Retention bonus vote
Posted Dec 21, 2021
We are doing an in-person vote on
Jan. 4, 2022
5-8 p.m.
Conference Room J&K at CWH
The substance of the Retention Bonus vote will be the following:
Purpose: To reward and retain Registered Nurses who remain employed at Central Washington Hospital over 12-month period.
Pay per nurse:
- RNs who average (for the 3-month period) working 48 hours or more per pay period as of Feb 1, 2022, will receive $1,000. RNs who average (for the 3-month period) working between 24 and 47 hours will receive $750. RNs who average less than 24 hours per pay period (for the 3-month period) will receive $500. Pool employee will be included in bonus eligibility based upon average hours worked in the 3-month period.
- This will be repeated May 1, 2022, August 1, 2022, and November 1, 2022.
Conditions:
- The RN must be employed for the full 3-month period to qualify for payment. The 3-month periods are as follows:
Nov 1 – Feb 1, 2022,
Feb 1 – May 1, 2022,
May 1 – Aug 1, 2022,
Aug 1 – Nov 1, 2022. - Bonuses will pay the first full pay period following the end of each 3-month period.
- Pool RNs must have worked clinically in the 3-month period to be eligible for the retention bonus.
- This bonus will not be pro-rated; the RN must be employed at the time of each payout.
- RNs who have put in their notice to terminate employment will not be eligible for a retention bonus, regardless of hours worked during the period.
- RNs who received a sign-on bonus are not eligible to participate in the Retention Bonus Program for 12 months following their hire date. After the 12-month waiting period, an RN may begin participation at the start of the next 3-month period as listed in Condition #1.
- RNs on FMLA will be included in the Retention Bonus Program based upon their FTE. RNs on a personal Leave of Absence or on long term disability are not eligible to participate.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact your nurse representative, Carmen Garrison at cgarrison@wsna.org.
In Solidarity
Carmen Garrison, BSN, RN
Nurse Representative