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Members of the Rewards and Recognition Committee will be rounding throughout the hospital to hand out special treats today, Tuesday, March 30 from 2:30 – 4 pm to recognize and thank staff at all levels of the organization for their incredible commitment to taking care of our patients, their families and each other.
Each year, during National Nurses Week, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital celebrates its nurses and support staff with awards recognizing excellence in critical thinking, commitment to patient teaching, continuing education, outstanding delivery of patient- and family-centered care with compassion and dignity, and evidence-based practice. Do you have a coworker who deserves one of these awards? To submit a nomination, click here. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, April 2.
Don’t miss out on the spring Staff Raffle benefitting the Caregivers Fund. Chances start at just $10 and are paid via payroll deduction. There will be 10 drawings at the conclusion of the raffle―one for each prize. Staff must enter by 2:59 pm on Friday, April 2. Enter to win one of these 10 amazing prizes to make life at home a little easier and fun!
The standard anesthesia consent form used at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital has been revised to be consistent across Mass General Brigham and to meet new regulations from the Board of Registration in Medicine. Effective April 5, all old anesthesia consent forms should be discarded, and only the new forms should be used. Old forms are identifiable by the form identification numbers “65080” and “65080S” for Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. The new forms are available in English and Spanish. Ordering information and additional details are available here.
Are you interested in learning more about earning your BSN, MBA or MPH? Click here to learn more about these exciting online opportunities from UMass Amherst, Simmons University and Regis College.
The Online College Preparation Program is a set of courses that introduces the employee to common terms associated with online learning, encourages connections amongst colleagues in a supportive virtual learning environment, and acts as a simulation of actual online courses.
Please visit AskmyHR Portal for more information and to register for the OCPP. Questions? Please contact Lisa Chodos, Virtual Learning Community Manager, Mass General Brigham Workforce Development, lchodos@partners.org, 617-329-9816
Mass General Brigham’s Innovation Digital Education Academy (IDEA) is a new, year-long program focused on Innovation and Digital Health. Each month, we will host a special session highlighting key individuals and innovations happening within the digital health space.
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s monthly Education Calendar is now available, which contains listings for many core competencies, trainings and career development opportunities here on our campus, as well as at Mass General Brigham and BWH. You can also view the complete course offerings on BWFHconnect.
Join Allison Lily, LICSW, CEAP, EAP Director, on Wednesday, March 31 from 12 noon – 12:55 pm for this webinar to help managers handle the impact of critical incidents. It’s designed to provide support to leadership so they can help employees. It will provide guidance on how to create a culture of psychological safety, on how to maintain productivity, on returning-to-work and staying-at-work.
Patient Experience Summit (Virtual)
May 20, 2021, from 8 am – 12 noon
The intended audience for this event is administrators and non-clinicians, clinicians, and patient and family advisors from around the Mass General Brigham system. Please forward to Mass General Brigham employees as appropriate. More details to follow in the coming months. Reach out to pxsummit@partners.org with any questions.
All health care workers are considered part of the state's Phase 1 vaccination plan. Employees can be vaccinated at any of our vaccination sites using COVID Pass. For employees unable to use COVID Pass seeking dose 1 (initial vaccination appointments), please call the COVID Call Center to schedule an appointment: 781-960-1567.
Even if you have been vaccinated, please continue to practice all aspects of our Safe Care Commitment while at work: perform hand hygiene, maintain physical distancing and wear hospital-issued personal protective equipment, including face masks. There is no change to the requirement for health care workers to wear eye protection during all clinical encounters, regardless of vaccination status.
Nearly 75 percent of Mass General Brigham employees are now vaccinated and the percentage of vaccinated Massachusetts residents is climbing daily. As a result, we have updated the following policies:
To address concerns about workplace density, all Mass General Brigham employees whose work can be performed remotely should continue to do so through August 31. A system-wide team is developing recommendations and an implementation plan that will guide where work will be performed over the long term. Managers must monitor the density of their work environment and, if necessary, rotate employees to allow for the onsite work to be accomplished. More information can be found here.
Much of our non-clinical work and many of our meetings can be conducted virtually. While we continue to encourage that most meetings be conducted through online platforms (Teams/Zoom), we recognize the value of in-person collaboration and have issued guidelines for in-person meetings.
Non-employees, summer interns and students whose work can be performed remotely should do so until further guidance is provided. We recognize that some activities involving non-employees must be done onsite, such as:
Anyone seeking an exemption to this remote work policy for non-employees must fill out and submit this form to request. Outside vendors, such as case management liaisons, should continue to do their work remotely. Clinical areas cannot support additional density at this point.
Mass General Brigham will continue to monitor infection and hospitalization rates and the numbers of employees vaccinated. If they continue to trend in the right direction, we may further loosen these guidelines. For more information please visit Ask My HR.
Recently, a safety report was submitted for overflowing sharp containers on 6 North. Read the complete edition of Last Week In Patient Safety (intranet link).
Equity Access and Inclusion in Digital Health (Innovation Digital Education Academy (IDEA) Symposium
Tuesday, March 30
12:30 to 1:30 pm
Via Zoom
Manager Webinar - Managing the Impact of Critical Incidents: Helping Build Workplace Resilience
Wednesday, March 31
12 noon to 12:45
EAP Webinar
De-Escalation Recert/Initial Training
Friday, April 9
8 am to 12 noon
Via Zoom
Miles for Migraines Virtual Event with Dr. Carolyn Bernstein
Saturday, April 10
1 to 3:30 pm
Virtual
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