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Jaclyn Smedley, BSN, RN
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Katarina Ruchert, BSN, RN, CNRN, CCRN, SCRN
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Action Alert!
Posted Oct 9, 2024
Drop off completed hard copy community petitions from 0600 to 0900 by no later than Oct 28, 2024.
Rocket Bakery. 3315 N Argonne Rd. Millwood
If you cannot make this date and time, please arrange drop off with either Kathleen Thompson or Jaclyn Smedley, Nurse Rep BEFORE Oct 28, 2024
In September, the negotiating team launched a community petition, and they are in need of YOUR help! This petition is different from the internal RN petition. At this time, more signatures are needed for the community petition to raise awareness around the lack of options nurses have when it comes to determining if a home is safe or not, and their ability to independently determine if they should do the home visit. With your help to gather signatures, we will show Providence the community of Spokane is behind its nurses!
Have you picked up your hard copy community petition? And asked your family, friends, or colleagues to sign it?
If not, look no further.
Print your copy
The negotiating team is asking nurses to go out into groups or pairs to reach the community at various public events to get signatures for the community petition. Wear your scrubs, badge, and stethoscope so it’s clear you’re an RN in need of their help. If you’re unsure on where to start, fear not. We have comprised a list of community events for you! Use the link to choose the public event near you to get started!
Signatures can be obtained either hard copy (above) or via electronically with the link below. The results will be sent to WSNA Nurse Rep Jaclyn Smedley only. Any personal information included will not be shared beyond WSNA.
To access an electronic copy of the petition, use this link.
DEADLINE TO COMPLETE IS OCT 28, 2024
Drop off completed hard copy community petitions from 0600 to 0900
Rocket Bakery. 3315 N Argonne Rd. Millwood
If you cannot make this time, please arrange drop off with either Kathleen Thompson or Jaclyn Smedley Nurse Rep BEFORE Oct 28, 2024.
Questions/ Concerns : Contact Jaclyn Smedley, WSNA Nurse Représentative, jsmedley@wsna.org.
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Document unsafe conditions
If you find yourself in a situation that you believe creates unsafe conditions for patients or for you, you should complete a Staffing Complaint / ADO Form as soon as possible.
By completing the form, you will help make the problem known to management, creating an opportunity for the problem to be addressed. Additionally, you will be documenting the facts, which may be helpful to you later if there is a negative outcome.
WSNA also uses your ADO forms to track the problems occurring in your facility. When you and your coworkers take the important step of filling out an ADO form, you are helping to identify whether there is a pattern of unsafe conditions for you or your patients at your facilities. This information is used by your conference committee, staffing committee, and WSNA labor staff to improve your working conditions.
Representation rights
As a union member, you have the right to have a representative present in any meetings with management that could potentially lead to disciplinary action against you.
If called into a meeting with management, read the following to management when the meeting begins:
If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, I respectfully request that my union representative be present at this meeting. Without representation present, I choose not to participate in this discussion.
Find out more about this crucial right and how to exercise it to ensure your fair treatment and protection.
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