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9 BETTER SALARIES AND BENEFITS CNA/NNU nurses have won collective bargaining agreements that are the model for RNs across the nation. COMPENSATION X Salaries: up to $108.38/hour for career RNs X New graduates: rates up to $69.24/hour for day shift X Shift differential: up to 15 percent for evenings, 20.5 percent for night shifts X Paid education leave: up to 12 days per year X Paid holidays: Up to 13 per year X Preceptor pay: up to $2.50/hour for preceptor assignments X Charge pay: up to $4.80/hour additional pay X Weekend differentials: up to 30 percent additional pay X Call back while on-call: double-time in some contracts X Per-diem pay: up to 25 percent pay differential X Overtime: time-and-a-half after eight hours, double-time after 12 hours X Experience credit: increased pay for years worked as an RN inside or outside the United States X Fair and equitable wage system based on years of experience that eliminates wage caps for senior nurses DEFINED-BENEFIT PENSION PLAN X Full and part-time RNs receive defined-benefit plan X Pension credit for per diems who work 1,000 hours per year X RNs who transfer to another CNA/NNU-represented hospital in a system are able to bring full earned pension credits HEALTH BENEFITS X Comprehensive coverage for the RN and their family, including health, dental, and vision SCHEDULING X Preference over travelers: Regularly-scheduled RNs have preference over travelers in scheduling and cannot be floated from their unit if a traveler is there LONGEVITY INCENTIVES X No mandatory weekends after 20 years of service X Longevity raises at 9, 11, 16, 20, 25, and 30 years X Five weeks of vacation after 10 years X Increased monthly pension X 15 days per year sick leave after five years Note: Not all contracts have all benefits listed. Health System Hospital Region RN Days RN Nights Charge Days Charge Nights Kaiser Permanente All Northern CA Hospitals Northern CA $95.97 $108.59 $100.77 $113.39 Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $80.35 $84.85 $81.35 $82.35 HCA Good Samaritan Hospital Bay Area, CA $98.32 $104.32 $102.32 $108.32 Tenet Healthcare San Ramon Regional Medical Center Bay Area, CA $85.08 $91.58 $86.83 $93.33 Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center Bay Area, CA $92.29 $106.13 $96.04 $109.88 District Hospital Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Central Coast, CA $91.91 $96.91 $97.42 Dignity Health California Hospital Los Angeles, CA $73.46 $77.96 $74.71 $79.21 University of California UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $79.42 $85.42 $81.92 $84.42 University of California UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA $73.33 $77.33 $75.83 $79.83 Top Staff Nurse II Wage Rates (rates as of April 2022) CNA/NNU LANDMARK SALARIES Specific language in our contract encourages nurses to make Children's Hospital a long-term career choice. There are more than 100 RNs at Children's with more than 20 years of service each! Nurses have guaranteed access to part-time positions after several years, and there are no mandatory weekends after 20 years of service. Nurses get lon- gevity raises in addition to yearly cost-of-living raises and five weeks of vacation after 10 years. RNs have the opportunity to transfer to another unit and receive full specialty training before the position is opened up to outside RNs. I transferred from med-surg to oncology and was fully trained in pediatric oncology, which made me feel renewed in what I was doing." — Martha Kuhl, RN CNA Treasurer and Board of Directors UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, Calif. " Why RNs Vote for CNA/NNU »