AMENDMENT 2 RE HONOR HEALTH NURSE READINESS.PDF

Maricopa County — Formal (2024-06-26)

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C-22-22-109-X-00 WEX-011-02 
 
Amendment No. 2 
 
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HonorHealth 
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO 
WORK EXPERIENCE AGREEMENT  
BETWEEN 
MARICOPA COUNTY  
ADMINISTERED BY ITS  
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
AND 
HONORHEALTH 
 
I. 
Maricopa County (“County”) administered by its Human Services Department and 
HonorHealth (“Employer”) entered into a Work Experience Agreement (“Agreement”) on 
or about August 10, 2022. The Agreement (C-22-22-109-X-00 WEX-005) term began July 
6, 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.” 
 
II. 
The Parties executed a new Agreement (C-22-22-109-X-00 WEX-011) on or about July 
26, 2023. The term of the Agreement began May 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. 
The purpose of this 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 shall provide 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 $12,500 in American Rescue 
Plan Act (ARPA) funds for the Program activities. 
 
The Parties executed Amendment No. 1 on or about December 7, 2023. The purpose of 
the Amendment was to extend the Agreement term through June 30, 2024, and to address 
the following, the Employer shall place 50 Preceptors to mentor student nurses through 
their practice readiness program, the County provide the Employer with $1,000 per 
preceptor. Total funds provided by the County shall not exceed $50,000 for the 
Amendment term. 
 
III. 
The Parties now agree to amend the Agreement by the Amendment No. 1 as of the last 
date of signature of the Parties below (“Amendment 1 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 Agreement term from through December 31, 2024. 
 
C. 
The Employer shall place 80 preceptors in the program to mentor students through 
their practice readiness program through the Agreement extension term.

C-22-22-109-X-00 WEX-011-02 
 
Amendment No. 2 
 
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D. 
The County shall provide the Employer with ARPA funds for program activities as 
listed below: 
1. 
$1,000 per preceptor x 80 
2. 
Total funds shall not exceed $80,000 for the Amendment term. 
3. 
Unexpended funds from previous terms shall not carryover into this 
extension period. 
 
IV. 
Notice is given that pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-511 the Parties may cancel any contract 
without penalty or further obligation within three years after execution of the contract, if 
any person significantly involved in initiating, negotiating, securing, drafting or creating the 
contract on behalf of the Parties is at any time while the contract or any extension of the 
contract is in effect, an employee or agent of any other party to the contract in any capacity 
or consultant to any other Party of the contract with respect to the subject matter of the 
contract. Additionally, pursuant to A.R.S § 38-511 the Parties may recoup any fee or 
commission paid or due to any person significantly involved in initiating, negotiating, 
securing, drafting or creating the contract on behalf of the Parties from either Party to the 
contract arising as the result of the Contract. 
 
V. 
Section III above contains all the changes made by this Amendment No. 1. All other terms 
and conditions of the Agreement shall remain the same and in full force and effect as 
approved and amended. 
 
VI. 
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 HONORHEALTH 
 
 
____________________________________ 
Kathi Zarubi                                              Date 
Sr. Vice President & Network Chief Nurse 
Executive 
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