Safe Staffing Committee nurse nominations needed!
Past update Posted Mar 23, 2018 View latest update
The current members of the Safe Staffing Committee met on March 13, and determined every unit should have a staffing committee member plus an alternate representing them on the committee. Also, the length of the monthly meeting should be increased to 8-hours, at least until the staffing plans on every unit meet the requirements of the recent changes in the Safe Staffing Law.
We have received several nominations. However the units listed below still need nurses nominated. This is an opportunity for you to have an impact regarding staffing on your unit. Nobody knows more about your unit than you. This work is important and your time is paid. Please nominate yourself and/or other nurses you believe would represent your unit well.
The units immediately below currently have one nurse nominated but need at least one more nomination so there is an alternate for that unit:
| CBC/Special Care Nursery | ICU | Picc/IV Therapy |
| Gastro Endo Lab | ICU Float | Resource |
| Hospice Community | Infusion/Cancer Center | SECU |
| Hospice House | PACU | Surgical 3NT |
| Imaging | PAS |
The following units have no nomination, which means nobody will be on the Safe Staffing Committee representing these units. We need at least 2 nominations for each unit:
| Behavioral Health | CBC/Labor & Delivery | CRU |
| Care Management | CBC/Mother Baby Unit | Endo/Wound Care |
| Cath Lab/EP | CDU |
The deadline for nominations is March 30, 2018.
Barbara Friesen, MS, BSN, RN
WSNA Nurse Representative
(206) 575-7979/(800) 231-8482, ext. 3056