NACC Week of 07/31/23
Morning Huddle: Every Tuesday and Thursday
https://mnachc.zoom.us/j/8029150113
!!Staff Shoutouts!!
Shout out to the banana of the NACC land 😊
August NACCaversaries:
Jenny Singh - 12 years
Daisy Galbreath - 7 years
Marisa Anywaush - 3 years
Jared Dunlap - 3 years
Ashley O’Meara - 3 years
Valerie Norris - 2 years
Patricia Koerner - 2 years
Lindsay King Cooney - 1 year
Cora Raskovich - 1 year
All Staff Updates this Week
All staff meeting 8/1 via huddle zoom link. Tips for resilience and responding to trauma.
HR Office has moved to the back of the Dollar Tree.
Reminder to all staff to start thinking about using PTO to avoid losing any at the end of the year (120 hours max carryover; special requests to carryover up-to 200 hours for family or medical leave must be made in writing by 11/30, and begin using PTO in excess of 120 hours in the first quarter of 2024).
Dr Stately Alia Announcement is on YouTube for those who missed it: https://youtu.be/pF-OPP1Tuuc
Animal Therapy
8/1; 8/15; 8/29
Operations + IT + Traditional healing
Sara (IT) Cell Phone: 612-946-0544/ Johanna IT phone 612-476-2018 (on vocera “Call IT” ) Johanna provides IT support for late afternoons.
Nicky (Facilities): 612-201-9786
Travis’ Cell Phone: (763) 760-9983
Security coverage Starting Monday 7/3
Mon: 8 am - 6: 30 pm
Tues: 8 am - 6:30 pm
Wed: 8 am - 6:30 pm
Thur: 8 am - 6:30 pm
Fri: 8 am - 6:30 pm
Patient advocates + Transportation
Equine Therapy Dates (Ashley not available for rides): 8/3; 8/18; 8/31; 9/7
New Staff
Cheyenne Lee - CSA
Upcoming Events + Meetings + Groups + Risk Management Trainings
FOR PATIENTS:
Full Moon Ceremony: 7/31
Cedar Ceremony: 8/3
Mammo Day: 8/7
Kid’s Day: 8/18
Weekly Groups for Patients
ATOD Drum Group: Every Thursday - For young men ages 16-30
Grief Support Group: BH - Every Tuesday
Women’s Trauma Healing Group in Behavioral Health
Harm Reduction Group - Every Tuesday
Diabetes Group - Every Thursday
For staff:
Kid’s Day: 8/18 Cedar Field Park from 2-5 PM
NACC volunteers will be needed - volunteer schedule soon to come
Celebration of Susan: 9/7 from 4 pm to 6 pm at Norway House
Staff Ceremony: 10/4 at MIWRC from 9 am to 3 pm.
Risk Management: Area of Focus
Incident tracker : Log workplace events/ issues in the incident tracker
Vocera:
Wear it everyday
Summon the genie with a push of the button
Call [person]
first name, last initial
First name, department
Broadcast
To department
To Dr Strong: Communicate location / situation
Panic: Red Button, broadcasts to all: Communicate location / situation
Email 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.
Email Encryption: Please do it when sending emails with PHI or PII
outpatient 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
Diabetes Management Group - Thursdays from 10:00 am-11:00 am – with Laurie App.
Women’s Trauma Healing Group in Behavioral Health. Meeting via zoom on Wednesdays at 2pm starting on 11/2. Please call BH with questions.
Community Health
Aldi gift cards for completed Well Child Checks from 1/1/23 to 9/15/23. Contact Mike or Trudy to provide to patients.
Mammo Day on 8/7. There are still a few after spots available. Contact Mike to schedule.
Jessica Geier (Thurin) will be going on maternity leave.
Dental
Dental open normal hours.
Eastside clinic in St. Paul takes walk-ins 8:30-3 M-F for emergencies
Outreach
Weekly syringe clean-up around the neighborhood every Wednesday at 2 PM. All staff are invited to join. James and Tina will be the main contacts for this weekly event.
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.