Staten Island University Hospital

A. Base Pay

The minimum base rates of pay shall be as follows:

	Current	4/3/11	4/1/12	7/7/13
Staff RN	$69,960	$71,709	$73,502	$75,156
Staff Development RN	$73,861	$75,707	$77,600	$79,346
CRNA	$94,818	$97,189	$99,618	$101,860

Incumbent Registered Nurses whose current base pay exceeds the minimum rate for their title will receive base rate increases effective as follows:

	4/3/11	4/1/12	7/7/13
Staff RN	2.5%	2.5%	2.25%
Staff Development RN	2.5%	2.5%	2.25%
CRNA	2.5%	2.5%	2.25%

B. Regular Compensation

Experience Differential
	Effective Dates of Annual Steps
Years of Experience	Current	7/7/2013
0	$ 0	$ 0
1	1,000	1,000
2	2,000	2,000
3	3,000	3,000
4	4,000	4,000
5	5,000	5,000
6	6,000	6,000
7	7,000	7,000
8	8,000	8,000
9	9,000	9,000
10	10,000	10,000
11	11,000	11,000
12	12,000	12,000
13	13,000	13,000
14	14,000	14,000
15	15,000	15,000
16	16,000	16,000
17	17,000	17,000
18	18,000	18,000
19	19,000	19,000
20	20,000	20,000
21	21,000	21,000
22	22,000	22,000
23	23,000	23,000
24	24,000	24,000
25	25,000	25,000
26	26,100	26,100
27	27,200	27,200
28	28,300	28,300
29		29,400

Minimum Regular Compensation Staff Nurse
Years of Experience	Current	4/3/11	4/1/12	7/7/13
0	$69,960	$71,709	$73,502	$75,156
1	$70,960	$72,709	$74,502	$76,156
2	$71,960	$73,709	$75,502	$77,156
3	$72,960	$74,709	$76,502	$78,156
4	$73,960	$75,709	$77,502	$79,156
5	$74,960	$76,709	$78,502	$80,156
6	$75,960	$77,709	$79,502	$81,156
7	$76,960	$78,709	$80,502	$82,156
8	$77,960	$79,709	$81,502	$83,156
9	$78,960	$80,709	$82,502	$84,156
10	$79,960	$81,709	$83,502	$85,156
11	$80,960	$82,709	$84,502	$86,156
12	$81,960	$83,709	$85,502	$87,156
13	$82,960	$84,709	$86,502	$88,156
14	$83,960	$85,709	$87,502	$89,156
15	$84,960	$86,709	$88,502	$90,156
16	$85,960	$87,709	$89,502	$91,156
17	$86,960	$88,709	$90,502	$92,156
18	$87,960	$89,709	$91,502	$93,156
19	$88,960	$90,709	$92,502	$94,156
20	$89,960	$91,709	$93,502	$95,156
21	$90,960	$92,709	$94,502	$96,156
22	$91,960	$93,709	$95,502	$97,156
23	$92,960	$94,709	$96,502	$98,156
24	$93,960	$95,709	$97,502	$99,156
25	$94,960	$96,709	$98,502	$100,156
26	$96,060	$97,809	$99,602	$101,256
27	$97,160	$98,909	$100,702	$102,356
28	$98,260	$100,009	$101,802	$103,456
29				$104,556

Minimum Regular Compensation Staff Development Nurse
Years of Experience	Current	4/3/11	4/1/12	7/7/13
0	$73,861	$75,707	$77,600	$79,346
1	$74,861	$76,707	$78,600	$80,346
2	$75,861	$77,707	$79,600	$81,346
3	$76,861	$78,707	$80,600	$82,346
4	$77,861	$79,707	$81,600	$83,346
5	$78,861	$80,707	$82,600	$84,346
6	$79,861	$81,707	$83,600	$85,346
7	$80,861	$82,707	$84,600	$86,346
8	$81,861	$83,707	$85,600	$87,346
9	$82,861	$84,707	$86,600	$88,346
10	$83,861	$85,707	$87,600	$89,346
11	$84,861	$86,707	$88,600	$90,346
12	$85,861	$87,707	$89,600	$91,346
13	$86,861	$88,707	$90,600	$92,346
14	$87,861	$89,707	$91,600	$93,346
15	$88,861	$90,707	$92,600	$94,346
16	$89,861	$91,707	$93,600	$95,346
17	$90,861	$92,707	$94,600	$96,346
18	$91,861	$93,707	$95,600	$97,346
19	$92,861	$94,707	$96,600	$98,346
20	$93,861	$95,707	$97,600	$99,346
21	$94,861	$96,707	$98,600	$100,346
22	$95,861	$97,707	$99,600	$101,346
23	$96,861	$98,707	$100,600	$102,346
24	$97,861	$99,707	$101,600	$103,346
25	$98,861	$100,707	$102,600	$104,346
26	$99,961	$101,807	$103,700	$105,446
27	$101,061	$102,907	$104,800	$106,546
28	$102,161	$104,007	$105,900	$107,646
29				$108,746

