Sacred Heart Medical Center Scheduling Survey

1. Tell us your concerns

We have heard from several of you about the concerns with scheduling. These include issues of self-scheduling, holiday scheduling, weekends, being on-call, signing up in Kronos, IRC, central schedulers (MSA) that are effective March 2025.

As you may be aware there was a demand to bargain with SHMC. The team that was put together worked diligently on an MOU. Upon presenting the proposed MOU the lawyer informed the team that SHMC had no obligation to bargain. They rejected the MOU and the Demand to Bargain. Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions are subject to bargaining.

I would appreciate your name and contact information. This information will not be shared with anyone other than Kitt Ruchert, WSNA Nurse Representative. It would make clarification of issues easier if provided.

Take the time to fill out the survey and let us know what is happening on your unit. This survey will be available until February 21, 2025. Please contact Kitt Ruchert WSNA Nurse Representative at 206-809-5036 (mobile) or email kruchert@wsna.org.

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* 1. Contact Information

Full name

Unit

Shift

FTE status (1.0, 0.8, etc.)

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* 2. Who is currently in charge of the schedule on your unit?

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* 3. Do you feel the scheduling process is fair and equitable?

Yes

If not, please explain.

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* 4. Has the scheduling process changed within the last year?

Yes

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* 5. If yes, when did it change?

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* 6. If the scheduling process has changed, please explain how it has changed.

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* 7. How were any changes communicated with staff (check all that apply)

Staff meetings

UBC

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Were the nurses involved in the process if there were changes?

Yes

Comments?

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* 9. Was UBC involved in the process if there were changes?

Yes

Comments?

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* 10. Was Staffing Committee involved in the process if there were changes?

Yes

Comments?

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* 11. Was a survey used to help provide direction if there were changes?

Yes

Comments?

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* 12. Are there issues regarding the scheduling practices on your unit?

Yes

If yes, please provide a description of the issues.

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* 13. Have you communicated your concerns with your management team?

Yes

If yes, to whom and when?

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* 14. What were the concerns communicated?

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* 15. Are you currently pleased with the scheduling on your unit?

Yes

Please explain why or why not.

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* 16. Have you had issues with using Kronos?

Yes

If yes, what are the issues?

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* 17. Have you scheduled PTO/EIB through Kronos?

Yes

If yes, did you have any issues and what were they?

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* 18. Are you pleased with the holiday sign up?

Yes

If not, please explain why.

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* 19. Were your patterns changed during holidays?

Yes

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* 20. If your patterns were changed, was the process in contract 8.6.1 followed? (Ask for volunteers first, then least senior staff moved first)

Yes

comments?

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* 21. If patterns changed, how was this process communicated with staff? (check all that apply)

Staff meetings

UBC

Other (please specify)

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* 22. Are weekends and holidays evenly distributed throughout FT and PT staff?

Yes

If not, please explain.

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* 23. Did your holiday sign-up change within the past year?

Yes

If yes, what changed?

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* 24. If there were changes, how were they communicated? (check all that apply)

Staff meetings

UBC

Other (please specify)

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* 25. Was there staff involvement in the change through committees like UBC, etc.?

Yes

Comments?