Employee Corner
Top 11 New Year's Resolutions, year after year
• Drink less alcohol
• Get a better education
• Get a better job
• Get fit
• Lose weight
• Manage debt
• Manage stress
• Quit smoking now
• Save money
• Take a trip
• Volunteer to help others
List provided courtesy of usa.gov
Looking for an adventure?
Photo provided courtesy of Benita Akins, RN. Read all about Benita's time in Haiti here >>
Dr. Devin Sawyer, St Peter Family Medicine Residency Program is currently seeking volunteers for another Friends of Haiti medical mission trip in April. If you are interested in joining please contact Dr. Sawyer.
For more information visit the Friends of Haiti website.
Click here to read two Providence employees account of their time in Haiti
Benita Akins, RN PSPH Employee Health & Wellness
Therese Sprunger, RN Providence Regional Cancer System
Jump Start Education Program
Providence employees in SWSA will benefit from a grant which is targeted to provide free college preparatory and pre-requisite classes. The focus of the classes will be college prep and pre-requisites, positioning employees who are interested in going back to school to further a career in healthcare. Classes may be held on site at PSPH, made available on-line and/or held at South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC). Funds are also available to these students for books, childcare while in class, mentoring and other potential needs.
In order to be considered as a possible participant, employees must take the student assessment test required by SPSCC, which will be offered at PSPH or at SPSCC. The outcome of this assessment determines where a potential student needs to begin school.
Assessment testing dates are pending. If you think you may be interested in taking advantage of this new opportunity please send your name and e-mail to swsacommunications@providence.org
We can not predict which classes will be available at this point in time. The decision will be based on the outcome of the assessment process and our ability to pull together a group of students that share similar educational needs so that we can create a cohort of students. This grant provides a limited opportunity. Funding is only available through June 2011 providing students the opportunity to attend one or two classes as a jump start to their educational needs. Providence will continue to partner with SPSCC and other organizations in an effort to try to obtain additional funding for future educational opportunities.
Click here to view other Educational Opportunities for Providence employees.
Call for Spirit Award Selection Committee- Providence St. Peter Hospital
Providence St. Peter Hospital is looking for enthusiastic individuals to participate in the selection of the monthly Spirit Award winners beginning January 2011. Only 6 of the 2,300 people that work at Providence St. Peter Hospital have the opportunity to be on our next Spirit Award Selection Committee.
This is a fun and exciting committee that meets once every month for six months to select the two monthly winners that best demonstrate the Core Values in their daily work. Qualifications for Spirit Award Committee members include:
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to remain an anonymous participant
• No current disciplinary action
If you are interested in meeting new people, having fun, and selecting our next Spirit Award winners, please respond to Tonya White by November 30, 2010. Selection of the committee members will be random. Committee members must remain anonymous; therefore, we will not publish the names of those selected.Instead you will be contacted directly by December 15th. Those not selected will go on a waiting list for the next rotation of committee members. If you have questions, or want more information please contact me directly at 493-7615 (ext. 37615) or by email tonyawhite@providence.org
Become a patient at Providence East Olympia - Incentive available!
Did you know you and your family members may be eligible for an additional $250 incentive if you become an established patient at Providence Family Medicine East Olympia?
If you agree to use Providence Family Medicine East Olympia clinic as your medical home for primary care and you are enrolled in the Providence ProvPreferred PPO plan or the Providence ProvSelect HSA plan, you and your family members may be eligible for the Providence Employee Medical Home Pilot incentive.
The Medical Home Pilot incentive varies slightly depending on which health plan you are enrolled in. If you are enrolled in the Providence ProvPreferred PPO Plan, each family member signed up for the medical home pilot will receive a $250 deductible credit for their first appointment (up to the family deductible maximum of $750). If you are enrolled in the Providence ProvSelect HSA Plan, each family member will receive a $250 incentive deposited into the employee HSA account (up to 4 family members/$1,000 maximum). You need to complete your first appointment prior to April 1, 2011, to receive the incentive.
To initiate the application process, you must complete the Patient Care Engagement Form and return it to Providence Family Medicine East Olympia. The clinic is located at 525 Lilly Rd. N.E., Suite 250 (on the second floor of the Professional Building).
To schedule an appointment, call 360.486.6777. Patients will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis.
Want to learn more? Check out this list of frequently asked questions about Providence Family Medicine East Olympia. Included:
• What is a medical home?
• How will your care be different?
• Why consider becoming a patient at Providence Family Medicine East Olympia
• And more …