Pulse Employee Newsletter - July 14, 2020

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Parking Update

As of Monday, July 20, 2020 all BWFH staff and employees will be reassigned to their original parking location, including the Forest Hills and Highland Ave parking lots.  If you have any questions about your parking assignment, please reach out to Dave Haggerty, Parking Manager, at djhaggerty@partners.org or 617-983-4704.  Shuttles will run to and from offsite parking lots on their regular schedules.  Anyone utilizing our shuttle service will:

• Be required to wear a face mask correctly covering their nose and mouth
• Perform hand hygiene upon entry and exit
• Not be permitted to eat or drink on the shuttles to ensure that masks consistently remain in place

New Consent for Procedure Form

The standard Consent for Procedure form has been revised to be consistent across MGB and meet new regulations from the Board of Registration in Medicine. New forms are now available in both English and Spanish for use starting July 27. Old forms should be discarded. Ordering information and additional details are available on BWFHconnect.  

Recovering Our Breath: Dialogue Sessions for Mass General Brigham Employees Extended

In June, Mass General Brigham offered “Recovering Our Breath” Dialogue Sessions – a space for employees to talk about racism and inequity, the personal impact of COVID-19 and the active protests against the killing of Black citizens by police. In order support and encourage ongoing dialogue, weekly group sessions are being extended through August 12. Learn more and register to participate in an upcoming “Recovering Our Breath” session.

Nominations for APP Award in Excellence

Nominations are being accepted until September 15 for BWFH APP Award in Excellence, an award that recognizes the hard work and effort that our APP colleagues have demonstrated over the past year. The APP Award in Excellence will be given to the BWFH APP who excels in any of these categories: patient care, research or education, quality improvement, program development, collaboration or leadership.

If you know an APP who deserves to be recognized, submit a nomination letter to any of the APP Council Leaders: Rebecca Mogensen, MSN, RN, CNP (Chair), Laurie Rieger, MSN, RN, CNP (Co-Chair), Jill Martin, MSN, RN, CNP (Secretary), Johanna Baldassari, MSN, RN, CNP (Chief APP).

COVID-19 Updates

Voicemail Scheduling for Fit Testing Now Available

In addition to the online form requesting a fit test that was announced last week, employees who don’t have access to a computer can now contact the voicemail line with their request.  Employees can call 617-983-7028 and leave their name, department, contact number and shift hours and a member of the fit testing team will call them back to schedule an appointment.

Guidance on Personal and Vacation Travel

As summer vacation season arrives, we want to remind everyone that per our travel policies, travel outside of this region is strongly discouraged whenever possible. If personal travel outside of the area is necessary:

• We all have a responsibility to always exercise appropriate use of face coverings, social distancing and other CDC-recommended precautions.
• Upon return, all employees must monitor symptoms and remember that Massachusetts maintains a 14-day quarantine order upon return from many areas. The quarantine does not apply if you return from most states in the Northeast. However, all employees must continue to attest to a lack of symptoms and use PPE as per our existing policies at work.

Employee Grant Program – Deadline is Wednesday, July 15

The deadline to submit applications for the Mass General Brigham COVID-19 Employee Grant Program is Wednesday, July 15. Grants are available to active, benefits-eligible employees who have completed at least 6 months of continuous service and earn less than $26.50 per hour.  More information and the application can be found on AskmyHR. If you have questions about the grant program, please contact the HR Support Center at 1-833-275-6947.

Save the Date

Simmons University MPH (Virtual Info Session: Register by emailing laura.quinlan@simmons.edu)
Tuesday, July 14
12 noon to 1 pm
Webinar
Learn more about Tuition Discounts for Employees 

Understanding Stress and Building Resiliency in the Workplace
Tuesday, July 14
2 to 2:45 pm
EAP Manager and Supervisor Webinars

De-Escalation Training (AVADE, Trauma Informed Care, CO, Restraint/Seclusion, Care of the Suicidal Patient)
Monday, July 20
8 am to 4 pm
Huvos Auditorium 

De-Escalation Training (AVADE, Trauma Informed Care, CO, Restraint/Seclusion, Care of the Suicidal Patient)
Friday, July 24
8 am to 4 pm
Huvos Auditorium