Modification to residency requirement for 12-hour nurses

It came to the attention of your WSNA local unit officers, WSNA nurse representative and OHMC management that a modification was needed regarding the nurse residency agreement. For 12-hour residents, the only option was to work 0.9 FTE. For 8-hour nurses, the minimum FTE was 0.8. To make this equitable, the residency agreement was modified by a mutually agreed side letter. Going forward from July 1, 2018, the minimum requirement for 12-hour nurse residents will be to work a minimum of 0.75 FTE.

To view this side letter, please go to the Contracts & Documents tab.

If you have any questions, please contact WSNA Nurse Representative Hanna Welander at (206) 575-7979, ext. 3035 or hwelander@wsna.org.


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