NACC Week of 7/18/22

Morning Huddle: Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

https://mnachc.zoom.us/j/8029150113

!!Staff Shoutouts!!

  • Thank you, Meilyn, for volunteering at the UNITY basketball tournament! We really appreciate everything she does for the community and her dedication and heart for the youth. She makes an impact everywhere she goes and does everything with a good heart. We love and appreciate you! ❤

  • Shout out to Colin for getting dosing clients assessed and into programming in a timely manner!

  • A huge THANK YOU to Jenny for stepping in and purchasing items needed for the East Phillips Carnival Event. You saved the day!!!

  • Shout out to Justin Jones for walking.

  • Shout out to all the NACC staff who cultivated a beautiful environment at the UNITY conference!

All Staff Updates this Week

  • Frontline Worker Pay - DUE JULY 22ND!

  • Reviews - PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!

    • If you rate yourself or your employee as “Exceeds Expectations” adding comments/ specifics is required :)

      • Self reviews due: 7/1 Now Overdue

      • Manager reviews due: 7/22 Due this week

      • Reviews/ raises take effect: 8/8

Behavioral Health

  • BH is accepting clients for the waitlist again for therapy. Please have clients call BH to be added if they’re not being referred by a NACC medical provider.

  • There is no longer a dedicated zoom room in the behavioral health clinic, zoom is available by appointment.

  • BH has 2 half hour same day appointments each day with rotating providers throughout the week. Same day appointments operate on a first come first served basis and may be in person or virtual depending on the day. These must be scheduled by BH.

  • To schedule elder/spiritual care: call Rachael at the BH front desk OR enter a request in referral tracker for BH to follow up with clients

  • Behavioral Health Home referrals (for patients who need long term behavioral health supports) Should be placed through orders, please contact Molly at mkrause@nacc-healthcare.org or 612-476-2017.

Groups: call BH front desk to get clients registered: 612-843-5981

  • Tending to our hearts and souls - Tuesdays from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm - Kirsten Farmer

  • Diabetes Management Group - Thursdays from 9:00 am-10:30 am – with Laurie App. Please send referrals to Jessica Thurin.

Dental

  • Dental open normal hours.

  • Eastside clinic in St. Paul takes walk-ins 8:30-3 M-F for emergencies

Outreach

  • HIV Testing Event in Hinterland every Monday from 11 am -2 pm

      • Syringe exchange, HCV testing, COVID vaccines, & HEP A vaccines available as well as vouchers for further screening in clinic

      • Drop off spring/summer gear (rain jackets, rain boots, sweaters, etc.) in DT during the next few Monday’s testing hours

  • Outreach at Avivo Village every other Thursday afternoon from 2pm-4pm

  • Street outreach every Thursday at encampments

  • Every 2nd Tuesday we join Southside HRS popup on Cedar

  • NACC staff is able to get harm reduction kits from DT space. Please write down number of kits, type of kit, and date they are taking on White Board in back of DT.

Patient advocates + Transportation +

  • Transportation Update: Ashley O will be providing transportation for equine therapy every other Friday from June through September and will be unavailable the following days: 7/29, 8/12, 8/26, 9/9, & 9/23.

  • Erin and Paige will be out the afternoon of 7/21

New Staff

Policy + Procedures

  • Contacting IT: Email: it@nacc-healthcare.org

    • Zach can be reached at 612-843-5982. His cell phone should only be used in emergency situations

    • Johanna can be reached at (612) 476-2018

Upcoming Events + Meetings + Groups + Risk Management Trainings

  • FOR PATIENTS:

  • Gift Card Programs for Patients

    • $15 Aldi for breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screening - Contact Moriah for more information

    • Harm Reduction volunteers: Visa gift cards are available for individuals interested in volunteering with the harm reduction team. This includes building kits and receiving harm reduction education/conversation and some events. Contact James or Tina for more information

    • Linkage to Care (L2C) gift cards: $25 Target to be given at completion of appointment (of any kind) by provider/support staff. Patient must present their L2C voucher with staff initials and date on it. Limit one voucher per person every three months (tracked by Nikki and Tina), unless otherwise specified by care team. Point people are Tina Monje and Nikki Giardina. If Tina and Nikki are not around, go to Moriah (last resort).

    • HIV/HCV Testing: Participants who come for Monday’s Testing event receive $10 Target card for completing HIV testing, and $10 Target card for completing HCV testing. Participant receives gift card(s) after results are delivered. Point people are James Schmidt, Chyna Pfeifer, Tina Monje

    • COVID Vaccine Gift cards (DO NO PUBLICIZE): Amount of visa gift card depends on eligibility verified in MIIC - $100 for first COVID vaccine, and $50 for subsequent doses. Dispersed by Nikki Giardina, RN, ONLY during designated events including Monday Testing in Hinterland from 11:30am-2pm, and during offsite outreach events to outreach participants. Point person is Nikki Giardina, RN.

    • Harm Reduction Group (Tuesdays 3pm @ Mino-B Wellness Clinic) has $5 Target Gift Card incentives for attending group. 1 card per person per group attendance. Point Person: Chyna Pfeifer

    • OB Patients: 1 $25 gift card for OB patients completing their Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (done at 2nd trimester) and 1 $25 gift card once then complete postnatal/new born visit within 6 weeks of delivery. In summary OB patients can earn up to 2 $25 gift cards.  Staff can reach out to Emmy, Kim, Moriah or Stacy with questions.

  • FOR STAFF

    • Workout Wednesday: 1:30 pm to 1:45 pm in Dollar Tree

    • Staff Picnic: This Friday (7/22) at 1:00 pm - Wabun C Picnic Pavilion at Minnehaha Falls Park.

Risk Management: Area of Focus

  • Incident tracker : Log workplace events/ issues in the incident tracker-

  • Employee Suggestion Box

  • EAP Benefits

  • Email Tips

    • NEVER CLICK ON LINKS FROM an email unless you have checked and confirmed with the sender that the link is legit. Text me if you have a question.

    • Never send any information or patient data to anyone without confirming both the email name and the email address the message was sent from.

    • Email Encryption: Please do it when sending emails with PHI or PII

Ashlee Jallen