Transcript Weekly Beat - Southern Ohio Medical Center

>> JANUARY 16, 2015
Southern Ohio
Medical Center’s
Employee Newsletter
SOMC to Honor Diversity
During Annual MLK Celebration
Employees are invited to join SOMC as we honor multiculturalism
and the achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a Diversity
Celebration Jan. 19. See how you can join the celebration on page 4.
PAGE 2 | SOMC COMPLETES MARKET PAY ANALYSIS
PAGE 3 | FREE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
PAGE 6 | WELLNESS CHAMPIONS SYMPOSIUM
Inside
this Issue
1) Calendar
2) Organizational News & Updates
Jessica, Lab
4) Medical Staff
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Hammond Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
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SOMC Completes Market Pay Analysis for January
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2014 W-2’s Available for Employees via API, Mail
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Get Fit and Stay Fit—Forever!
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SOMC Welcomes New Employees from Jan. 12-14 Orientation
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Free Consultations with a Personal Trainer
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Free Upcoming Educational Opportunities
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Wellness Champions Invited to Wellness Symposium
3) Upcoming Events
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5) Health & Wellness
6) Classifieds
SOMC to Honor Diversity During Annual MLK Celebration
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Editor
• Stephanie Merrifield
Community Relations
Designers
• Chris Eatherton
Community Relations
• Brock Volio Community Relations
Contributors
• Eric Kephas
Community Relations
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January/February
Event Calendar
January 16
Smoking Cessation Class
SOMC Cancer Center
10 am
MLK Diversity Celebration
Cafeteria
11 am to 2 pm
Elder Abuse In-Service
ED Room 4
1 to 2 pm
February 13
January 31
A Night of Broadway
Vern Riffe Center for the Arts
7:30 pm
Tickets can be purchased at
the McKinley Box Office or
via Ticketmaster.com
January 16
Shannon Adams
Anita Chaffins
Joseph Eastham
Ginger Harr
Gretchen Horner
Ethan McCarty
Catherine Price
Donna Williams
Go Red Day
Organizational-Wide
February 10
January 19
Employee Birthdays
February 6
January 17
Jodie Blair
Randy Ekins
Patsy Hall
Leann Johnson
Brenda Mullins
Misty Pollard
Debra Rawlins
January 18
Mandy Russell
Gina Smith
Ellen Williams
Beverly Yinger
Chocolate Sale
ED/Waller Corridor
7 am to 4 pm
February 19
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Center
1 to 4 pm
January 19
Lori Blanton
Angela Bonds
Mary Burke
Diane Campbell
Melissa Groh
Catherine Phipps
Delphia Vastine
January 20
Angel Ali
Joanne Jordan
Erica Messer
Zach Spangenberg
Sharon Weible
January 21
Sonja Davis
Cassidy Fox
Alice Hays
Elizabeth Mayhew
Dionne Miller
Crystal Moore
Elizabeth Rucker
Rachel Scott
January 22
Jesica Cole
Kaiti Dovyak
Sarah Sears
Timothy Shonkwiler
Rachel Snyder
Sherri Wheeler
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Organizational
News & Updates
SOMC Completes Market Pay Analysis for January
One of the five elements of the SOMC Total Compensation Program is Market Pay. SOMC
completes an annual Market Pay analysis each January to compare the base rate of positions at
SOMC to health care market rates of pay across the region. This annual process also consists of
a review of pay ranges, average pay rates, and pay differentials (shift, on-call, and weekend).
Basic Life
Support Courses
SOMC Workforce
Development is
requesting that all
employees who plan to
attend the American
Heart Association
(AHA) Basic Life Support
courses register via
NetLearning. This will
allow the department
to ensure that the
appropriate participant
to educator ratio of 6:1
(as required by the AHA)
is being maintained.
If you need assistance
with the registration
process, please contact
Workforce Development
at ext. 2721 or 2712.
During the analysis, if the market rate of a specific job has increased, the pay range
assignment and the employees’ base rate will be adjusted to compensate for that
increase. Since it is SOMC’s philosophy to base our pay on relevant pay markets, not all
SOMC positions will receive an increase. If a position does not receive a market increase
during this process, it is an indication that the position is already being paid a fair and
competitive wage and is either at or above current market pay for the position.
Market movement varies from year to year and is dependent on many economic factors in the
country, region, and the healthcare job market. Based on our analysis, 190 positions will receive
a market pay increase this year, which affects 460 employees. As stated above, those who do not
receive an increase are already being compensated at the 100% of the market pay rate average.
Those employees who will be receiving a market increase will receive notification
via a letter from their leader on Jan. 22. The 2015 market increase will go into effect
for the pay period beginning 1/11/15, ending 1/24/15 and paid 1/29/2015.
