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Article 10.x

Subject: Psychiatrists Additional Caseload (Department of State Hospitals and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/Correctional Health Care Services)

Management will determine when there are additional caseload needs beyond the normal psychiatrist caseload. In such cases, management may authorize the psychiatrist to work additional hours to work the additional caseload.

Effective the first day of the pay period six (6) months following full ratification by both parties, the psychiatrist shall be compensated at 135% of their base hourly rate in increments of not less than one (1) hour for the additional caseload responsibilities.
All additional hours worked shall be recorded on the regular timesheet even if the additional work may be at another work location within the department.

Approval to work an additional workload at a different facility or institution must be approved in advance by management.
Payments for additional hours worked will be processed after the close of the pay period and submission and approval of the timesheet.

If the assigned/approved additional hours worked requires travel to an alternate location, reimbursement will not be provided unless the travel is required by the department. In such circumstances, reimbursement shall be in accordance with section 10.3 of the MOU.
Arduous pay shall not be paid in addition to compensation allowed by this section.

Payments made pursuant to this section will not be considered compensation for retirement purposes.

It is recognized that psychiatrists are statutorily exempted from the FLSA, the extra hours assigned pursuant to this section are in recognition of the additional caseload assignments and beyond the normal caseload.

Employees shall only be eligible to be approved to work extra hours while in good standing, i.e., not serving out a formal Adverse Action, under a complaint-initiated Peer Review or has been denied their most recent MSA.

This provision expires June 30, 2026.

This section is grievable through the third step in accordance with the grievance and arbitration procedures of this MOU.

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* What is your first and last name?

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* What facility do you work at?

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* What department do you work in?

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* What is your regular assignment? (Examples: Crisis Bed, PIP, Yard, Unit, etc.)

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* What is your work schedule like?

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* How does your facility cover after hours?

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* How many patients are you assigned in your caseload?

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* What would you define as work that you do beyond your regular workload?

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* Why do you believe it is work beyond the regular workload?

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* Do you currently work in an additional appointment?

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* Do you know how many contractors work alongside you at your facility?

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* Do you know how many vacancies your facility has?

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