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Benefit Highlights Pre-Licensed to Licensed Nurse

Retirement Defined

Benefit Retirement Plan (Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association - KCERA) Members are required to make contributions to KCERA through biweekly pre-tax payroll deductions. Your contribution amount is based on a percentage of your base pay plus any special pays.

This plan provides you with retirement, disability and death benefits with a five year vesting period. Vesting means you are entitled to a monthly benefit at retirement, regardless of additional service. For employees newly hired on or after October 27, 2007, you will be enrolled in General Tier II. General Tier II employees are also eligible for New Employee Premium Pay equal to 6% of your base salary. 457(b) Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan This plan allows you to save a percentage of your pay on a pre-tax basis through a voluntary salary contribution. Your and Kern Medical’s contributions to the plan and any earnings they generate are always 100% vested. Kern Medical will match up to 6% of employee contributions made to this plan.

Additional Benefits Upon Licensure 7:00 pm - 7:30 am +$10% of base rate Clinical Ladder +$10% of base rate National Certification +3% of base rate Security Clearance +$2.00 per hour

Charge Nurse RN Charge Nurse LVN

+$3.00 per hour +$2.00 per hour +1/4 of base rate per hour on call

On Call

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