Who We Are
Natividad Nurses share a deep commitment to our profession through advancement of the nursing profession throughout our organization. Our professional practice model is based on the belief that patients and families are partners in care. The model embraces the core principles of patient and family centeredness: dignity and respect, participation and collaboration, and information sharing in daily practice. Our principles are brought to life through behaviors that value personal accountability, positive relationships and engagement of high performing teams.
Nursing Mission, Vision, Values
Nursing Division Mission
To provide family-centered care emphasizing nursing excellence, respect, and compassion.
Nursing Division Vision
To develop an interdisciplinary, supportive environment where nursing is empowered to assist patients in improving their lives, therefore, impacting the community as a whole.
Nursing Division Values
Our nursing values ensure:
Nurturing – Nurse experts passing along their wisdom, caring, and confidence in order to guide new nurses in their professional, personal, and interpersonal growth
Accountability – to be answerable to oneself and others for one’s own actions
Teamwork – an essential for patient safety and quality of care
Integrity – respecting the dignity and moral wholeness of every person without conditions or limitations
Visionary – views nursing as both an art and a science by promoting caring and competence as the link between science and humanity
Innovative – conversion of knowledge and ideas into meaningful work through creativity, entrepreneurship, and pushing beyond the boundaries of status quo
Dignity – advocacy role in preserving human dignity throughout the continuum of care, more focused on aspects of privacy, respect, and autonomy
Autonomy – authority to make decisions and the freedom to act in accordance with one’s professional knowledge base
Diversity – affirming the uniqueness of and differences among persons, ideas, values, and ethnicities
…in the work we do every day.
Meet Our Nursing Leaders
Nancy Buscher – Chief Nursing Officer
Lori Toderick – Director of the Acute Rehabilitation Unit
Mike Barber – Director of Cardiovascular Services
Chelsi Mettler – Director of Emergency Department
Nina Woolfolk – Director of ICU, Medical/Surgical/IMC
Anna Lisa Leal – Director of Mental Health, Float Pool, Juvenile Hall
Susan Lindeman – Director of Nursing Education & Simulation
Wally Sayles – Interim Director Surgical Services
April Ritchie – Director of Women’s & Children’s Services
House Administrative Nurses (HANs)
Natividad’s House Administrative Nurse (HAN) plays a vital role in assuring concerns that impact patient flow and patient care are addressed and communicated. Their role includes primarily dealing with patient care issues, staffing matters, supervision of the nurses and staff, and serving as an administrative representative of the hospital and CNO in their absence.
- Steve Cox
- Luisa Mercurio
- Cassie Mills
- Naidoo, Goonasagrie
- Aleatha Pardi
- Julie Uetz Berger
Awards & Recognition
Acute Rehabilitation Unit Recognition
DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses program initiated in 2019
Partners in Caring Awards
Emergency Unit- Quest for Zero, Tier 2
OB Department- Quest for Zero Beta Award (preventable birth injuries)
OB Department- Best Maternity Hospitals 2020 (Newsweek)
Nursing Education and Simulation Department- National Accreditation in Health Care Simulation, 2020-2025
Nursing Strategic Plan
Nursing Strategic Plan 2019-2021
“Service” – Provide an excellent patient centered care experience in all settings
- Improve patient experience with initiation of “No Pass Zone” and Evidence Based Practice initiatives
- Implement MAIDET
- Validate ongoing compliance in bedside hand-off/hourly rounding
- Incorporate patient/family in interdisciplinary rounds
- Collaborate with Interpretive Services to provide culturally competent care
- Implement new patient call system and Cisco Phone update to improve response and communication
“Quality” – Provide reliable and safe patient/family centered health care in all settings
- Improve HCAHPS by 10%
- Improve transitions of care
- Reduce patient falls and achieve “zero” harm
- Maintain 100% Core Measure compliance
- Attain goals specific to BETA Quest for Zero (OB/ED)
- Implement BETA HEART
“People” – Promote Natividad image as a desired place to work and practice
- Promote national certification for nurses
- Implement Shared Governance Model
- Increase Simulation Lab, develop ongoing training, RN/NA
- Create and maintain a positive work environment
- Continue to foster collaboration with Nurse Residency Programs
“Stewardship” – Sustain Natividad financial performance in order to fulfill organizational vision
- Decrease incremental overtime (<3%)
- Implement Kronos productivity system and monitor
- Reduce sitter utilization by 10%
- Decrease cost related to hospital acquired conditions
“Growth” – Identify opportunities for continued growth of service lines
- Implement and support Branding initiatives
- Develop strategy for Surgical Floor
- Collaborate to develop initiatives for enhancing patient flow in the ED
