NACC Week of 9/6/2021
!!Staff Shoutouts!!
Rekha Banerjee for 3 years at NACC!
Nikki Giardina for 4 years at NACC!
Emily Pietig for 4 years at NACC!
Hannah Lussier for 4 years at NACC!
All Staff Updates this week
Medical Provider Meeting: Peer Review Q2 Asthma Results, PrEP on Tuesday
annual Mantoux test this upcoming month -
Phong and Riely won State Fair Tickets
Behavioral Health
Notes
BH appt zoom room is in BH clinic- please send patients to suite 103 in the Ancient Trader’s building if they need a zoom connection
BH registration is scheduling appointments - call BH front desk at 612-843-5981to see if any same days are available
BH has limited in person appointments, with rotating providers in each day. The majority of individual appointments and all groups continue to be on telehealth
Behavioral Health Home referrals (for patients who need long term behavioral health supports) Should be placed through orders. Please call Erin at 612-843-5994 when making these referrals.
Tim and Todd have expanded availability for ADHD testing. Please place referral for NACC ADHD Testing in orders and ask patients to complete ADHD forms at our website: https://nacc-healthcare.org/forms
Groups: call BH front desk to get clients registered: 612-843-5981
Mind body medicine group: Adults 830am-1030am starts this week. 8-10week group and clients get a 25 gift card for every session. Adults 18+
Growing healthily habits (pre teens and teens) Wednesday 1130-1pm starts next week Starts over zoom , weather dependent referrals to Jessica Thurin.
Diabetes management group- Thursday at 8:30- Alicia
Mental Health PPE- coping in a pandemic- Fridays at 8:30- Alicia and Erin
Pandemic support group- Friday’s 8:30am-10am Alicia’s Zoom: 476-834-3018
Mom’s Group- for pregnant moms, parents and caregivers of children ages 0-5 starting May 20 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm - Donna and Christine
Tending to our hearts and souls - Tuesdays (starting June 8th) from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm - Christine
Dental
Dental hours are 9:30-5 M-F
Same days and Walk ins available as the schedule allows.
Dental can help schedule pts when needed
Eastside clinic in St.Paul takes walk-ins 8:30-3 M-F for emergencies
Outreach
Outreach at Avivo Village Thursday afternoon 9/2 2pm-4pm
Every other Wednesday, Outreach will be joining Southside and IPTF as we go to Kimball Court to do outreach.
Every Thursday afternoon, outreach connects with different camps in the area.
HIV / HEP-C testing (with COVID vaccines) event in Dollar tree Monday
Patient advocates + Transportation
Patient Advocate team in clinic this week
Upcoming Van Schedule
August 31st – PTO
September 3rd – Equine Therapy
September 17th – Equine Therapy
September 24th – Equine Therapy
COVID Vaccine clinic
COVID vaccines on Wednesday in DT
New Staff
Tricia Koerner: Dental Therapist
Policy + Procedure Updates
There is a new mandatory vaccine policy Please see your manager or Gregg with questions.
Upcoming Events + Meetings + Groups + Risk Management Trainings
FOR PATIENTS:
9/15 dream of wild heatlh produe popup and cancer resource vendors (lunch produce, cancer info) by dollar tree
FOR STAFF
Indigenous Health Toolkit Trainings for provider team from 8am-9am on the following dates
September 14th: Indigenous Culture and Healing Practices recognizes Indigenous knowledge systems and how to collaborate with client to improve health, such as through work with traditional healers or embracing culture lifeways in preventative healthcare
September 28th: Indigenous Health Equity, The Indigenous Patient-Provider Relationship focuses on the providers role in providing cultural safety and proposes models for clinical care using a more holistic, Indigenous focused lens
October 12th: Decolonization of Health Systems, addresses the need for change on a systemic level and imagines culturally safe and decolonized care environments, offering tools to advocate for patients on systems levels
Workout Wednesday every Wednesday at 4 pm via Zoom. Join here: https://mnachc.zoom.us/j/3427741058
Please contact Jessica Thurin if you have any questions
Risk Management: Area of Focus
Reminder to log workplace events/ issues in the incident tracker- come to me or ShaNay with questions
ADP + Staff Resources
Open Jobs at NACC
Peer Recovery Coach (Circles of Care)