Becker's Healthcare December 10, 2024
Virtual health workers with Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health have secured a three-year labor deal with the health system.
Over 100 virtual health employees of Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, part of CommonSpirit, ratified the agreement Dec. 9, according to a spokesperson for UFCW 3000, a labor union headquartered in Seattle. The deal passed with 98% of members in favor.
The workers are based at a Virginia Mason facility in Tacoma but provide virtual services for CommonSpirit hospitals across multiple states. The jobs used to be located on-site at each hospital before being consolidated to the centralized hub.
The employees include telemetry techs who remotely monitor the heart rates...
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