Extra Shift Incentive (ESI) – Extended

The Extra Shift Incentive pay of $5.00 per hour has been extended to April 3, 2021.

This is in addition to the Spot Pay and the Double Time Incentive Pay

Extra Shift Incentive:

Effective August 25, 2019: The Employer and the Association agree that in response to staffing issues, a shift incentive of $5.00 per hour will be added to the RN's regular rate of pay for nurses who work an extra shift in patient care. The purpose of this incentive is to encourage nurses to voluntarily sign up to work extra open shifts beyond their FTE. This incentive will be available through December 31, 2020.

Nurse Eligibility Requirements:

  • The nurse must work a direct patient care shift
  • The nurse must have an assigned FTE of 0.6 or greater
  • The nurse must work her/his assigned FTE during the work week in which she/he picks up the extra shift(s) in order to receive the incentive pay. If a short notice absence occurs in the work week the extra shift is worked, the nurse will be ineligible for incentive pay.


Pre-negoti­a­tion Survey
There are still many nurses who have not taken the pre-negoti­a­tion survey. It is super impor­tant! If you have not taken it yet please take a few minutes and take it now.

In Solidarity,

WSNA Local Unit Officers — Dian Davis, Allie Jones, Sally Budack, Linda Burbank, Janet Stewart, Mathew McGuire, Melissa Garcia, Liberty Bolante

Barbara Friesen, WSNA Nurse Rep bfriesen@wsna.org 800 – 231‑8482 ext. 3056


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