NACC Week of 4/25/2022

Morning Huddle: Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

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

!!Staff Shoutouts!!

  • Shout out to the traditional healing team for an incredible conference. Special shout-out to Anita for all her efforts and coordinating her first ever conference and making sure it went off without a hitch.

  • Aimee for being such a great addition to NACC – her kind presence is felt by both staff and patients. We are lucky to have her here!

  • Shout out to Anita! For bringing a natural, fun energy to work and being an all-around wonderful coworker.

All Staff Updates this week

  • Dr Strong committee meeting Friday

  • Board of directors meeting Thursday

  • Summary of anonymous feedback hanging in break room

  • Staff Testing (COVID): Please complete testing prior to 3 pm each day. If possible, please come to lab and test in the morning.

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

  • 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

  • In this week

New Staff

  • Molly Krause: Integrated behavioral health coordinator

  • Chartiase Williams: LPN from staffing agency

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:

    • Diabetic Eye Exams: 5/10 and 5/11 - see Mike or Moriah with questions

    • Open House: 5/20 from 11 am to 2 pm. “Love Yourself for Future Generations”

  • FOR STAFF

    • Emergency Preparedness in 1113 (BH + Leech Lake): 4/27

    • Teams All Staff Meeting: 5/3

    • Narcan / overdose reversal in Dollar Tree: 5/10

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

    • Earth Day Celebration: 4/29 - Potluck (bring something green!), smudge walk and community clean up at 1 pm.

Risk Management: Area of Focus

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

  • Employee Suggestion Box

  • 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