Administration increased staffing ratios, took down open positions, and eliminated or decreased bonus pay incentives - Anonymous employee Penn State Health Employee Review

Administration failed to recognize the financial implications associated with sign on bonuses, retention bonuses, OT pay incentives, and hiring agency and international nursing staff to meet the demands of COVID. They removed unfulfilled FTE positions, cut down OT bonus rates or removed them entirely, and have been cancelling nurses prior to their shift despite there being multiple need’s throughout each unit. How do they expect the nurses to do more, with less compensation? We held things together when the world was falling apart, and this is the thanks we get? The problem is your inability to accept responsibility, and look at alternative ways to cut costs, that don’t negatively impact the delivery of patient care. We don’t have money to maintain adequate, safe staffing? Then why are multiple units under renovation and at what “cost?”