AMENDMENT 2 RE BANNER HEALTH NURSE READINESS.PDF

Maricopa County — Formal (2024-06-26)

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C-22-22-109-X-00 WEX-007-02 
 
Amendment No. 2 
 
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Banner Health 
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO 
WORK EXPERIENCE AGREEMENT  
BETWEEN 
MARICOPA COUNTY  
ADMINISTERED BY ITS  
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
AND 
BANNER HEALTH 
 
I. 
Maricopa County (“County”) administered by its Human Services Department and Banner 
Health (“Employer”) entered into a Work Experience Agreement (“First Agreement”) on or 
about August 10, 2022. The First Agreement (C-22-22-109-X-00 WEX-002) term began 
August 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, now expired. The County provided the 
Employer with $54,000 for the County’s Nurse Readiness Program. The Employer and 
the County are collectively referred to as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.” 
 
The Parties executed a new Agreement (C-22-22-109-X-00 WEX-007) on or about August 
22, 2023 (“Second Agreement”). The term of the Second Agreement began May 1, 2023, 
through December 31, 2023. The purpose of this Second Agreement is for the Parties to 
increase the practice readiness of New Graduate Nurses (NGNs) yielding a more 
confident and practice-prepared nurse who can transition to the workplace more 
efficiently. The Employer provides senior nursing students (the “Students”) with hands-on 
training opportunities utilizing an enhanced preceptor training program (the “Program”) to 
mentor Students through their practice readiness program. The County provided the 
Employer with $22,500 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for the Program 
activities. 
 
The Parties executed Amendment No. 1 on or about December 21, 2023 (“First 
Amendment”). The purpose of the First Amendment was to extend the Second Agreement 
term through June 30, 2024, and to address the following: the Employer shall place 75 
Preceptors to mentor student nurses through their practice readiness program, the County 
shall provide the Employer with $1,000 per preceptor. Total funds provided by the County 
shall not exceed $75,000 for the First Amendment term.  
 
II. 
The Parties now agree to amend the Second Agreement by the Amendment No. 2 
(“Second Amendment”) as of July 1, 2024 (“Amendment 2 Effective Date”) as follows: 
 
A. Revise paragraph 16. (Notices) to add point of contact for Maricopa County 
Human Services Department: 
  
Jayson Matthews, Interim Director 
234 N Central Ave, 3rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85004 
O: 602-506-4936 M: 602-214-3264 
E: Jayson.Matthews@maricopa.gov 
 
B. 
Extend the Second Agreement term from July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 
(“Second Amendment term”).

C-22-22-109-X-00 WEX-007-02 
 
Amendment No. 2 
 
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C. 
The Employer shall place up to 120 preceptors in the Program to mentor students 
through their practice readiness program through the Second Agreement 
extension term. 
 
D. 
The County shall provide the Employer with ARPA funds for Program activities as 
listed below: 
1. 
$1,000 per preceptor x 120 
2. 
Total funds shall not exceed $120,000 for the Second Amendment term. 
3. 
Unexpended funds from previous terms shall not carryover into this 
extension period. 
 
III. 
Section II above contains all the changes made by this Second Amendment. All other 
terms and conditions of the Agreement and First Amendment not affected by this Second 
Amendment shall remain the same and in full force and effect as approved and amended.  
 
IV. 
The Parties have authorized the undersigned to execute this Amendment No. 1 on their 
behalf and shall be effective upon approval and signature by both Parties. 
 
 
IN WITNESS, the Parties have approved and signed this Agreement: 
 
FOR BANNER HEALTH 
 
 
____________________________________ 
Jami Sinick                                              Date 
VP, Talent Acquisition 
FOR MARICOPA COUNTY: 
 
 
_______________________________________ 
Jack Sellers, Chairman                                      Date 
Board of Supervisors 
 
 
Attested to: 
_______________________________________  
Juanita Garza, Clerk of the Board                 Date 
 
Approved as to form: 
 
By:  
 
_________________________________________ 
Deputy County Attorney                                Date