Providence Everett plans to reduce certified nursing assistants

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EVERETT — Employees at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett are reeling after management announced plans last week to reduce certified nursing assistant staffing.

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Per the union’s collective bargaining agreement, Providence asked for volunteers to take a severance package. If the number of volunteers does not meet the need for reduced staffing, Providence could proceed with layoffs, with seniority as the determining factor, according to the contract.

Management gave certified nursing assistants a deadline of Thursday to accept the voluntary severance package. Details of the offer remain unclear, staff and union representatives said.

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Providence Swedish, Providence Everett’s parent company, is facing “significant financial challenges,” Boyle said, including proposed cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, a national labor shortage, medical and pharmaceutical inflation, delayed payments from insurers, and state-level changes to reimbursement rates.

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Providence Everett seeks staff cuts amid financial challenges

Providence Regional Medical Center Everett revealed plans last week to reduce certified nursing assistant staffing by 25%.

The hospital currently employs 477 certified nursing assistants and offered voluntary separation packages in a May 29 meeting attended by 60% of the staff. Providence spokesman Edward Boyle said the hope is that a quarter of the certified nursing assistants — roughly 120 employees — would accept the voluntary separation.

The employees have until the end of today to notify Providence if they choose to voluntarily separate. The hospital is offering a severance package or placement on a recall list to those employees.

Providence must provide a voluntary departure option before conducting layoffs as a condition of its collective bargaining agreement with the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 8, which represents the affected employees.

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