Minimum Regular Compensation CRNA
Years of Experience	Current	4/3/11	4/1/12	7/7/13
0	$94,818	$97,189	$99,618	$101,860
1	$95,818	$98,189	$100,618	$102,860
2	$96,818	$99,189	$101,618	$103,860
3	$97,818	$100,189	$102,618	$104,860
4	$98,818	$101,189	$103,618	$105,860
5	$99,818	$102,189	$104,618	$106,860
6	$100,818	$103,189	$105,618	$107,860
7	$101,818	$104,189	$106,618	$108,860
8	$102,818	$105,189	$107,618	$109,860
9	$103,818	$106,189	$108,618	$110,860
10	$104,818	$107,189	$109,618	$111,860
11	$105,818	$108,189	$110,618	$112,860
12	$106,818	$109,189	$111,618	$113,860
13	$107,818	$110,189	$112,618	$114,860
14	$108,818	$111,189	$113,618	$115,860
15	$109,818	$112,189	$114,618	$116,860
16	$110,818	$113,189	$115,618	$117,860
17	$111,818	$114,189	$116,618	$118,860
18	$112,818	$115,189	$117,618.	$119,860
19	$113,818	$116,189	$118,618	$120,860
20	$114,818	$117,189	$119,618	$121,860
21	$115,818	$118,189	$120,618	$122,860
22	$116,818	$119,189	$121,618	$123,860
23	$117,818	$120,189	$122,618	$124,860
24	$118,818	$121,189	$123,618	$125,860
25	$119,818	$122,189	$124,618	$126,860
26	$120,918	$123,289	$125,718	$127,960
27	$122,018	$124,389	$126,818	$129,060
28	$123,118	$125,489	$127,918	$130,160
29				$131,260

C. Education and Certification

Registered Nurses shall be paid additional compensation above the base rate in accordance with the following for their years of continuous employment at the Hospital and/or credit received at the time of employment by the Hospital for external experience, that is verifiable and comparable to a Registered Nurse employed at the Hospital.
The regular annual compensation rate for Registered Nurses is the sum of the base rate and the experience, education, certification and shift differentials applicable to the Registered Nurse. Part-time Registered Nurses are entitled to a pro-rata amount.
Regular annual compensation rates shall be no less than the following:

Effective	Current	4/3/2011
Baccalaureate	$1,650	$1,800
Masters	$1,850	$2,000
Doctorate	$2,300	$2,450

The Employer will pay additional compensation per year to Employees who hold any of the following degrees from an accredited educational institution in an area related to nursing but such amounts shall not be cumulative. The effective date of such differential shall be the date the Employer is notified in writing of receipt of appropriate degree by the Employee. Payment of the differential will not commence until verification is received.
Employees who hold a national certification or State certification and provide such documentation in the field or area of specialization or a related area in which they are currently employed by the Hospital will be paid a differential at the rate of two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars ($2,250) per year effective April 3, 2011.(The current rate is $2,000 per year)
Employees who take and pass certification examinations will be reimbursed required fees. Employees must maintain certification and submit appropriate documentation in order to continue receiving the differential. The reimbursement of fees and differential payment shall be limited to one examination and one certification at any given time.
The Employer will provide a minimum of fifteen (15) hours per year of organized in-service education on work time with access for all Employees. These hours are in addition to mandatory in-service classes.

RNs working in the following specialty areas will have or be provided with departmental orientation and the identified training components before being counted in the staffing numbers.
- ICU/CCU: Critical Care Core, ACLS and Basic EKG skills
- PACU: Critical Care Core, ACLS, PALS, Basic EKG skills and any training as identified in the ASPAN guidelines
- ASU: Critical Care Core, ACLS, PALS, Basic EKG skills and any training as identified in the ASPAN guidelines
- ED: ED Core, ACLS, PALS and Basic EKG skills
Float RNs may be assigned to specialty areas upon the completion of Nursing orientation, ACLS and Basic EKG. Float RNs will be provided with the Critical Care Core and PALS upon request.
If the Hospital requires a Registered Nurse to participate in an educational program or to take continuing education units the Employer will provide the program/CEU's on an in-service basis at no cost to the Registered Nurse or will permit paid time off and reimbursement of fees if taken elsewhere.

