NACC Week of 8/22/22
Morning Huddle: Every Tuesday and Thursday
https://mnachc.zoom.us/j/8029150113
!!Staff Shoutouts!!
Shout to the Registration Team for being positive, communicative, and hilarious!
Layha, Naomi, Fred and Liz for all the hard work on making a healthier space for our youth! And Dr. Gail for being their fearless leader! You guys all rock and NACC is better because of all of you!
Shout out to Dosing team; Especially Violet they way she holds down the fort and cares for our clients!
Shout out to BH team; especially G and Alissa for their support and leadership
Shoutout to Julie - She is always ready and able to help, as well as having a very calming presence for the patients and office staff. She and Kelly especially have made the transition into a new job very natural and exciting!
Ashley O- Thank you for being so flexible and working so hard to get clients where they need to go, even when it is short notice. We appreciate you!
August NACCaversaries:
Jenny S: 11 years
Tara M: 4 years
Marisa A: 2 years
Jared D: 2 years
Ashley O: 2 years
Riley M: 2 year
Emmy R: 1 year
Tricia K: 1 year
Valerie N: 1 year
All Staff Updates this Week
Behavioral Health Home Overview with Molly
Construction project in lobby (phase ) kickoff week of 8/29
Time cards, time cards, time cards!
Send 5 digit code to Greg C. for new employee entrance keypad
Operations + IT + Traditional healing
Ashlee is out 8/18 - 8/23
Gregg H. is out 8/24 - 8/26
Travis’ Cell Phone: (763) 760-9983
Behavioral Health
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 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 (Grief and Loss) - Tuesdays from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm - Kirsten Farmer
Diabetes Management Group - Thursdays from 9:00 am-10:00 am – with Laurie App. Please send referrals to Jessica Thurin.
BH Grants and Research
Youth Council Meeting on August 17th. Please direct interested young people ages 12-24 to Layha Spoonhunter at lspoonhunter@nacc-healthcare.org! The council will engage in cultural, educational, and leadership activities and be advised by mentors, the Elder’s Council, and community leaders.
We are strengthening school partnerships to offer (a) psychoeducational groups infused with cultural activities, (b) trauma-informed staff trainings, and (c) supports for youth victims of crime. South High School is our pilot project site this schoolyear. We also met with Center School on 7/27 to renew our collaboration, along with the Youth Programs Coordinator. We are partnering around youth and caregiver referrals to the Behavioral Health Clinic. The SAMSHA Circles of Care (COC) and DOJ Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) grants support this work.
The Clinical Trials Network’s (CTN) research project on culturally centering medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment is underway! Staff completed pre-surveys, pulled study data, and began twice-monthly Working Group meetings to assess and discuss culturally centered MOUD at NACC.
We are partnering with schools and the Minneapolis Police Department to establish the Handle with Care (HWC) to identify and support youth victims of crime. This includes offering trauma-informed training to school staff and developing systems to meet these students’ needs (e.g. food, clothing, cultural supports, more time on assignments and tests, referrals to a social worker or therapist, etc.).
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
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 are welcome to grab syringe or narcan kits from the DT harm reduction space. When taking supplies, 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: 8/26, 9/9, & 9/23.
Paige will be out Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 8/22-8/24
Update: Paige has accepted a new position within NACC, and as of 9/6, will be working as the Disease Investigation Specialist with the Harm Reduction Team. Congratulations! The Patient Advocate Team will miss you dearly. ♥
New Staff
Marie Dingong LPN
Daisy Galbreath MA
Upcoming Events + Meetings + Groups + Risk Management Trainings
FOR PATIENTS:
Cedar Ceremony: August 25th
Kid’s Day: August 26th Invite Only - for those who have completed Well Child Checks
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
Medical: Quality review 9/6
Risk Management: Area of Focus
Incident tracker : Log workplace events/ issues in the incident tracker-
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