{"id":1752,"date":"2022-07-14T09:52:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=1752"},"modified":"2022-07-14T09:52:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:52:06","slug":"pef-does-it-secures-geo-pay-for-additional-nurses-across-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-40-no-6\/pef-does-it-secures-geo-pay-for-additional-nurses-across-state\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF Does It: Secures geo pay for additional nurses across state"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On July 1, 2022, PEF announced the successful negotiation of geographic pay differentials (\u201cgeos\u201d) for additional nursing titles statewide.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Geo_Nurse-Memo.pdf\">This memo<\/a>\u00a0from the New York State Department of Civil Service Division of Classification &amp; Compensation lays out the amount of the geos and which titles are covered at which agencies. (Note: XXXXX in the agency column denotes a title that spans multiple agencies.)<\/p>\n<p>These geos, in combination with previously announced geos for PEF members at the three SUNY hospitals and OMH, will serve as a critical recruitment and retention tool for the state in a profession where private employers and so-called \u201cnurse agencies\u201d are paying very high wages to attract skilled healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n<p>PEF worked directly with Gov. Kathy Hochul and her leadership team to get this done, along with key managers at various agencies statewide. The final push began during National Nurses Month in May, when hundreds of you answered the call and contacted your lawmakers to let them know that the compensation of New York nurses needs to be overhauled. 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