D. Shifts

Full-time and part-time Employees working on regularly scheduled shifts whose straight time hours end after seven (7:00) p.m. or begin prior to six (6:00) a.m. shall receive a shift differential as follows:

Evenings $5,500

Nights $6,300
All Registered Nurses who have been continuously employed as a Registered Nurse at the south site in a bargaining unit title for five years or more shall not be required to accept rotating shift assignments.
Registered Nurses who are exempt from rotating shift assignments pursuant to this paragraph, but who volunteer to accept such assignments, shall receive a supplemental payment of fifty dollars ($50) per standard shift worked (pro-rated for longer or shorter shifts) in addition to the applicable shift differential.

Registered Nurses who apply for a lateral position within their current shift and who have five years or more of seniority shall not be required to rotate shifts. However, a Registered Nurse who has been assigned to an evening or night shift for five consecutive years or more and who is then assigned to the day shift pursuant to this Agreement, shall be required to accept rotation assignments for a period of one year following the effective date of the regular day shift assignment, and shall receive the applicable shift differential. The one year time period will begin from the time of transfer to the new shift.
Registered Nurses who have not been continuously employed as a Registered Nurse at the south site in a bargaining unit title for five years or more may be required to accept rotating shift assignments until such time as they are exempt from such requirement in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 above.

Registered Nurses who are required to accept rotating shift assignments pursuant to this paragraph 3 shall not be assigned more than forty (40) such assignments during any twelve (12) month period unless agreed to by mutual consent. A Registered Nurse covered by this paragraph 3 shall receive the applicable shift differential for each rotating shift assignment. Registered Nurses covered by this paragraph 3 shall receive a supplemental payment of fifty dollars ($50) per standard shift worked (pro-rated for longer or shorter shifts) in addition to the applicable shift differential for each rotation shift volunteered beyond forty in any twelve month period.
If the Employer is unable to properly staff any unit due to a lack of rotatable Registered Nurses, the Union will develop, in consultation with the Registered Nurses in the unit, a plan to provide rotation in the unit and such plan shall be implemented by the Hospital provided that it is reasonable and promptly submitted. Registered Nurses who rotate in accordance with such plan will be compensated in the same way as Registered Nurses who rotate pursuant to paragraph 2 or 3 above.
Supplemental payments made pursuant to this Section D shall not be considered part of a Registered Nurse's base rate of pay and shall not be considered in computing premium pay benefit entitlement or any other emolument provided for in this Agreement.
Registered Nurses who voluntarily work additional shifts beyond their regular assignment shall be paid seventy-five dollars ($75) for each standard shift worked (pro-rated for longer or shorter shifts of at least four hours) in addition to any other contractual pay to which they are entitled, except that Registered Nurses entitled to premium overtime pay shall not receive payment hereunder for the same work.

E. On-Call

Registered Nurses who work in the operating room or the recovery room and are required by the Employer to be on-call off Hospital premises, shall receive during such time, a rate of pay equal to three-fourths (3/4ths) of their regular compensation rate. A Registered Nurse on-call who is called to work at other than normal work hours, shall receive time and one-half (1 1/2) for all such hours worked outside of the normal workday, with a guaranteed minimum of pay for four (4) hours work. There shall be no pyramiding of pay under this provision.
Assignments to be on-call off Hospital premises shall be distributed on a rotating basis in order of seniority, starting with the most senior Registered Nurse on the unit.

F. Uniform

Registered Nurses are required to wear a uniform in accordance with the policy of the Nursing Department and the Hospital.
The Employer shall provide, launder and maintain any uniforms which it requires the Employees to wear.

G. Charge Pay

Registered Nurses who are designated “in-charge ” shall receive three dollars and seventy five cents ($3.75) per hour per shift as charge pay effective April 3, 2011. (The current rate is $3.50 per hour per shift.) The assigned charge RN may decline that responsibility provided another RN on duty volunteers to be in charge.

H. Night Shift Pay

Night shift nurses shall receive their paychecks on Wednesday night (night before payday) except because of data processing failure.

I. Preceptor Pay

Effective April 6, 2008 Registered Nurses who are assigned as preceptors shall receive additional compensation in the amount of three dollars ($3.00) per hour per shift. (The current rate is $2.50/hr./shift.)

Evenings	$5,500
Nights	$6,300