1. Appointed Communications Officer
Deadline for submission of interest - May 26

Posting/Job Description
Job Title: Communications Officer
Organization: WSNA Local Unit at Seattle Children’s Hospital
Job Type: Volunteer

Are you passionate about nursing advocacy and social media? Do you have a creative flair and love engaging with others on social media platforms? Then the Seattle Children’s Hospital local unit of the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) wants you! We are looking for a Social Media Officer to join our team and help us make a difference in the nursing profession!

As the Social Media Officer, you will have a key role in developing and executing a social media strategy. You will be responsible for managing and creating content for all of our social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and email. Your creativity and timeliness will be key to creating engaging, informative, and relevant content for our members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a social media plan that aligns with the unit’s goals and objectives, with a focus on nursing advocacy.
• Create and curate content that is engaging, informative, and relevant to our members.
• Monitor and respond to comments and messages across all social media platforms in a timely and professional manner.
• Stay up-to-date with social media trends, best practices, and emerging platforms.
• Attend union meetings to engage and provide input on current nursing issues.

Qualifications:

• Active RN at Seattle Children’s Hospital in good standing with WSNA.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills with the ability to adapt to different tones and styles.
• Experience with social media promotion (either personally or professionally).
• Interest in advancing the nursing profession at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

As a volunteer officer, you will work closely with the rest of the WSNA team to advance the nursing profession at Seattle Children’s Hospital. This is a great opportunity to use your creativity in a fun way to engage and excite the bargaining unit! We can’t wait to see your ideas and help you make a positive impact for all nurses. Join us and let’s make a difference together!

2. Union Reps

We are revamping the unit rep role, and we need your engagement, passion, ideas and grit.

Together we can do great things.

Together we can protect our rights, our patients and each other.

Together we can work to retain great coworkers and hold the hospital accountable for what is best for our patients.

Become a Unit Rep!

We are working to keep momentum and interest in bettering our working conditions between contract negotiations. Imagine how strong we can be next time around with a fully engaged nurse workforce.

WE CAN DO THIS - TOGETHER!

Become a Unit Rep! Our union work continues, and we would love to add your voice to our team. Help us reach every nurse at SCH and foster engagement and true representation. Commitment includes quarterly meetings with the SCH WSNA officer group, unit bulletin board maintenance, and being a connected liaison between your unit and WSNA representatives.

New and existing unit reps welcomed to be involved in the revamping of this very important role across the organization.

Email Annika Hoogestraat at ahoogest@gmail.com or Kara Yates at kara.e.yates@gmail.com with questions about these roles or to volunteer for either opportunity.

We look forward to hearing from you!

3. Upcoming Celebration for Seattle Children’s Nurses

Please follow the link to our new Instagram to learn more about this upcoming bash!

Questions? Contact one of your officers or WSNA Nurse Representative Linda Burbank at lburbank@wsna.org.