If you have any questions related to this process, please call Human Resources at ext. 8597 or 8745.
2014 W-2’s Available for Employees via API, Mail
Employees who elected to receive their W-2 electronically for 2014 may now
access the form through their API Personal Tab. All other employees must
wait to receive their hard copy, which will be mailed by Jan. 12, 2015.
Employees who chose to receive an electronic W-2 can only access their legal copy via
API; employees who opted for the hard copy can view their non-official version through
API, but must wait to receive their legal copy via mail. This process cannot be changed
for 2014; however, those who would like to change this option for the future may do
so by accessing API > Personal Tab > Log in > Employee Tab > Personal Information >
check the W2 Statement under the electronic consent section > Save > Sign Out.
Employees who opted to receive the hard copy and live in Kentucky will
receive two W-2 forms for 2014; one will contain information for Portsmouth,
while the other will contain Federal and State information.
Please be aware that though these forms will be mailed at the same time, they may not arrive
in your mailbox at the same time. If you have not received your hard copy in the mail by Jan. 26,
2015, or if you have any other questions regarding the W-2 process, please call Payroll at ext. 7342.
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Organizational News & Updates continued
SOMC Welcomes New Employees from Jan. 12-14 Orientation
Southern Ohio Medical Center would like to congratulate the following employees for completing
orientation Jan. 12-14. Good luck in your new positions and welcome to the SOMC family!
Erica Adams, Minford Family Practice
Mary Hawks, Palliative Care
Natosha Staggs, ICU
Kaitlan Antonara, SBMCU
Alyson Howard, Community Relations
Florah Tackett, MSCU
Laura Ballinger, OCU
Nikole Howell, ED
Karen Taylor, Pharmacy
Lakin Cook, Wheelersburg Family Practice
Tariea Lebrun, Central Scheduling
Deborah Trapp, Nutrition Services
Kyle Davis, Social Services
Josh Lucas, Physician Services
Kylie Vetter, LIFE Center
Jeremy Fetters, Nutrition Services
Sheila Miller, Patient Registration
Brittany Williams, PCU
Brittney Fisher, Environmental Services
Stephanie Mullins, HCU
Laura Frasher, Cancer Center
Lisa Osborne, SOMC Pediatric Associates
Emily Gleim, Social Services
Amber Pfankuch, Cancer Center
Thomas Hannan, ED
Tangela Rider, Minford Family Practice
Free Upcoming Educational Opportunities
SOMC Workforce Development will offer four free
A Basic Microsoft Excel course will take place
educational classes for employees as follows:
from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 4 in the Computer
Lab of the Gibson Building on the East Campus.
A Medical Spanish course will be offered
online through NetLearning starting Jan.
An Advanced PowerPoint course will take place
23. The course is free, but will require the
from 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 18 in the Computer Lab
purchase of a $12 book, which can be picked
of the Gibson Building on the East Campus.
up from the Workforce Development Office.
Registration for the courses must be
A Basic Microsoft PowerPoint course will take
completed through NetLearning, under
place from 9 to 10 a.m. Feb 4 in the Computer
Enroll in Class. If you have any questions,
Lab of the Gibson Building on the East Campus.
please call Bethany Wilson at ext. 2712.
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Upcoming Events
SOMC to Honor Diversity During Annual MLK Celebration
Employees and community members
one that typically doesn’t come to
will have the opportunity to
are invited to join SOMC as we
mind when thinking about diversity.”
purchase and sample traditional
honor multiculturalism and the
Malone said that the definition
southern-comfort foods and are
achievements of Dr. Martin Luther
of diversity discusses many
invited to celebrate their heritage
King, Jr. during a Diversity Celebration
concepts, including the importance
by placing pins representing their
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 19 in the
of moving beyond tolerance to
birthplace of origin on maps of the
Cafeteria on the Main Campus.
embracing and celebrating the rich
local region, country and world.
dimensions of each individual.
“We always try to create a program
that celebrates and
Additional educational handouts
“As people, we require the same
will be available and prize
strengthens the ideals
basic needs, we celebrate birth,
drawings will take place.
set forth by Dr. King,”
life and death, and we have the
Deanne Malone,
ability to hope and dream. But we
“Our committee is honored to once
member of the SOMC
all react to these commonalities
again provide this educational
MLK Committee, said.
in different ways,” she explained.
service and we hope our efforts
“Diversity is understanding and
will create a better cultural
accepting the ways we handle these
understanding,” Malone said.
“This year our focus is
diversity, and how even
though we are all different in
similarities, and our SOMC celebration
should solidify that concept.”
many regards, we also have many
For more information about
the celebration, or for volunteer
commonalities that make us alike.
