The Oakland Professional Governance Structure was implemented in April 2024 with the kick-off of over 65 nurses in attendance. 18 unit/practice areas were represented by unit assistants, assistant nurse managers, nursing professional development practitioners, SN IIIs, SN IIs and SN IVs. These 8-hour sessions continued every other month with a focus on building the basic infrastructure for the Coordinating Council and 4 Core Councils: Patient Experience/Caring Science/ EID; Quality & Safety; Professional Development; EBP/Research/Innovation.
Nursing Quarterly Strategic Meetings
Led by Chief Nurse Executive Pavna Sloan, DNP, MSN, RNC-OB, NEA-BC and her leadership team, nursing strategy meetings were developed to provide a deeper dive into the KP pillars and provide opportunities for engagement and collaboration across the Oakland Medical Center. Leaders from all areas had the opportunity to share and receive input around initiatives and participants engaged in activities to improve operational outcomes.
Creative Representation of Oakland Nursing
Over 16 years ago, Meliza Ambunan, RN, started in the nurse residency program in Labor and Delivery at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center. For the last 7 years, she has collaboratively worked with her brother who is a designer. She thought this would be a fun opportunity to partner with him and come up with something creative that represents the Oakland nursing community (above) that she’s proudly been a part of for over a decade, and hopefully will be for many more years to come.
Coordinating Council
Chair
Lara Sloan, BSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, SN III
Co-chair
Jenny Schnurr, BSN, RN, SN IV