Oregon Nurses Association Newsletter Issue

Unity Center for Behavioral Health

Voice of Oregon Nurses Since 1904

#7 June 15, 2019

Our County Commissioners Weigh In on Unity

Multnomah County Commission Chair Deborah Kafoury Meeting

Monday, June 17 ⚫ 1:15 – 2 p.m.

Multnomah Building (meet in lobby)

501 SE Hawthorne

NLRB Rules in Nurses’

Favor, Vote Set

The many months of our hard work have finally paid off—we are on our way to our ONA election. Unity tried to deny us our chance to vote and we fought it and won. The NLRB ruled in our favor and our election is set for next Wednesday (see details below).

Unity immediately announced their plan to appeal the decision. But that won’t prevent us from moving forward to our vote.

At 4pm Friday, we received the vote list from Unity. Please look carefully at the list and make sure that you and your colleagues are on it (see next page). Contact us if you’re not. Once the list is finalized by the NLRB there can be no changes to the voting list. Then —make a plan to vote! What time will we see you there?

Election Details

When: Wednesday June 19, 2019

Where: Unity, Room TBD

Time: 6:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Multnomah County Commissioner Jessica Vega Pederson Meeting

Wednesday, June 26 ⚫

Updated Time 1:45-2:30pm

Multnomah Building (meet in lobby) 501 SE Hawthorne

ONA Leadership Stands

Together With Us

The ONA Board of Directors (above) and the Cabinet on

Economic and General Welfare (below) stand together with

us in the days leading up to our ONA election.

Our County Commissioners want to hear from nurses. Multnomah County Commissioners should learn directly

from us about our experience at Unity, our dedication to the mental health of our community, and in turn the

critical need for nurses to have a voice at work to address problems. This is our chance to share our perspec-

tive and ask the County to urge Unity not to waste any more valuable time and resources on an appeal after

our election. Unity needs to respect the NLRB’s decision. And they need to respect our vote.

Please RSVP for the meetings by contacting Annabel Torres: (503) 309-3359 or torres@oregonrn.org.

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This is the list of nurses provided by Unity to the NLRB who they believe are eligible to vote. Help us verify the list. And don’t forget to vote! Wednesday June 19, 2019 at Unity, Room TBD. Times: 6:00-8:30am,11:30am-2:30pm, 6:00pm-8:30pm.

