As we continue to be overrun by new COVID cases in our hospitals, our Union bargained improvements to our contract including incentive shifts and premium pay for direct care staff.

Extra Shift Pay

This Paragraph 12 shall only apply to the “Tech” classifications listed in Appendix H in SRH CBA and equivalent job titles in the CVH collective bargaining agreement and the following classifications: Medical Assistant Certified; Medical Assistant Certified Lead; Medical Assistant Registered; Patient Registration Specialist; C.N.A.; L.P.N.; Unit Assistant I & II; Lab Assistant; Lab Assistant Lead; Medical Technologist; Medical Technologist Lead; Microbiology Lead Technologist; Environmental Services Technician; Environmental Services Lead; Medical Laboratory Technician; and M.S.W, ED Tech and Mental Health Assistants.

Employees listed above who pick up extra shifts during this time shall receive an additional $110 for 12 hour shifts and $85 for 10 hours shifts and $60 for 8 hour shifts above and beyond the employees current FTE. Employees do not qualify unless they work all of their scheduled hours within the applicable pay period.  Employees with 0.9 FTE and above must work in excess of their FTE to qualify for this premium. Employees with less than a 0.9 FTE are eligible for $60 per each extra shift of 8 hours or more worked in addition to their normally scheduled shifts per pay period.  Eligible shifts will be awarded according to Article 8.2.1 of the UFCW CBA.

COVID Premium Pay

All work performed by employees floated to a location that is under a different collective bargaining agreement shall be paid and subject to their home contract, except that employees who float from one acute care hospital to another, or to or from a Skagit Regional Health clinic to or from Cascade Valley Hospital or to a COVID-19 Testing Site will receive a premium of $2.00 per hour of floating, and may be eligible for mileage based on Employer’s mileage policy.

These changes will be in effect from December 14 through April 30, 2021 or until the Governor lifts the State of Emergency and my be extended by mutual agreement.

BARGAINING TEAM: Rob Carlile, Pharmacy Tech; Debbie Cheeseman, UA1; Wille Davenport, Radiology; Linda Deeter, Anesthesia Tech; Lisa Fritz, SSAII; Mary Winter, EVS