Hospital Policies & Handbook

Upon joining NVA your Hospital Specific policies will remain intact. You may already have a handbook or manual which will continue to be used in your hospital. After joining NVA, you will work with our HR team to review the handbook and ensure it is state and federally compliant. Should there be areas of your handbook/manual that you wish to update or amend at any point please let your HR Specialist know. Examples of a Hospital Handbook can be located on NVAShare.

Hospital Policy Detail

• Vacation, Sick Leave, or PTO – Will be assessed and matched to NVA Policy that best aligns with your current policy or slightly improves employee benefits. This will happen right away and be implemented when you join NVA. We will work with you to determine the best approach and provide you with policy language that you can use going forward that explains the new vacation, sick leave, or PTO policy and legally aligns with your state. • Uniforms - same as hospital currently offers • Pet benefits - same as hospital currently offers • Bonuses - NVA offers a quarterly bonus program to hospital staff; to be explained further in the

Benefits section • Work schedules will continue to be set by the Hospital Manager and is not dictated by NVA except to ensure that labor laws are being followed • Employees maintain current pay rates upon joining NVA • Lunch, rest, break periods - same as hospital currently offers which should uphold state law • MDVM and HM may retain current hospital schedule and structure on employee reviews and salary increases; resources are available if they wish to restructure this process; No set companywide policy (see Performance Reviews & Raises for more guidance)

Other Items

• Any community or charity programs you currently participate in can and should remain in place (i.e. if you donate to the local fun run please feel free to continue) • If your hospital has an "Angel Fund" or charity pot for use on special cases, please feel free to keep and operate as usual