Unit First Last

1E Sierra Bassett

1E Lisa Briggs

1E Scott Bryant

1E Sara Burgman

1E Tara Candela

1E Brian Crise

1E Gretta Cynamon

1E Patrick Daniels

1E Morgan Davison

1E Lynn Delorme

1E Uche Ezedi

1E Eva Fachiol

1E Kalleb Green

1E Jennifer Gregg

1E Patti Hayes

1E Chiekwugo Jiagbogu

1E Carrie Keys

1E Samson Mehreteab

1E Jason Miller

1E Karen Nanocchio

1E Sherrie Neff

1E Sandra Seely

1E John Flor Sisante

1E Leslie Sparks

1E Karen Sugiyama

1E Maria Vacarella

1E Jon Welsh

1E Kelly Willis

1W Brianna Ambrose

1W Zoe Arends-Derning

1W Nena Baker

1W Rebecca Brunk

1W Haley Choi

1W Craig Dunne

1W Michael Edwards

1W Amer Filipovic

1W Rob Filitor

1W Sean Francis

1W Maya Gates-Seymour

1W Dawn Galarneau

1W Dominic Gerbase

Unit First Last

1W Khondaker Haqq

1W Maiko Ishida

1W Michael Jackson

1W Naba Kanteh

1W Wade Lamb

1W Fletch Letcher

1W Brian Messman

1W Caylene Mulligan

1W Karl Rusterholtz

1W Christine Smith

1W Julie Smith

1W Jenny Snyder

1W Ting Zhang

Adolescent Alyssa Aurisy

Adolescent Kristina Baker

Adolescent Ray Bjorklun

Adolescent Lucy Bloeden

Adolescent Julianne Christopherson

Adolescent Danielle Copen

Adolescent Angelo Davis III

Adolescent Candy DeBoer

Adolescent Recel Delos Reyes

Adolescent Callen (Cal) Farmer

Adolescent Tiffanie Fitzsimmons

Adolescent Tracie Henry

Adolescent Nasim Hurd

Adolescent Melissa Johnson

Adolescent Amy Kang

Adolescent Erik Kola

Adolescent Libby Lowell

Adolescent Melissa Loza

Adolescent Nathaniel Lumbard

Adolescent Tammy MacDonald

Adolescent Tavya Marziano

Adolescent Elizabeth McAteer

Adolescent Daniel McNassar

Adolescent Tatiana Mueller

Adolescent Stepheny Norasingh

Adolescent Marilyn Petranovich

Adolescent Renee Rich

Unit First Last

Adolescent Olga Rusyn

Adolescent Claire Schuft

Adolescent Torri Sitzman

Adolescent Luanne Stagg

Adolescent Grace Tenneson

Adolescent Lane Werner

Adolescent Andrea Wilson

Nurse

Educator Joseph Gundlach

On-call Gita Basyal

On Call Sharon Richer

PES Sarah Adkins

PES Ashley Anderson

PES Kris Baxter

PES Tina Bean

PES Cait Bledsoe

PES Erika Busiel

PES Michelle Carrington

PES Amy Crandall

PES Brittany Davaney

PES Jacob Deney

PES Jeffrey Ferrier

PES Andrew Freitas

PES Jennifer Fresh

PES Kelly Garza

PES Marisa Goldfinger

PES Elisha Gonzales

PES Echo Green

PES Josephine Hoang

PES Jennifer Hummel

PES Steven Hunter

PES Luda Kaminska

PES Kate Kavanaugh

PES Courtney Klum

PES Megan Langworthy

PES Joanne Lloyd

PES Courtney Loy

PES Ken Lucas

PES Cynthia Miller

PES Leslie Miller

PES Sarah Mittelman

PES Jessica Moine

PES Laurel Nicholson

PES Kevin Opgenorth

PES Helene Paul

Unit First Last

PES Amber Pearson

PES Jennifer Perlman

PES Kendra Quinata

PES Tania (T) Roque

PES Michael Scheetz

PES Katie Short

PES Heather Smith

PES Ella Stevens

PES Earl Swanson

PES Jack Thoreson

PES Brenda Van

PES Shawn Wager

PES Kyle White

PES Jason Wright

Unit 2 Cynthia (Cindy) Connors

Unit 2 Amy Crise

Unit 2 Justin Daily

Unit 2 Robert (Bob) Dillard

Unit 2 Leslie Fisher

Unit 2 Emily Fuentes

Unit 2 Vicki Henry

Unit 2 Pam House

Unit 2 Chinyeaka Igweonwu

Unit 2 Camile Jackson

Unit 2 Angeliya Jenay Lizama

Unit 2 Nathan Jesky

Unit 2 Michele Kites

Unit 2 Tamara Kneipp

Unit 2 Dannette Liebreich

Unit 2 Brook Mays

Unit 2 Michele Murphy

Unit 2 Jessie Ramsey

Unit 2 Paul Reardon

Unit 2 Patrick Roach

Unit 2 Kristen Sharp

Unit 2 Zach Tessmer

Unit First Last

Unit 2 Lisa Vail

Unit 2 Charles Wagner

Unit 2 Kalen Walkington

Unit 2 Mark Zuba

Unit 5 Christine Allen

Unit 5 Hajji Ami

Unit 5 Kaitlyn Branch

Unit 5 Tonia Chambers

Unit 5 Jennifer Chauvin

Unit 5 Chrystal Collins

Unit 5 Heather Copeman

Unit 5 Nick Cox

Unit 5 Jessica Drake

Unit 5 Courtney Glover

Unit 5 Bree Gundlach

Unit 5 Erin Gwynn

Unit 5 Kevin Jerde

Unit 5 Sandy Maughan

Unit 5 Angela McGreevey

Unit 5 Rowan Mead

Unit 5 Adrian Menendez

Unit 5 Faisal Mutua

Unit 5 Paul Odders

Unit 5 Rebecca Pelton

Unit 5 Kimberely Phillips

Unit 5 Amanda Piraino

Unit 5 Kacie Prado

Unit 5 Danna Richkun

Unit 5 Jainaba Sidibeh

Unit 5 Kellie Stover

Unit 5 Misty Straight

Unit 5 Kristen Surrell

