Colorado Nurse - February 2022

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4 • Colorado Nurse | February 2022 The Official Publication of the Colorado Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Colorado Nurses Association District and Special Interest Group Reports DNA 16 Rebecca Sposato, President Members of DNA 16 met on November 9 for dinner in downtown Denver followed by going to see healthcare themed comedian Nurse Blake at the Paramount Theater. On December 14, members gathered at the home of Carol and Alan Brautigan for our holiday party. Each member brought a donation for children staying at Samaritan House, a place to help people experiencing homelessness in Denver. Attendees discussed potential events for 2022, including volunteering at a covid vaccine clinic and touring the Justina Ford Museum in February for Black History Month. Over the last several months, the SIG 30 board members have been assessing and collating member feedback and working on ways to the improve the ease of use and communication through the SIG 30 website. Important changes for ease of usability and a seamless interface have been identified and revisions to the website are hopefully underway. It is anticipated that the changes will be completed and the “new SIG 30” website will go live in the New Year. SIG 30 is also working on finalizing educational offerings for members to potentially begin in late winter/early spring 2022. Topics include Neurology in primary care; health and wellness holistic interventions; the nuts and bolts of precepting; expanding your career into academia as a Nurse Educator and supplement use in practice. If SIG 30 The Path to Change for 2022 you have a member idea about an educational need or opportunity that you feel would be of interest to the SIG 30 community, please reach out to a SIG 30 board member via the “Contact Us” feature on our website. Furthermore, we would like to extend a warm welcome to Monica Garbiso, NP, who is the new SIG 30 GAPP Committee Chair Member. Monica is an Acute-Care Nurse Practitioner by training with experience in acute care, aesthetics, management, and pharmaceuticals. Welcome to the SIG 30 team, Monica! To help SIG 30 ring in the new year, our January meeting featured an update from Dr. Colleen Casper, CNA Director of Practice and Government Affairs, regarding important Colorado APRN political agendas and legislation. DNA 20 – West Metro Area Join other post-acute care nurses and healthcare professionals to share best practices, expand your knowledge, and make lasting connections. Register now at AAPACN.org Nurse Family Partnership We are seeking nurses to join our Nurse Family Partnership team. Responsibilities include case management and care coordination through home visitation for low-income, first time pregnant women and their families from early pregnancy up to the child's second birthday. Full time position in Grand County and part-time position in Summit/ Clear Creek/Gilpin Counties. Excellent benefit package and a sign-on bonus program available! Please see program website: https://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/ MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • BSN required • Current RN license (in good standing) required in the state of Colorado or an active RN license with a compact state. • Current CPR required • Two years recent experience in maternal/child health, public health, home visiting or mental/behavioral nursing preferred. • Home visiting experience preferred • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Basic computer skills. • Valid driver’s license and insured automobile required. To see the full job postings, qualifications and to apply, please visit www.summitcountyco.gov/jobs For more information call 970-668-9711 Equal Opportunity Employer Norma Tubman MScN, RN Despite COVID, DNA 20 remains active. Many members volunteered at Vuela For Health Fall 2021 Flu/COVID Vaccination Clinics doing their part to decrease COVID’s spread. Two virtual presentations in October and November to 50 nursing students at Front Range Community College were well received. In October, the Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence Project Director, Carmen Luttrell, MSN, RN presented on “Innovative Strategies to Support Rural Health Care Workforce” and Assistant Project Director, Tondeleyo Gonzalez MA, BSN, RN, CCMC, presented on the “Workforce Innovative Nursing Network Project (WINN).” Feedback from students was that they were encouraged to hear positive things about opportunities and support for nurses in Colorado. Feedback was equally positive for Kathy Crisler’s presentation in November on “The Benefits of Belonging to Your Professional Association.” On Saturday, December 11, seven members joined Norma Tubman at her home for morning coffee. This was the first in-person meeting