If you feel you need support during this difficult time, please know that we have resources to help. Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a great resource for counseling services and educational webinars. Click here to learn more.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, our caregivers responded with courage and compassion to meet the needs of our communities. As a connected ecosystem, we were inspired by the collective energy, innovation and expertise displayed as we worked together in the face of unprecedented challenges. Across the country, we are now seeing record numbers of COVID-19 positive patients and hospitalizations and many of us are left feeling overwhelmed, fearful and depleted.

“Pandemic fatigue is real, and it is both emotional and physical fatigue,” explained Di Thompson, MD, Medical Director of Physician Wellness. “We initially thought this pandemic was going to be a marathon. Then it turned into an ultra-marathon. Now, it is so far beyond that and reserves are low. You can’t hold your breath for ten months. Now more than ever, we need to care for our own well-being.”

To face this next wave, we must take care of ourselves first so that we are able to bring our best selves to our work and our homes each day. Dr. Thompson recommends these tips to care for your whole health:

• Make connections and interact (virtually) with people. These connections and human interactions are so important to our emotional and spiritual wellness. Turn on your camera during meetings with your colleagues. Schedule virtual dinners and coffee with loved ones or attend a virtual exercise class. Because we so deeply want to make connections, it can be easy to try to rationalize small gatherings with friends and family. Craving these connections is normal, so acknowledge that feeling and then remind yourself of why we need to continue wearing masks and practicing social distancing and look to other ways to make these meaningful connections.
   
• Check in with how you are feeling. Set a daily alarm on your phone to take a few minutes to check in with yourself and ask how you’re feeling. Are you caring for your mind, body and spirit by eating well, exercising and getting adequate rest? Are you protecting your health and safety by wearing your mask and staying home when possible? Check in with how you are feeling, make adjustments and seek support as needed.
   
• Accept your feelings. We are experiencing so many different emotions during the pandemic. Many of us are feeling grief, anger, fatigue, fear and sadness. This can take many forms. You may be grieving, perhaps over a death of a loved one or a patient, or grieving missed events and connections. It’s okay to grieve over a missed graduation party or long for family and friends that you can’t see right now. It’s normal to fear your family members getting sick. Acknowledge that you don’t always have to be a cheerleader and that it’s okay to take time to focus on your personal well-being. Slow down and take time to recharge.
   
• Acknowledge the holidays will look different this year. As we head into the holidays, Dr. Thompson recommends mentally preparing yourself for what will not be the traditional holiday season. “This is not going to be your storybook Christmas. Recognize that and don’t try to make your holidays something that they can’t be right now,” she explains. “Think about what you can do with the tools you have. Make phone calls, give creative or homemade gifts to people, send video clips of your favorite holiday memories and discover other venues to make the season merry, albeit in a in a new and different way.”

Centura Health uses the Verba application to record phone calls. This application is used primarily when calling the Centura Health Service Center or PBX switchboards.

On Saturday, Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (0900 to 1300 MT), Information Technology (IT) will upgrade these services, resulting in a planned downtime.  

During this downtime, no phone calls will be recorded, and the historical recordings will not be available until the upgrade is complete.

Are you looking to expand your scope of practice and elevate your career? As a valued caregiver, Centura Health wants to provide you with the opportunity to grow and develop, right here within our vibrant, connected ecosystem.

Bonuses for an RN referral to our programs has increased to $2,000 for a full-time hire.

We are now accepting applications for our Nurse Residency Winter 2021 cohort for certain geographic areas until November 30th for our cohort starting February 8. This program provides training opportunity for newly licensed and experienced nurses. We are offering cohort opportunities across Colorado and western Kansas.

If you are interested in learning more about Centura's Nurse Residency Programs, we are hosting a final Nurse Residency Q&A Session on Monday, November 30, 2020  at 11:30 a.m.
Link:  http://forjob.co/ev_SoQcRBX 
Dial in: 1-408-638-0968 and use meeting ID: 542-918-4543

Below are the links to submit an application to:
Please note, these applications work best in Chrome. 

• For western Kansas Nurse Residency Program, apply here
• For Pueblo/Cañon City Nurse Residency Program, apply here
• For Colorado Springs Nurse Residency Program, apply here

• For Denver Metro Nurse Residency Program, apply here
  • Denver Metro req includes:
  • Avista Adventist Hospital (Louisville, CO)
  • Castle Rock Adventist Hospital (Castle Rock, CO)
  • Littleton Adventist Hospital (Littleton, CO)
  • Longmont United Hospital (Longmont, CO)
  • Parker Adventist Hospital (Parker, CO)
  • Porter Adventist Hospital (Denver, CO)
  • St. Anthony Hospital (Lakewood, CO)
  • St. Anthony North Hospital (Westminster, CO)
• For Durango Nurse Residency Program, apply here

In order to best serve our incredible physicians, advanced practice providers, and associates with pager needs, Centura Health Information Technology (IT) has added a new Self Service Request regarding issues with Pagers or Pager Notification in the Self Service Hub.  This new request, titled Pager/Notification Alert Issue, will be available starting Tuesday, Dec. 1.  