As part of the hospital’s celebration,
opportunities, please contact
It’s a unique way of looking at things;
attendees who dine in the cafeteria
Deanne Malone at ext. 8597.
Medical Staff
Hammond Celebrates
One-Year Anniversary
Nurse Practitioner Cindy Hammond of
SOMC Counseling and Psychiatric Services
recently celebrated her one-year anniversary
of working at the hospital. Congratulations
on achieving this milestone and thanks for
providing such wonderful care to our patients!
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Health & Wellness
To better meet our goals of helping employees get
healthy and stay healthy, SOMC will proudly offer a
new weight loss challenge for 2015 called ForeverFit.
Employees can choose to participate in
ForeverFit either individually or as a member
of a team (of up to five people).
The year-long challenge, which will focus on gradual,
sustainable weight loss, will begin the week of Jan.
12 and run through the end of December 2015.
To be eligible for prizes, participants are required to:
“As we continue our organizational-wide
wellness journey, we have decided to make a
conscious shift toward supporting programs that
provide sustained health and wellness effects
for our employees,” April Sanders, manager
of Employee Health and Wellness, said.
Cost of participation is
free to all employees.
Registration can be
completed beginning Jan.
12 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Monday through
Friday in the Employee
Health and Wellness
Office (Suite 307A of
the Waller Building).
Offsite registration
will be completed on
a scheduled basis. For
more information,
please call ext. 8432.
Sanders explained that, though the SOMC
Employee Meltdown has been popular in
years past, the challenge places an unwanted
emphasis on rapid weight loss over a short period
of time with no plan for sustaining results. In
reality, people who lose weight gradually and
steadily (at about one to two pounds per week)
are more successful at keeping weight off.
“Year after year, we see returning participants
weigh-in for the Meltdown at their beginning
weight from the previous year, or even higher;
obviously, this is not healthy,” Sanders said.
“SOMC’s commitment to wellness is a long-term
investment, which is why we want to use ForeverFit
to promote a sustainable lifestyle change.”
•
Weigh in monthly via an Employee
Health and Wellness representative.
•
Attend a minimum of four education sessions,
which will be held once a month throughout
the year. The sessions will cover a variety of
wellness topics and participants who attend
four of the sessions will receive a free T-shirt.
•
Demonstrate gradual weight loss
over the year. (Crash diets cannot be
used at year-end to win prizes.)
Highlights of the challenge include:
•
A paid day off will be awarded to the
individual with the greatest percentage of
weight loss during the first three quarters of
the challenge (March, June, September).
•
At the end of the program, the individual
with the most weight loss and the
individual with the highest percentage
of weight loss will each receive $500.
•
A FitBit fitness tracker will be awarded to
each member of the two winning teams
with the most weight loss and to the
highest percentage of weight loss.
•
Participants will also be eligible to receive
free personal training sessions, wellness
coaching, free consults with SOMC
dieticians, and many other benefits.
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Health & Wellness continued
Free Consultations with a Personal Trainer
Attention
Healthy Partners!
If you are a new
participant in the Healthy
Partners Program and
qualified for a free LIFE
Center membership in
2014, please visit any
of the three LIFE Center
locations to fill out your
membership paperwork.
If you did not qualify
for the free LIFE Center
membership in 2015, but
would like to continue
your membership from
the previous year, please
stop by and fill out your
new payroll deduction
form. Any memberships
not renewed by Feb.
1 will be canceled.
If you have any questions,
please contact the LIFE
Center Member Accounts
Office at ext. 7900.
The beginning of a new year is always a good
Group training is also available, though sessions
opportunity to change eating habits, start
must be limited to three people. Additional
going to the gym, and become a fitter, healthier
persons are an additional $10 per hour per person.
version of you. But sometimes it’s hard to know
where to start or what exercise regimen is
You are welcome to get to know the trainers
actually best to achieve your personal goals.
before purchasing a time block via a free
fitness consult at any LIFE Center location.
If you need help getting on track and creating a
Free consultations with a personal trainer
unique gym routine that will challenge you and
will also be available to employees from 10
get you in shape, consider working with one of
a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 12 and 26 in the Employee
the certified personal trainers of the Portsmouth,
Health and Wellness Fitness Room (located
Lucasville, or Wheelersburg LIFE Centers.
in Suite 307A of the Waller Building).
All LIFE Center Personal Trainers have a four-
Appointments are necessary and
year degree in a fitness related field and/or a
will last approximately 30 minutes.
certification in Personal Training from a nationally
To schedule an appointment, please
recognized agency. Trainers can customize
contact Jenny Foit at ext. 8432.
workouts for any person of any ability and work
one-on-one to motivate you to achieve your goals.
To learn more about personal trainers at
Sessions can be payroll deducted and can be
the LIFE Center, check them out online at
purchased in 30-minute or hour-long blocks.
www.somc.org/life/personaltrainer.php.