of members since February 2020. DNA 20 member Irene Drabek gave a brief overview of two Denver based non-profits. The first was Project Angel Heart, a non-profit which provides medically tailored meals seven days a week to homes of clients with severe illnesses. The second was on Judi’s House which offers community-based bereavement help for children and families. Members brought food, toys, men’s clothing, and diapers to the meeting to be donated to The Action Center. The Center serves those experiencing hardship by offering the resources needed to stabilize lives and promote pathways to lasting change. January saw us return to a virtual meeting with an update on Ralston House Child Advocacy Center from its Executive Director, Don Mosely. Ralston House is a non-profit agency that provides a safe place for child and teen survivors of abuse to tell their stories. Founded in 1990, Ralston House receives referrals from law enforcement, social services and the district attorney’s office and works in conjunction with these entities to provide forensic interviews and medical examination. Congratulations to Emily Valencia who is the recipient of the 2021 DNA 20 $1500 Scholarship. Emily lives in Frisco and is a second-year student at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge. She works as a CNA at Saint Anthony Summit Hospital in Frisco and plans to enroll in a BSN Program in Fall 2022. Thank you to Norma Tubman who represented DNA 20 on the Colorado Nurses Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee. Annette Cannon, DNA 20 Board Member at Large, announced at our October Meeting that she is running for a second four-year term as Jefferson County Coroner. We wish her the best. Kudos to Jean Schroeder, DNA 20 President, who has been appointed to the PIMA Medical Institute Nursing Advisory Board. Information on DNA 20 meetings and speakers can be found on the CNA website or by contacting DNA 20 President Jean Schroeder at nursingstrategies@gmail.com. Juniper Village at the Spearly Center We are hiring RNs LPNs CNAs At Juniper, we are taking a proactive, timely, and innovative approach and we are hiring during the COVID-19 challenge. Come join our amazing team! Great Benefits! We are certified as A Great Place To Work from Forbes. Please visit us and apply at junipercommunities.com/find-juniper-communities-jobs/ 2205 W. 29th Ave. Denver, CO 80211 • 303-458-1112
The Official Publication of the Colorado Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Colorado Nurses Association February 2022 | Colorado Nurse • 5 Peer Assistance We are writing this as the two-year anniversary of the COVID-19 Pandemic approaches. For 91 weeks we have been tracking public health orders and relentlessly following our own office policies. As we follow threats of new variants and breakthrough cases - trying to stay safe and healthy as a staff—and as a team— challenges us all. When you read this in February we hope for improved data and a safer environment. Reflecting on FY 20/21, we are reminded that the continued demand for services demonstrated that our screening, brief intervention and peer health assistance programs are vital to communities statewide. We have relied on the talents and energy of our team; we relied on their dedication to our mission and to each other. Here are a few highlights: Training: Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment The SBIRT team exceeded expectations, providing 58 live virtual trainings to 700 professionals in 44 sites that included hospitals, primary care clinics, and school-based health centers. These trainings augment the professional development of Colorado’s health and mental health workforce. Implementation support was provided to 23 clinics throughout northeast and southeast Colorado. We submitted proposals to three of Colorado’s four Managed Services Organizations as part of the funding made available by HB20-1411 – COVID Cares Act to provide SBIRT training and technical assistance, training-of trainer sessions, measurement-based care implementation support, and enhanced online training available 24/7. We expanded the team’s skill for training with integrated suicide prevention by leveraging the SBIRT model, or universal screening, to identify the risks associated with substance use and mental health concerns. Health Professionals; Peer Health Assistance Programs The Peer Health Team provided services to over 1100 health and mental health professionals. The increasing number of those with Rehabilitation Contracts demonstrates the continuing need for programming for individuals with substance use, mental health, physical health, and related concerns. Safety to practice is supported through constructive case management and monitoring. The closure of many businesses, including drug testing sites, has presented unique challenges for PAS clients. Alternative