NACC Week of 8/12/2024

Morning Huddle: Every Tuesday and Thursday

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

!!Staff Shoutouts!!

  • Cheers to Kawanda Staples for her dedication and hard work starting at NACC!!

  • Shoutout to Kat for always, always helping with a kind smile!

  • Cheers to Cham for taking her time to help and schedule- thanks!!

  • IOP staff for being such a positive and supportive team to our clients and each other!

  • Erin and Violet for maintaining a safe and healing space within the dosing clinic for our relatives.

  • Wren for an awesome ECHO this week!

  • Big Thank you to Erin Hawker for covering and supporting the PHC team this week! You are appreciated!

August NACCaversaries:

  • Jenny Singh - 13 years

  • Ashley O’Meara - 4 years

  • Valerie Norris - 3 years

  • Lindsay King Cooney - 2 years

  • Cora Raskovich - 2 years

All Staff Updates this Week

  • Logo design sessions (provide feedback/input for the new NACC logo):

    • Invite sent via Outlook (email):

      1. Tuesday, August 13th: Morning Huddle (8:30 am) – presentation after announcements

      2. Wednesday, August 14th: 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm

      3. Thursday, August 15th: 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm

  • Invitation to apply to be a designer for the co-creation with Alia came via email from Laura on Monday 7/29. Please let Gregg know if you have any questions.

  • Monday (8.12.24) will be the last Recovery Circle meeting @ Mino B.

  • Simone will be out on PTO for the next two weeks, with a return-to-work date of 8.26.24. Please contact IOP or Rachel L. @ 5947 if you have any questions.

  • Reminder – Colin Mattie (Chemical Health Assessor) is off on Fridays.

  • Ashley O will be providing transportation for equine therapy every other Thursday from June to September and will be unavailable the following days:

    • August 8th & 22nd

    • Sept 5th

New Staff

  • Erin Collins - Public Health Manager

Upcoming Events + Meetings + Groups + Risk Management Trainings

Risk Management + Area of Focus

HIPAA TOPIC: Securing Patient Information

  • Use Encrypted Email and Messaging : When sending patient information electronically, always use encrypted email to send patient information. When using messaging or chat please use patient initials.

  • Verify Recipient Identity: Before sharing any patient information, always verify the identity of the recipient including confirming name and date of birth.

  • Minimize Information Shared: Share only the minimum necessary information required for the purpose of the communication. Avoid disclosing any additional personal details unless absolutely necessary.

  • Respect Boundaries with Personal Acquaintances: Employees must not access medical records or information of friends or family. Accessing such information without a legitimate work-related reason is a violation of HIPAA and breaches patient trust.

OCHIN

  • OCHIN: There is an OCHIN Coverage grid on the new white board outside of Felicia and Avery’s office! If you are curious who is in and out between Shannon, Kris, and Mya – please check there!

Department updates

HR

  • Onboarding Dates:

    • August 12th and 26th

    • September 9th, 16th and 30th

    • October 15th and 28th

    • November 11th and 25th

    • December 9th

Operations + IT

  • Use Vocera “Call IT” to get in contact with Sara or Kris

  • Nicky (Facilities): 612-201-9786

  • Travis’ Cell Phone: (763) 760-9983

  • Security Contact: MIB can be reached at 763-760-3735 if you cant reach them on Vocera

Patient advocates + Transportation

Patient Advocates: At this time we will no longer be taking walk-ins due to staffing shortage. We will accommodate for those seeing a provider. Please add patient advocate appointments to the PA schedule in centricity, this includes phone calls as well. This is temporary as we continue to search for additional patient advocates. If you have any questions, please contact Molly. Thank you for your understanding!

Community Health

  • Gift cards for Cancer Screening reach out to Chris

    • Breast

    • Cervical

    • Colorectal

    • Lung Cancer

  • OB gift cards reach out to JoLynda

Traditional Healing

Dental

  • Dental open normal hours.

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

Outreach

  • Weekly clean-up around the neighborhood every Wednesday at 2 PM. Staff are invited to join. James will be the main contacts for this weekly event.

  • HIV Testing Event and Supply Distribution: Hinterland and back garage door every Monday from 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm (starting September 2024)

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

  • Street outreach every Thursday at encampments

  • Every 2nd Tuesday we join Southside HRS popup location TBD

  • NACC staff are welcome to grab supplies from the DT space. When taking supplies, please write down quantity and type of supplies you are taking on White Board in back of DT.

  • Open Supply Distribution: back garage door on Fridays from 1pm to 3:30pm

Data

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Tribal Health

Colin’s schedule is Monday - Thursday: 8:30 am – 5 pm. Please refer all requests for Chemical Health assessment appointments to E’laina @ 612.843.5947 if you’re unable to reach Colin @ (612) 843-5912.

Ashlee Jallen