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PRO LOUs

(2015PRO06)Tanasbourne Call Center-Severance Option for Pro's  Gives Pros affected by the Tanasbourne Call Center move the option to take severance as specified in the RN Agreement instead.

(2015PRO05)Tanasbourne Call Center Move Agreement Issue Resolution agreement for the Call Center/OB/GYN Call Center & Mental Health Triage move to the new Tanasbourne Call center in Hillsboro

(2015PRO03)Mileage and Stipend for Float AC's  Compensation for float AC's assigned to work outside Portland Metro.

(2015RRO04)Rehabilitation Scheduling  Addresses hours of operation, 8 or 10 hour days. Equal number of early and late appointments, scheduling for CBT,lunch, etc.

(2015PRO02) Clinical Specialist Revision Compensation for float AC's assigned to work outside Portland Metro.

(2015PRO01) Revised schedules for Professional Employees in Speciality Care

(2014PRO01) Patient Transfers in Outpatient Mental Health
Defines "transfer" and establishes understandings of scheduling and monitoring of transfers

(2014PRO02) 1-Hour Exchange Refresh Training
Employees may choose to take training during their coded clinical time or above their coded clinical time.

(2014PRO03) System for FP/IM Department To Attend Certain Provider Meetings
FP/IM employees will be given up to four dates per year to attend Q&A meetings for providers.

(2014PRO04) Standby for Emergency Psychiatric Services
There will be one EPS employee on night shift standby for the medical centers.

(2014PRO05) Quarterly NP/PA Meeting
Establishes new program for quarterly meetings for Primary Care Nurse Practioners and Physician Assistants amending the past practice of regular monthly meetings which were held during the workday.

(2014PRO07) KPHC Champions Stipend Practice
Describes agreement on disbursement of stipend payments to affiliated clinicians designated at KPHC Champions.

(2014PRO08) Seniority Language in Article 6.A.1 and Article 6.A.8
Clarifies the seniority language in the PRO contract for on call employees

(2013OFNHP01) Bilingual Pay Differential
Establishes an hourly differential for any OFNHP bargaining unit member hired under a job code requiring fluency in a second language and qualified bilingual staff 2 certification.

(2013PRO03) Dragon Speak Training    
Describes system for members of the Professional Bargaining Unit to take the Dragon Speak training.

(2013PRO04) ICD 10 Trainings   
Describes system for members of the Professional Bargaining Unit to take ICD 10 trainings.

(2013PRO01) Clinical Job Classification in Kaiser Permanente's Northwest Region
Clinical Specialist Job Classification in KPNW

(2013PRO02) Schedule Template Mental Health Therapists
Schedule templates for outpatient Mental Health Therapists in the Mental Health Department.

(2012PRO03) Speech Pathology Scheduling Oct 10, 2012 revised Version
Regarding the Standardization of outpatient schedules.

(2012PRO02) Nurse Educators and Worksite Health Fair
Nurse Educators & Worksite Health Fair/Onsite Intervention Grievance.

(2012PRO01) Allied Clinicians New Model Of Urgent Care Opening at NLC
Outlines the role of ACs in new Urgent Care openings.

(2011PRO05) Mental Health Reduction in Force
Agreement between (KPNW)and OFNHP, regarding the reduction in force process in mental health

(2011PRO03) Nurse Educators & Worksite Health Fair/Onsite Intervention Grievance
This agreement offers a $50 stipend to Nurse Educators for all worksite health fairs/onsite interventions that require the Nurse Educator to be at the worksite at or before 7am.

(2011PRO02) BLS-AED Training
This agreement acknowledges that Basic Life Support/Automatic External Defibrillator training will be mandatory for certain job descriptions. Training will be provided at employer's expense and during employee's coded hours.

(2011PRO01) Speech Pathology Scheduling
This agreement standardizes outpatient schedules for Speech Pathology employees.

(2010PRO04) Education Fund Benefit
Short -hour and on-call employees will be allowed to apply for reimbursement of educational expenses.

(2010PRO03) Mental Health Backlog Reduction
Mental Health Triage agrees to provide 0.6 FTE for face to face visits in order to reduce the number of members waiting for an initial assessment.

(2010PRO2) Article 21 Duration
Article 21 Duration.

(2010PRO01) Step Progression
This agreement clarifies longevity steps and step progression for Audiologists, Dispensing Audiologists, Dieticians, Certified Dieticians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants Grades 14, 15 and 88.

(2010OFNHP01) Change to Standardized Hours Bargaining Agreement
This agreement addressed the impact of management's unilateral decision to implement a move to standardized hours in Primary Care at all clinics.

(2009PRO11) Scheduling of Certified Midwives
Scheduling of Certified Midwives.

(2009PRO10) Primary Care - Affiliated Clinician Shift Vacancies
Establishes process for Affiliated Clinicians to sign up for extra shifts in Primary Care (and receive a $14/hour incentive).

(2009PRO09) NA-PA Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Position
Accretion agreement for new classification of Cardiovascular / Thoracic Surgery NP/PA. Sets wage level at grade 15.

(2009PRO08) Neurology AC Bonus
One time bonus for Neurology ACs for covering for short staffing during summer 2009.

(2009PRO07) On-Call Differential for Speech Pathology
Clarifies that On-call Speech Pathologists receive a $6/hour differential. Relates to LOU #72 and #74 covering on-call employees in Physical Medicine.

(2009PRO06) Professional Employees Education Program
Clarifies Article 9, sets up funds for: 1) short-hour and on-call employees; and 2) departments to draw from for educational expenses.

(2009PRO05) Orthopedic Affiliated Clinicians, Weekend Rounding
Sets up a system for 3 Orthopedic Affiliated Clinicians to perform weekend rounding responsibilities. Provides for extra compensation.

(2009PRO04) PT-OT Advance Certification Differential
Confirms that PTs/OTs will receive Advanced Certification Differential if qualified.

(2009PRO03) Physical Therapy Fellowship
Incorporates the Physical Therapy Fellows classification into representation by OFNHP.

(2009PRO02) CCS On-Call
Provides for a On-call Differential of $6/hour for Physical Medicine staff (PT/OT/SLP) in Continuing Care Services (see LOU #59 and 72 for inpatient equivalent).

(2009PRO01) Affiliated Clinician Schedule Adjustment Process-Rules
Agreement to have a designated steward or AC representative from each clinic and a member of the Union's bargaining team work jointly with Management to adjust AC work schedules.

(2008PRO02) Urgent Care Affiliated Clinician Shift Vacancies
Confirms agreement to fill open designated shifts, if shifts remain open following placement of part-time on call and per diem employees, into scheduled vacancies.

(2008PRO01) Issues Left Unresolved from Professional Bargaining Unit 2005 Negotiations
Resolves various remaining issues from 2005 contract negotiations including: Neurosurgery compensation, job posting, Shift definitions, shift differentials, Emergency Dept. Social Worker differentials, implementation of pay steps and process to address additional issues.

(2008OFNHP03) Rest Breaks and Meal Periods
Rest breaks and meal periods.

(2008OFNHP01) Use of ESL, PTO, Vacation and Ill Hours for FMLA Leave
Amends contract language in order to comply with family leave laws.  Provides standards for the use of leave balances for different types of family leave.