Reminder: Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Please remind employees who participated in the Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account for the 2013 plan year that the last day to submit claims incurred during the 2013 plan year (January 2013 - December 2013) will be March 31, 2014.

Claims received after that date will not be reimbursed, and federal law requires that any money left in the employees' 2013 accounts be forfeited.  Claims should be submitted to ADP using the attached form.  Additional questions should be referred to ADP via the Kindred HUB at 800-991-6171. 

Dependent Eligibility Audit Deadline

The Dependent Eligibility Audit Deadline is March 28!  Please remind your employees! 

Our dependent eligibility audit is now underway.  While many employees have already responded, we have others who still need to respond.  As a reminder, the audit began March 10, 2014, and ends on March 28, 2014. During this period, all employees who have dependents actively enrolled in the medical, dental, or vision plan are required to update their dependent information and provide documentation as proof of eligibility. However, any dependent that was added and verified in 2013 or 2014 will not have to be revalidated.

90 Day Weight Loss Challenge (NW)

Basic EKG at PHX

March

Basic EKG

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March AMLS

March

AMLS Class

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Raise and Earn: Heart Walk

Mandatory RT Education

EDUCATION UPDATES 2014

MANDATORY 

EDUCATION FOR

RESPIRATORY THERAPIST 

CLASSROOM SESSIONS

Basic EKG at NW

February 

Basic EKG Class

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Terminal Weans with Reverend Dale

TERMINAL WEANS

RN/LPN’s & RT

Open Dialogue with 

Reverend Dale

Extra Shift Incentive Winners

DRUM ROLLLL

PLEASE!!!!

The winners for the Extra Shift Incentive are.........

2014 Heart Walk

Time is Running Out

Extra Shift Incentive

Advance Your Nursing Education

Several Colleges & Universities 

will be having info booths 

To explore Your Nursing Education Options

RN/LPN/PCT/CNA’S ARE ALL WELCOME

Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: Dealing with Difficult People

Brown Bag Lunch Seminar:

Dealing with Difficult People

Back Safety & Ergonomics

Back Safety and Ergonomics

With Jessica Burnside – Rehab

All staff Are Welcome

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Unique You: Personality Styles At Work

Brown Bag Lunch Seminar

Unique You: 

Personality Styles At Work

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Town Hall Meetings

    

We would like to announce the next Town Hall Meetings for both the Phoenix and Northwest Campuses. 

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Service Excellence Standard Jan-Feb 2014: Teamwork

The Service Excellence Standard for January and February 2014 is Teamwork.

Were you able to participate in the Teamwork Brown Bag Lunch Webinar last week? If you weren't able to make it you can check out the webinar at your leisure or in the comfort of your own home by clicking HERE

How will you exemplify Teamwork in the workplace? What can you do to improve camaraderie? What small thing can you do to unite as a team?

If you missed it....

We’d like for staff to come together as a group (hence the Teamwork subject) for these upcoming Webinars offered by Cigna, but Leadership would rather you were able to view this from your environment if you are unable to attend either facility classroom, are unable to leave the floor, or working from home. For those of you that would like to see this Teamwork Webinar, I am attaching the email/link for you to do so on your own computer. I have the printed materials Cigna provided for those that attend in our classrooms, and of course you get the benefit of working within our team environment, as well as enjoying a complimentary brown bag lunch from our great food service staff. More of these seminars to come in February and March so be sure to check your email!

Brown Bag Lunch Webinar

Effective Teamwork:

Strategies for Working Together

Congratulations Lee!

Congratulations to Lida Randolph, Medical Staff Coordinator – Kindred Hospital Phoenix Market for successfully passing the certification examination for a Provider Credentialing Specialist.  This certification is sponsored by the The Certification Commission of National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS).

W2's

2013 W-2's will be available for Pick-up on Thursday January 23, 2014

Employees: W-2's may be picked up at the Security Desk (Lobby) at Phoenix and the Reception Desk (Lobby) at Northwest during Lobby Hours (M-F) beginning tomorrow, Thursday (1/23/14).  All W-2's must be picked up by 3:00 PM, Thursday, January 30th.  W-2's that are not claimed by the deadline will be mailed. You must present an ID (Kindred Badge will be sufficient for current Employee’s) for pick-up.

Message from the CEO

My hope is that all of you had a Happy Holiday Season!

2013 was a complex year with significant changes in healthcare that seem to only be the beginning of a major trend.  So what will 2014 be like?  I am questioned frequently on how these changes will affect our business and I have to continue to answer that I am not sure.  I do know that we will have to do things differently, faster and better. As stated in the letter I sent to each of you in December, we have strategic goals outlined 

Holiday Party Pictures

The Holiday Party pictures are all ready for viewing and they turned out Great!!! Please follow the link below, if you are having troubles opening on Internet Explorer, try using Google Chrome.  

 http://cravephoto.wix.com/kindred-2013