Category: NEW FACES

Position: Rehab Services Support

Start Date: 11/13/17

Birthday: 10/11

Background/Educations: Have worked at our family jewelry store for 43 years. I have had several side jobs as I love to keep busy and learn new things!

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Meeting new people, being in a positive atmosphere, helping out where and when I am needed. Being able to give back to the community by volunteering.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Beauty and the Beast 2. Mushy Hallmark movies 3. Shutter Island

What is your favorite color? Pink

What are your hobbies?: I love to be outside! I'm not the best cook, but I enjoy cooking for my family! I actually LOVE to clean my house! But my favorite thing to do is read. My kindle is always with me.

Position: Nursing Assistant

Start Date: 11/13/17

Birthday: 1/30

Background/Educations: Pine City High School, Pine Technical and Community College.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Getting started in my healthcare career.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Dirty Dancing 2. Beauty and the Beast 3. The Notebook

What is your favorite color? Teal

Do you have a nickname? Cait

What are your hobbies?: Tennis, basketball, softball, and fishing.

Position: Janitor

Start Date: 11/13/17

Birthday: 6/7

Background/Educations: High School Diploma

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? New adventure

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Rambo 2. Terminator

What is your favorite color? Green

What are your hobbies?: Hanging out with my family.

Position: Environmental Services Tech

Start Date: 11/13/17

Birthday: 7/31

Background/Educations: Graduated at State College of Beauty Culture as a Nail Tech. Went to Globe University for Vet Tech for a couple of years.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Grown Ups 2. Olympus has Fallen 3. Abduction

What is your favorite color? Turquoise

What are your hobbies?: Horseback riding, camping, hiking, and disc golfing.

Position: Nursing Assistant

Start Date: 11/13/17

Birthday: 8/19

Background/Educations: Currently, I am attending Anoka Ramsey Community College working towards earning an ADN and planning on continuing to earn a BSN starting next fall.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am most excited to work at FirstLight Health System to help the team to achieve the best possible care and to gain experience to better assist patients.

What is your favorite color? Green

Do you have a nickname? Wadey

What are your hobbies?: Hunting, fishing, and relaxing.

Position: Imaging Assistant

Start Date: 11/13/17

Birthday: 12/3

Background/Educations: High School graduate. Argosy University Twin Cities - Radiologic Technology.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Learning and being a part of an amazing team.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Anchorman 2. Anchorman 2: The Legend continues 3. If there was an Anchorman 3, It would be my 3rd favorite movie

What is your favorite color? Pink

What are your hobbies?: Long naps and smiling

Position: PT Student

Start Date: 11/6/17

Birthday: 3/26

Background/Educations: Hawley High School. BS in biology and health and medical sciences - MSUM Moorhead. Jamestown Physical Therapy.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? This is my first outpatient clinical and I'm excited about applying new knowledge. I'm also excited to view surgery and aquatic therapy.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Harry Potter 2. The Vow

What is your favorite color? Lime Green

Do you have a nickname? Nick

What are your hobbies?: Exercising/lifting, eating, and NetFlix.

Position: Coding Student

Start Date: 10/23/17

Birthday: 7/7

Background/Educations: Currently going to school for my Associates Degree in HIM/Coding degree. I graduate in December 2017. I attend M State out of Detroit Lakes, MN.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Getting to see what goes on in the HIM department from the beginning of health record to the final stages. (Reception to coding/billing).

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Mighty Ducks (all of them) 2. Home Alone 1 3. You've Got Mail

What is your favorite color? Pink

What are your hobbies?: Scrapbooking, walking, reading, and watching the Minnesota Wild and Timberwolves.

Position: Patient Service Specialist

Start Date: 10/23/17

Birthday: 9/13

Background/Educations: Mora High School, High School Diploma. Many certification courses including: First Responder (which has expired). Emergency Medical Dispatch, Jail Administration, Leadership courses, English Composition 111, DOS certification, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension courses, Missing and Endangered Children course.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Working with people and the challenge of learning a new position.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Calamity Jane with Doris Day 2. The King and I 3. Overboard

What is your favorite color? Purple

Do you have a nickname? Jo

What are your hobbies?: ATV riding, camping, playing with grandchildren, and any outdoor activity.

Position: Anesthesia Student

Start Date: 10/16/17

Birthday: 8/24

Background/Educations: Currently in school at Minneapolis School of Anesthesia to become a nurse anesthetist. Have worked as a nurse in ICU at University of Minnesota Medical Center Hospital and at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina. Graduating in November 2018. Grew up in Portage, WI, but have lived in Minneapolis since 2001.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Getting to know the staff and community and also learning from the great nurse anesthetists.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. The Godfather 2. Inception 3. The Big Lebowski

What are your hobbies?: Biking, rock climbing, playing drums, and watching movies.