A Personal Welcome
from
Anita Zuniga, RN, MSN
Executive Director Patient Care Services
Welcome to the Northern California Nursing Pathways
Web site.
I am delighted to have the opportunity to share regional programs
and opportunities with the Northern California Nursing Workforce.
An area of focus for the Patient Care Services department
is to meet your needs and support our Nursing Pathways. The
PCS department is organized into functional areas including
education, clinical practice, research, clinical systems,
strategic planning, workforce, operations, quality, and safety.
Our newly reorganized team is developing a strategic plan
for 2004 that will focus on the nurses and their commitment
to provide the highest quality of patient care and service.
In collaboration with our HR colleagues we will continue our
efforts in workforce planning with a focus upon how we will
project and meet the future short and long-term need for nurses.
Recruitment and retention will remain a high priority as we
continue our journey of Kaiser Permanente becoming the Organization
of Choice for Nurses.
Our goal is to keep you informed on what is happening with
our local nursing region by featuring the outstanding accomplishments
of nursing units and our staff nurses. We will communicate
best practices so that we can learn from our experts, share
opportunities for personal and professional growth, and keep
you on the cutting edge of what is happening in our region.
Together we have made great progress in following the Nursing
Pathways established by Marilyn Chow. Our journey has just
begun, and we now face the challenge of implementing the Nursing
Pathways design at the frontline staff nurse level. You are
an important contributor to that success and I ask your involvement
and active participation and support.
If you want to know how you can contribute, let us know what
your needs are for education; participate in the programs
and events we sponsor. You are our internal experts, who can
share your leaning with your peers.
I am proud to be part of Kaiser Permanente and such a committed
and dynamic nursing staff.
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