Meet New Employee ~ Joyce Wilson

Meet Joyce Wilson
Position: Dietary Aide
Start Date: 20151109
Birthday: 20150219
Background/Educations: Milaca High School
Worked in the health care field for over 29 years.
Long term care CNA, assisted living CNA, adult PCA, homecare, hospital CNA, and homekeeping at Milaca clinic.
Preschool, daycare, newborn, and school age aide.
What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Getting back into the health field in a hospital setting. Not every day is the same. Working up into different departments in the years to come. Learning more.
What are your three favorite movies? 1. A Long Kiss Goodbye 2. True Lies 3. Fool's Gold
What is your favorite color? Purple
Do you have a nickname? Yes, not going to share. It was a high school nickname
What are your hobbies?: Cooking, reading, vacationing with my family and friends to Mazatan Mexico at Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay Resort and Spa, bingo, eating out with friends and family on holidays and birthdays, trying new things on the menu.

Meet New Employee ~ Sheila Hanson

Meet Sheila Hanson
Position: RN
Start Date: 20151109
Birthday: 20150507
Background/Educations: St. Cloud Technical College - LPN
Anoka Ramsey Community College - RN
Capella University - BSN
What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Learning all areas of hospital nursing.
What are your three favorite movies? 1. The Notebook 2. Backdraft 3. A Walk to Remember
What is your favorite color? Purple
Do you have a nickname? No
What are your hobbies?: Puzzles, crocheting, and baking.

UNUM Life Insurance and Long Term Disability

Here are links for more information regarding UNUM, FirstLight’s new life and long term disability vendor:

First Light Health System voluntary term life AD&D highlight sheet

First Light Health System voluntary term life AD&D enrollment form

First Light group presentation

UNUM will be at FLHS presenting this information on Monday, November 9th from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. in Meeting Room 1.

*Please contact HR with any questions at 320-225-3611.

6 days left to contribute to the Coin Drive!

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Here is another peek at the contributions for the Coin Drive to Keep A Child Warm.  The main container is filling up with some coins AND paper!  The FINAL collection will be next week.  We still have time to reach our $500.00 goal!  We had a couple of $50.00 donations-WOW!

Thank you so much for your contribution.  It will be exciting to see how much we can raise as an organization.

Locations of cans:  business office, rehab, wellness, lab, imaging, surgery, IP floor (by ice machine), dining room, Mora clinic, PC clinic, Hinckley Clinic.

 

WOW Tip of the Week-Blood Pressure Part 1

Blood Pressure

Getting your blood pressure checked is one of the options on the employee wellness challenge – Health Milestones Challenge.  It is a simple and quick measure you can take that is available at numerous areas in our own organization!

High blood pressure (HBP) or hypertension is often called a “silent killer” because many people have it but do not know it.  HBP puts stress on your blood vessel walls.  There are usually no signs or symptoms.  Over time HBP can lead to: heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and kidney disease.

Your blood pressure is checked with two numbers.  The top number (systolic) shows the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats.  The bottom number (diastolic) shows the pressure in your arteries when your heart rests.

Ideal blood pressure is if you have a top number lower than 120 and a bottom number lower than 80.

Areas in OUR organization where you can get your blood pressure checked:

  • Cardiac Services
  • Wellness Office
  • Ask any of our wonderful nurses, I’m sure they would be happy to check it for you

If you have blood pressure consistently outside of the ideal range, take action!  Talk with your provider about lifestyle changes or possible treatment.

Life and Long Term Disability Employee Meetings

In an effort to provide FirstLight Health System employees the best benefits possible, beginning January 1, 2016, FirstLight will be changing the life and long term disability vendor to UNUM.  This does include any voluntary benefits you may currently have with Assurant.  You do not have to complete any paperwork for this change, as everything was transferred from Assurant to UNUM.  If you want to make any changes, you will need to fill out some paperwork.

UNUM is offering onsite education to employees regarding life, long term disability and voluntary life insurance on Monday, November 9th in FirstLight Hospital Meeting Room 1 at the times listed below:

7:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.

Employees who would like to listen into these meetings offsite can call (320) 225-3958.  The meeting should last about ½ hour.

The UNUM PowerPoint presentation and applications will be posted on the intranet by Friday, November 6th.

*To qualify for life and long term disability an employee must have core hours of 30+ per pay period.       

Application forms for voluntary life insurance are due back to Human Resources by Friday, December 4th.  If you have any questions regarding open enrollment or the life and long term disability policies please feel free to contact Human Resources at (320) 225-3611.

Welcome Rob Almendinger!

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Please take a moment to welcome Rob Almendinger, our interim EMS manager for the next three months as we search for a candidate to fill our open position.

Rob is currently the Outstate Manager for North Memorial in the Princeton region. Rob will be splitting his time between FirstLight and Princeton.

Rob comes to us with twenty-three years experience in EMS with the past thirteen in a management role.

Welcome Rob!