This request will allow you to request a new pager, replace a broken pager, add or remove a pager and/or cell phone to code groups, and report missing alerts.  

How to Submit a Pager/Notification Alert Issue

1. Launch the Self Service Hub.
2. Enter Pager in the Search field and press Enter.
3. Select the Pager/Notification Alert Issue request.
4. Complete the required fields.
5. Click Submit when finished.

Our mission is whole person care, and we are committed to improving the health of our communities. We are connected in this common purpose, and we know caring for our communities and giving back to those around us is just as important as caring for our patients.

Our associate wellbeing program, Inspire Wellbeing, offers a wide range of exciting options to support your whole health – including a robust list of giving opportunities. As we enter the season of giving, browse this new resource to find options that are right for you.

Giving to your community and caring for those around you is an important part of your whole health. When you record your giving in the Inspire Wellbeing platform, you can earn up to 100 program points* toward your Inspire Wellbeing incentive.

We know the holidays are a busy time, and every season is a good time to do something meaningful in your community. These giving options will continue to be available on the Inspire Wellbeing platform throughout the year so you can find an opportunity that best fits the needs of your full life.

Click here to get started today. You can find the list of giving opportunities in the Programs tab on your Inspire Wellbeing dashboard.

*50 program points will be awarded for each volunteer experience recorded in your Inspire Wellbeing account, and you may enter a maximum of two volunteer experiences to be counted toward your wellbeing incentive.

Questions?
Contact the wellbeing customer service team at 888.282.0822 or info@navigatewell.com.

If you have not yet submitted your feedback, please do so by tomorrow. The survey requires less than five minutes of your valuable time! You are the heartbeat of our organization and your feedback will help us better provide experiences that nurture, inspire and motivate you and your colleagues.
If you haven’t seen the email from Glint:

• Look for an email from GLINT sent to you early on November 11
• Look in your spam or junk folder to make sure it didn't end up there;
• Check your deleted items folder;
• Watch for periodic reminder emails from survey@glintinc.com;
• Scan a QR code on one of the posters:
  • Enter the following attributes to log in to the survey:
    • Your Centura email
    • Your date of birth in this format: YYYY/MM/DD

Centura Health will continue to use and support the SharePoint platform. 

In a July 2020 announcement, Microsoft noted that it will retire SharePoint 2010 Workflows. Please note this will only affect the legacy workflow product within SharePoint Online sites (those sites starting with www.centurahealth.sharepoint.com). These older workflows will stop functioning on March 1, 2021 but the sites themselves will remain.

Software Development has contacted affected Site Owners. If you have not yet been contacted by Software Development, no action is required.

SharePoint On-Prem sites will not be affected by this change. Only cloud-based SharePoint Online sites will have their 2010 Workflows retired.

The original retirement date issued by Microsoft was Nov. 1, 2020. Centura was able to negotiate with Microsoft to extend the deadline to March 1, 2021.

The corporate offices will again participate in Coats for Colorado as part of our “Season of Thankscaring.” As many of our incredible people are currently working from home, this year associates are asked to deliver their gently-used costs to any local Dependable Cleaners location through Nov. 30.  

Donated coats will be distributed to area nonprofit organizations. Dependable Cleaners will clean the coats prior to distribution.

We are proud to continue to support this event that has helped Coloradoans since 1981. Since its start, Coats for Colorado has collected, cleaned, and distributed over two million coats in the Denver metro area. 

Your kind donations help to provide warm winter coats at no cost to Coloradoans of all ages.
 

It is estimated that one in seven Coloradoans struggle with hunger. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused even more in our community to experience food insecurity and has increased the demand for charitable food assistance. 

As part of our “Season of Thankscaring” the corporate offices are asking associates to consider making a donation now through Nov. 30 to the Food Bank of the Rockies.

At this time, Food Bank of the Rockies is encouraging individuals to make cash donations as they do not have the means or manpower to properly sanitize food donations to the standards necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

For every dollar Food Bank of the Rockies receives four meals can be distributed! Think how many people you could feed by forgoing your daily cup of joe and donating the money instead. No donation is too small! Even a quarter can provide a meal to someone in need.

No one should have to worry about where their next meal will come from. Please join us and give hungry families the opportunity to thrive.