Reminder: Bedside Risk Management

Do NOT forget to attend one of the MANDATORY Bedside Risk Managmeent training classes being held throughout the month of June.

Sign Up sheets are available at each facility.

100+ Days of No Injury

Kindred-Northwest Staff is at

100+ days of no Employee Injuries.

Please join us on Thursday June 6^th for Root Beer Floats. Root Beer Floats will be available at 2:00pm in the Dining Room. For night shift, Root Beer Floats will be available at 12am in the Employee Lounge.

SAFETY NEVER HURTS

Employee of the Month: May 2013

Congratulating Heather Zane, RN-ICU at Northwest and Rosa Ayala, EVS at Phoenix for being the Employees of the Month for May 2013.

Both these ladies have shown their commitment to service and above average quality of work. Please congratulate these two shining stars!

June Birthdays

Wishing all of our June brithday babies a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Birthstone: Pearl/Alexandrite

Zodiacs: Gemini and Cancer

Flower: Rose

Fun Fact: June in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to December in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological summer is 1 June. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological winter is 1 June.

PHOENIX
Oliver Shanika, RN-ICU: 6/1
Roger Greteman, RN: 6/3
Maggie Murillo, Resp. Therapist: 6/4
Tapera Sabe, RN: 6/4
Traci Arellano, Admission Assoc: 6/7
Suzy Stellino, Rehab: 6/7
Maria Herrera, PCT: 6/14
Tammy Weinland, Med. Technologist: 6/15
Alee Kovaric, PCT: 6/16
Charles Bambulas, Food Svc Mgr: 6/19
Phillip Peterson, Resp. Therapist: 6/25
Tuesday Dennis, LPN: 6/27
Lida Randolph, Med. Staff Coordinator: 6/27

NORTHWEST
Bonnie Tarvin-Abrams, Monitor Tech: 6/1
Sharice Norman, Rad. Tech: 6/2
James Sederstrom, Resp. Therapist: 6/2
Chinenye Nwafor, RN: 6/6
Robyn Rahrman, RN: 6/7
Nenia Javier, RN: 6/15
Siony Saile, RN: 6/16
Kimberly Picicci, Nursing Sup: 6/22
Lucinda Boyd-Begay, Rehab: 6/27
Tammy Roe, Monitor Tech: 6/28



May Message from Karen Shammas

PRIDE in the Workplace

How can you take pride in your job:

1. Decide to give it 100%: What your mother told you was true. If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing right. Own your job and put your good name on it.
2. Exert control over what you can: You may not have control over all aspects of your job, but identify what you do have control over and focus on them.
3. Make it fun: How can you lighten up your workplace? How can you smile at your coworkers and make their day?
4. Speak and act positively towards your coworkers: If you change your behavior towards others they will likely change too. Notice the good things they do not the negative. The result will be a happier less stressed you.
5. Practice extreme self-care: Take care of yourself. Seek ways to manage your stress. Take a walk at lunchtime. There is a life after work. Make the best of it and take advantage of hobbies and activities with driends and family.

Proud

Resolve

Invest

Determine

Effort

IMPORTANT: Big Changes in the Laboratory!

Effective immediately we will no longer be using St. Josephs hospital for our after hours stat laboratory testing!

All testing will be sent to LabCorp regardless of the time of day or night.

Each Nurses station has been supplied with the new LabCorp requisitions.

What does this mean to you?  How does the process change?

Essentially it’s the same process. Just with a new requisition and phone number.

1. Collect the blood specimen via a peripheral blood draw.
2. Fill out the LabCorp requisition. (make sure and mark it STAT)
3. Call LabCorp and they will send a courier to pick up the specimen. (no courier fee)
4. Results will be faxed and/or called to the nursing station.

LabCorp Phone Number

602-454-8000

There are a few specimen requirement changes, so make sure and check the Lab label for the specimen code, or refer to the newly updated Laboratory Specimen Guide that is located at each nursing station.

As always, please feel free to call the Lab with any questions

602-280-7329

or

call the On-call person after hours 623-256-2206.

May Birthdays

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR MAY BIRTHDAYS!

NORTHWEST

Dianne Reilly, RN-ICU: 5/2

Joyce Moody, CNA: 5/5

Mabel Bautista, RN: 5/8

Henry Cruz, RN-ICU: 5/10

Melissa Bishop, RN: 5/11

Ingrid Lorenzo, Nursing Sup: 5/15

Erlinda Shaoul, RN-ICU: 5/18

Theresa Barrett, LPN: 5/22

Christopher Trammell, Resp. Therapist: 5/29

Mary Noyes, Rehab: 5/29

Sharon Baker, RN: 5/31

PHOENIX

Krystyna Ostrowski, PCT: 5/1

Deobrah Barber, RN: 5/3

Marlin Barnes, PCT 5/9

Cristobal Hoyos, Resp. Therapist Sup.: 5/9

Paul Pilkington, Area Lab Dir.:5/12

Michele Ridenour, Clinical Doc. Spec.: 5/12

Karen Buchmann, Med. Tech.: 5/15

Leslie Burrows, Reg. Dietician: 5/15

Suzanne Foss, LPN: 5/15

Penny Fletcher, Rehab: 5/17

Naomi Morse, RN-ICU: 5/18

Kathleen Stong, Bill Collector: 5/25

Mary Glew, Rad. Tech: 5/27

Jennifer Dieterich, Resp. Therapist: 5/28

Mayra Lua, EVS: 5/28

Jamilah Allensworth, RN: 5/30

Ilona Gabriel, Nursing Sup.: 5/30

Rachel Parker, RN: 5/30