drug testing options were implemented, allowing clients to maintain compliance with monitoring requirements. The tremendous need for health and mental health professionals in the workforce resulted in increased employment opportunities for health and mental health professionals working with PAS, though employment in a pandemic has caused amplified stressors, due to long and demanding work hours, increased exposure risk, and isolation due to disease exposure. The Nursing Peer Health Assistance Program provided these services throughout the Pandemic: - 823 RN’s, and LPN’s accessed services including evaluation, case management, short-term problem resolution, or referral to treatment. - 267 RN’s and LPN’s received a comprehensive biopsychosocial evaluation. - The average number of nurses receiving case management, monitoring, and support is 363 – majority of whom are employed using their license. - Program awareness information was distributed regarding the availability of 24/7 services. - Virtual presentations were provided to nurses in hospitals, schools, and clinics to address substance use and mental health concerns exacerbated by COVID-19. - Outreach to thousands of Colorado nurses through numerous avenues including The Colorado Nurse Government Affairs & Public Policy Committee Mary Satre, MSN, MBA, RN CNA Board Member Region 3, Co-Chair of GAPP Committee The first 2022 meeting of the Colorado Nurses Association (CNA) Government Affairs and Public Policy Committee (GAPP) coincided with the start of the Second Regular Session of the Seventy-third General Assembly of the Colorado State Legislature on January 12, 2022. These meetings, resuming their semi-monthly schedule during the legislative session on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 6:15 to 8:00 pm, will continue in virtual format via Zoom for the foreseeable future, allowing participation of membership across Colorado. CNA’s Director of Practice and Government Affairs, Colleen Casper, DNP, RN, MS, is the spokesperson for this Committee and represents CNA as required in matters relating to policy and legislation. Contract Lobbyist Gil Romero and his team cover the action in the State Legislature and update the GAPP members on committee activity as well as budget allocation. With three billion federal dollars available to Colorado this year and many health care measures on the table, GAPP will be monitoring activity closely. The presentation of the Governor’s FY 2022-2023 budget in early December gave a preview of the issues that will be under consideration as the legislative session proceeds. Our lobbyist team anticipates a very busy season, and the agenda for GAPP meetings will be full as health care related bills are presented and discussed. Member experts, some with decades of experience in their specialty areas of practice, contribute substance to the discussions as they debate the pros and cons of each bill, ultimately making recommendations to support or oppose a bill or remain neutral. A number of state legislators have worked diligently with Dr. Casper and the team to advance supported bills through the House and Senate. As such, the recent redistricting in Colorado and its ultimate effect on representation has been on the GAPP Committee’s radar. In a year where the nurse staffing shortage has been declared a crisis at the national level by the American Nurses Association, and as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to highlight this shortage, the collective voice of nurses raised in defense of safe practices and indeed their own safety is paramount. GAPP meetings are open to all CNA members and students are encouraged to visit the website (https://www.coloradonurses.org/gov-taffairs-public-policy-gapp-) to register to attend as guests. GAPP encourages all nurses as health care professionals to cultivate connections with their respective state legislators to enable efficient delivery of relevant messaging. GAPP stands ready to support this process. We are grateful to provide this column in The Colorado Nurse which helps us with important outreach. PAS provides the statewide Nursing Peer Health Assistance Program through a contract with the Colorado State Board of Nursing, Department of Regulatory Agencies. www.peerassistanceservices.org For more information contact Annie Klein, Communications and Program Outreach Manager, aklein@peerassistanceservices.org; 303-369-0039 x224. Office locations: 2170 South Parker Road, Suite 229 200 Grand Avenue, Suite 270 Denver, CO 80231 Grand Junction, CO 81501 303-369-0039 970-986-4360 Weld County Public Health (Greeley, CO) invite applicants to apply: Public Health Nurse I or II (Nurse-Family Partnership) To view the complete job announcements and apply online: https://www.governmentjobs.com/ careers/weld
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