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Policy Review and Update (Word)

Senior · Policy & Handbook Writer · Hybrid · El Cajon

$88–$105/ hour About $390–$970 in total. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so nothing comes out of your rate.
Company
Series B healthcare services group · 201–500 employeesCL-36065 · based in El Cajon
Where
Hybrid · El Cajon
Format
One-off task
Time needed
about 7 h in total
Start
Starts within 7 days
Level
Senior · 5-10 years
When you work
Flexible hours, async1 h a week overlap with PT

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About this task

This Series B healthcare services group (201–500 employees) is looking for a senior Policy & Handbook Writer for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Updates policies after law or business changes.

The company has a deadline, no one free to own it, and wants a person who has done the same job before. It works in healthcare, so patient data is never part of the task and privacy rules are strict.

The team sits in El Cajon. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. About 1 hour a week should overlap with the team's day (PT).

What you deliver

  • Review ten policies against recent changes and deliver tracked updates.
  • One round of edits after the company's review is included
  • A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope
  • The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed

How the work runs

  • Day 1: scope confirmed in writing, files shared
  • Middle of the period: draft shared for early feedback
  • Last day: final version and handover note

Duration: about 10 working days. Accepted on the company's written OK. If something is missed, you fix it in the same week at no extra charge to either side.

Tools

WordGoogle Docs

Who fits

  • 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Policy & Handbook Writer, or the equivalent mix of roles
  • Comfortable working in Word and Google Docs
  • Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate

Nice to have

  • A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late
  • Used to short written handovers

Not included

  • On-call availability outside the agreed window
  • Managing other contractors or employees
  • Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so

How you get paid

  • The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice.
  • Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement.
  • You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs.
  • You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge.

What happens after you say you're interested

  1. Within one working dayA recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.
  2. You agree the rateYou and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.
  3. With your written OKThe company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.
  4. StartYou sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above.

What the company sees about you

First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details.

Your profile
AlexSenior Policy & Handbook Writer
Experience
5-10 years in HR & recruiting
Tools
Word, Google Docs
Offers
7 hours in total, weekday evenings
Rate
$96 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, $96 an hour, is above the median senior Policy & Handbook Writer rate in California ($90). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

All Policy & Handbook Writer jobs in United States · Policy & Handbook Writer rates in California · HR & Recruiting jobs

Questions about pay and privacy

The rules are the same for every task. Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job.

CL-36065 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead.

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