NACC Week of 4/4/2022

Morning Huddle: Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

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

!!Staff Shoutouts!!

  • Cristina, Sarah A., Sergio and Colin for three years at NACC!

  • Anita for one year at NACC!

  • Shout out to Erin for getting over 30 people insured since October! You’re a total gem of a co-worker, and we are lucky to have you!

  • S/o to Paige for her work ethic! She gets things done but is also kind!

  • Shout out to Nikki and Tina for being a huge support role with our rapid testing event, and being such a support when follow up is needed.

All Staff Updates this week

Behavioral Health

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

  • BH is no longer accepting new patients or adding people to our waitlist for ongoing therapy. They will update this status once they get through the current waitlist.

  • 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!

  • All groups are via telehealth

  • Behavioral Health Home referrals (for patients who need long term behavioral health supports) Should be placed through orders. Please call Shawn at 612-843-6837 when making these referrals.

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 - Christine

  • Diabetes Management Group - Thursdays from 9:00 am-10:30 am – with Deb D. 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 5th & Lake encampment every Wednesday providing HIV & HCV testing along with other services with partnering orgs

      • Offering $25 Linkage to Care voucher to bring back to clinic to seek any type of service (See Nikki or Tina for gift cards)

  • Outreach at Avivo Village every other Thursday afternoon from 2pm-4pm (NOT THIS WEEK)

  • Street outreach every Thursday at Scooterville/Franklin Ave encampments

  • Outreach/ Linkage to Care support during The Aliveness Project’s Friday pop-up’s on 26th & 16th street from 10-1pm

Patient advocates + Transportation

  • Paige Olson will be out the afternoon of Tuesday, 4/5.

  • Erin Hawker will be out the afternoon of Friday, 4/8.

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

Upcoming Events + Meetings + Groups + Risk Management Trainings

  • FOR PATIENTS:

  • FOR STAFF

    • Workout Wednesday: 1:00 pm to 1:15 pm and 1:30 pm to 1:45 pm in Dollar Tree

Risk Management: Area of Focus

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

  • Email Encryption is now available.

    • Click the “encrypt” button.

    • Send a test to yourself to confirm functionality

  • Email Scams: Please be aware that there are sophisticated email scams going around in which scammers make it look like they are sending an email from Dr Stately (or another member of the NACC team) Here are some 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.

Ashlee Jallen