with Contractor. | ||
13. |
Contractor's employees will meet and maintain County's department-specific competencies and skills in appropriate area of assignment. | ||
14. |
Contractor's employees will provide care to assigned patient population consistent with SMMC Policies and Procedures. | ||
15. |
Contractor’s employees will provide documentation including plan of care and patient teaching as outlined in SMMC care guidelines. | ||
16. |
Contractor’s employees will maintain and uphold SMMC patient care safety practices and standards. | ||
17. |
Contractor’s employees will adhere to Fire/Safety/Health/HIPPAA standards at SMMC. | ||
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18. |
Contractor’s employees will recognize the SMMC and County organizational and management structure and work harmoniously with SMMC staff toward a common goal of good patient care. | ||
19. |
Contractor's employees will be cognizant of quality and performance improvement issues and projects and participate collaboratively with the staff in achieving the standards set by the organization. | ||
20. |
Contractor will provide SMMC (Nursing Staffing Office or Director of Rehabilitation) with all pertinent information and employee’s certifications or licenses before the tour of duty commences. Contractor will submit and complete the hospital’s competency checklist before Contractor’s employees starts their tour of duty. | ||
21. |
Contractor’s employees, if qualified to do so, are expected to “float” to another unit as need arises. | ||
22. |
Contractor will provide replacement staff for employees that are ill or “no shows”. | ||
23. |
Either party may terminate the contract at any time upon provision of thirty (30) days written notice to the other party, provided however, all Contractor staff currently confirmed for an assignment, or at work on an assignment, will be permitted to complete their assignments, at Contractor’s option, in accordance with the term of this Agreement. | ||
24. |
San Mateo Medical Center retains professional and administrative responsibility for the services rendered, however, in no circumstance shall San Mateo Medical Center be liable for the acts or omissions of Contractor and Contractor is bound in full by the indemnification/hold harmless language of this agreement. | ||
EXHIBIT B | |
PAYMENT | |
1. |
Contractor will provide staff upon direct request from San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC). For services as specified in Schedule A, County will pay Contractor according to the following rate schedules: |
RN RN RN Extended DAYS N/A N/A $65/$62 PMs N/A N/A $66/$63 NIGHTS N/A N/A $67/$64 OR
DAYS 40 N/A N/A PMs 41 N/A N/A NIGHTS 42 N/A N/A Respiratory DAYS $63 PMs $64 NIGHTS $65 | |
2. |
As to all classifications mentioned, the rates quoted herein are on a per hour basis. SMMC will pay Contractor one-and-one-half (1½) times the stated rate for shifts worked on the following holidays (rate effective beginning 10-7 shift on the eve of the holiday through 3-11 shift on the day of the holiday): New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King’s Birthday, President’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. |
3. |
Overtime is paid at one-and-one-half (1½) times for all hours worked over the scheduled daily shift. All overtime must be pre-approved in writing by Nursing Administration. |
4. |
SMMC requires that meal breaks of employees and contractors be given at appropriate times. Deviations from these practices need to be reported to the Supervisor for justification and resolution. Therefore, a “no meal break” must be approved in advance by a Supervisor for approval before a claim for payment is made. |
5. |
Contractor will charge SMMC four (4) hours in the event SMMC does not provide Contractor with at least two (2) hours notice of cancellation. |
6. |
Contractor will credit SMMC four (4) hours in the event Contractor does not provide SMMC with at least two (2) hours notice of cancellation. |
7. |
Contractor will provide billing consistent with the contract rate. SMMC will pay the average salary as outlined in “Exhibit A” and will not pay above the stated rate. |
8. |
Contractor will provide accurate accounting of labor hours. SMMC will not pay hours that are not documented on the time sheets and will hold Contractor responsible for accurate reporting of its employee’s time in and out. |
9. |
Contractor will provide reports of employees overtime. SMMC Administrative Staff (Directors, Managers, and Supervisors) must approve the request for overtime and must sign the authorization on the time sheet. Failure to comply with this procedure will result in non-payment of the overtime hours. |
10. |
Contractor staff will be compensated for full shift work in the event of late calls, provided that the employee arrives within one and one half hours from the time the request was made. |
11. |
Invoices |
Contractor will submit invoices to SMMC prior to processing for payment as follows: San Mateo Medical Center 222 West 39th Avenue San Mateo, CA 94403 Attn: Nursing Administration | |
12. |
The term of this Agreement is July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011. The maximum amount of this Agreement and all other agreements approved collectively by single Resolution, will not exceed SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($7,500,000). |