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St. Joseph Medical Center – Tacoma

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Officers

Co-Chair

Carina Price

ICU

Co-Chair

Jessica Lenczycki

FBC

Secretary

Shannon Suchland

Walters Day Surgery

Treasurer

Matthew McGuire

ED

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Grievance Officer

Kathleen (Kat) Jabasa

Main OR

Grievance Officer

Yunna Flenord

ICU

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Membership Coordinator

Teresa Kindell

2 Sount

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Social Media Officer

Kaitlin (Kate) Frazier

7th Floor Break RN

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Latest news and information

Baylor Shifts Are Now Posted

The Baylor Innovative Weekend Shifts—which we fought hard to win at the bargaining table—are now officially posted. These positions are designed to improve weekend staffing and work-life balance. Available Baylor shifts include:

  • 1 – Recovery Services
  • 1 – 5th Floor Cardiac ICU
  • 1 – PCU
  • 2 – NICU
  • 2 – Surgery Services
  • 1 – CN, Surgery Services

Check the internal job posting site to apply. If you're selected for one of these roles, let us know—your feedback is essential. We’ll be reviewing the effectiveness of these positions through the Hospital Staffing Committee, and your voice helps us evaluate what’s working and what needs fixing.

Hospital Staffing Committee Update

The next Hospital Staffing Committee (HSC) meets on April 7, 2025, at 0900 in MOB Conference Room A. This meeting includes the semi-annual review of staffing plans for the following departments:

  • Cardiac Rehab
  • Invasive Cardiac Services
  • Pre-Admit Clinic
  • Main OR
  • Walter’s OR
  • GI Services
  • Interventional Pain Care
  • Gig Harbor Same Day Surgery
  • IV Therapy

We need nurses in the room to hold management accountable. If you work in or float to these departments, show up and speak up.

In particular, IV Therapy has a staffing plan that includes night shift coverage, but management eliminated that coverage and rebid the positions. If night shift IV Therapy coverage matters to you or your patients, this is your chance to demand accountability.

Sign-On Bonus Overpayment Update

We’re still waiting on crucial information from the employer regarding the sign-on bonus overpayments. In the meantime, we’ve secured an extension: no repayment is due before April 15, 2025.

You deserve clarity—and we’ll make sure you get it before that deadline. Stay tuned.

Questions? Contact Jared at JRichardson@WSNA.org or reach out to one of your union officers.

Previous updates

WSNA union news

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March 14, 2025

WSNA members join National Day of Action protesting cuts in education, Medicaid

Participants nationwide called on lawmakers to take a stand against cuts to the Department of Education and Medicaid outlined in the House’s budget resolution.

March 5, 2025

WSNA’s unfair labor practice charge against PeaceHealth will get a hearing

Press release

“It’s important to WSNA that workers aren’t discouraged from exercising their protected rights because of unlawful threats or intimidation.”

March 5, 2025

Resources and tools

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.

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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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Continuing education offerings

Enhance your professional competency with WSNA's free online courses.

Earn CNE contact hours through topics like Cultural Humility, Telehealth Assessment, Workplace Violence Prevention, and more. Convenient and self-paced, our courses provide practical knowledge for your daily work. Expand your skills and stay up-to-date with the latest nursing practices.

Visit cne.wsna.org