Unit 5 Shauna Wozab-Hall

Utilization

Management Teresa Diamata

Utilization

Management Shelley Thorton

Check this list for you name. If your name is missing, contact Annabel Torres:

503-309-3359 or torres@oregonrn.org ASAP.

Eligibility to vote: All full-time and regular part-time registered nurses employed by the

Employer at Unity Center who were employed during the payroll period ending June 8,

2019. Also eligible to vote are all employees in the unit who have worked an average of

four (4) hours or more per week during the 13 weeks immediately preceding the eligibility

date for the election.

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Meet Jeff Ferrier

Jeff has been a nurse for seven years, previously at Adventist, he has worked on PES at Unity since it opened. He also floated to every unit except 1West. He’s lived in Portland for 13 years and when you don’t see him at work, he’s taking care of three girls and gardening. We took a moment to catch up with Jeff and here’s what he had to say:

What made you become a

nurse?

I’d gotten a bachelor’s degree in music which I enjoy still, but didn’t give me many job prospects. I’ve

always had an interest in medicine, biology, physiology. My grandfather was a surgeon. Seemed like a natural progression.

What is the most rewarding part about being a mental

health nurse?

I love being able to help people and see them improve from the initial state of trouble they are in. When my patient feels better both physically and mentally to be in a better spot, it can be very rewarding. It’s great to be a part of that.

What is the most challenging part?

Having enough time to do all the stuff you need to do. Managing your time while you are running around in an emergency situation is very hard.

Are there any Unity policies/procedures that make your

job especially difficult?

Since we’ve gone through all the stuff we’ve gone through, there are these new requirements, monitoring and making sure it is all correct all the time has been difficult. The job itself of direct care is plenty. Add on all your 15-minute checks and charting them for seclusions and things like that has been a significant additional burden. It has been a lot, especially in the emergency room where you are running around responding to crisis situations in different areas because it is so spread out. It is important, we need to do it, but it has been hard to cover that lately. We’ve been busier.

How will you vote?

I’m voting yes.

Why are you voting yes?

It will give us a stronger voice in working with management and improve things in that facility and make it a better place for staff and patients. Voting yes will be my part in improving safety and the quality of care we provide there.

What would you say to a nurse who is undecided about

voting yes or no next Wednesday?

This is going to be the best way for nurses as direct care givers to have representation and a voice to change things. If we want the things that affect us and our work and how we care for patients directly—we need to have a union. It will give us the strongest voice if we do that.

I’m Voting Yes!

Display your solidarity

by wearing RED every

Friday.

Show your UNITY that

we are one voice and

that voice is voting YES!

Wear RED on Fridays

ONA Election

When: Wednesday June 19, 2019

Where: Unity, Room TBD

Time: 6:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Unity Float Pool Jeremy Hafer

Unity Float Pool Jennifer Kitts

Unity Float Pool Evan Kogen

Unity Float Pool Joseph Luczek

Unity Float Pool Jennifer Thom

Unity Float Pool Gary Thompson

House Supervisor Mara Berbitzsky

House Supervisor Lisa Hooke

House Supervisor Bernard Nnoli

House Supervisor Anthony Rinck

Jeff Ferrier, PES, is voting yes be-

cause “It will give us a stronger voice

in working with management and

improve things in that facility and

make it a better place for staff and

patients. Voting yes will be my part in

improving safety and the quality of

More List Work

The names listed below did NOT appear on the

list from Unity. We have notified the NLRB and

are in the process of requesting that they be

included for the vote. Stay tuned for more