Wellness Champions Invited to Wellness Symposium
The SOMC Health and Wellness Department will
“Women of the Year,” and national recognition
host a “Wellness Symposium” for SOMC Wellness
as “America’s Top Personal Trainer to Watch”
Champions and their leaders from 11 a.m. to 2
by the American Council on Exercise. Nicole
p.m. Jan. 28 at the Friends Community Center.
has a bachelor’s degree in health promotion
and education, specializing in exercise and
The symposium will help create a dynamic forum
fitness, from the University of Cincinnati.
to engage employees and leaders in meeting,
generating, and sustaining a positive wellness
Nicole maintains several fitness certifications,
culture at SOMC. The event will include feature
including ACE Personal Training, AFAA
guest speaker Nicole Nichols, the fitness expert
Group Fitness Instruction, Spinning, PiYo,
& editor-in-chief for SparkPeople.com, the #1
and Prenatal and Postpartum Exercise.
weight-loss and fitness website in America.
Employees are encouraged to wear
“Coach Nicole” contributes regularly to the
comfortable casual attire and athletic
nation’s top health and fitness magazines,
shoes. Lunch will be provided. For more
websites, television programs and radio
information, please call ext. 8742.
shows, helping to motivate people of all skill
levels to live healthier lives. In 2011, Nicole
received local recognition as one of Cincinnati’s
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Weekly Beat Classifieds
miscellaneous
Very nice 32 inch tv solid Wood
Cabinet! lots of storage! sm/tv/
intertainment center.5 foot tall/ 41
wide/ 20inches deep. tv opening
is 28 x30. $75. 820-8990 leave
message
For Sale: Little boys clothes sizes
5-8. Cool weather clothes, shoes,
jackets, coats, hats & gloves. Tops
and bottoms $1.50 each. All others
various prices. Call or text Kim at
(740)418-2886.
Sunquest pro-16s tanning bed by
wolff excellent condition $500.00
Call 740-821-7829 leave message if
no answer, will email pictures upon
request.
Polk High-end Surround sound.
Speakers
include
4-TSI100
bookshelf speakers, 1-CS10 center
speaker, 1-PSW125 solo powered
subwoofer. Speakers used less than
6 months. All speakers purchased
seperate from crutchfield.com
Complete system. Sony 7.1 channel
770 watt recevier with HDMI video
upscaling included. Cost me $1600
new will sell for $600 call or text
7403527621.
New Uggs Boots never worn mid
calf. Pink and Black size 7. Fit was
more like 6 to 6 1/2. $60 dollars
each pair. Call 981-6361.
still in boxes. *Z Collection grey/
black knee length books new
$50.00 in Dec never worn and in
box (make a offer). *Dansko white
shoes fits size 7-8 $10.00 *food
saver never with instructions and
bags * new crockpot never been
open $10.00 *
Colored 32inch Tube tv for sale,
works great 100.00 also four 16inch
tires, used , almost new .820-8990
no calls after 7pm/ leave message
All Black appliances for sale,
smooth top range, above range
microwave and fridge for sale. 2853669
motor vehicles
FOR SALE: 2006 Honda Civic EX,
loaded, automatic, sun roof, CD w/
aux, excellent condition, good tires,
great gas mileage. 170,000 miles
but very well maintained. $5,400
Call Ken at 740-352-7217 or Sarah at
740-357-7161.
1999 Chevy Camero, red in color,
clear title. 1 owner, ground effects,
spoiler, new tires within the last
year, new struts and shocks, no
dents. 95,xxx miles. $4600. Call in
evenings or text anytime 740-9612392.
24” electric logs for use with
natural gas. Only used occasionally.
$50 740-352-2770
FOR SALE; 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA
Limited-V6, sunroof, new tires,
leather heated seats, remote start,
low miles, super clean. 62,000
miles. 740-821-2228 or 740-8212229 after 5. $8600
All for sale cheap text or call 2852669: *Like new small uniform tops
and small/medium pants. *New
paper shredder used three times
max $20.00 *Aprroximately one
year old wireless printer/scanner/
fax only used a few time for
printing $45.00 *Madam Alexander
Lucy and Pippy Long Stocking
collectors dolls perfect condition
1987 Monte Carlo SS Aero Coupe, all
stock 305 V-8 automatic trans with
overdrive. Runs, drives, and shifts
good. Cold A/C and good heat.
Burgundy interior. Seats in good
shape but faded. Dash pad does
have some cracks. Car is overall in
good shape. Paint is a few years
old but original color. Newer door
weather strip seals, window felts,
and trunk seal. The wheels on it are
14” Cragars with small amount of
pitting but have the factory wheels
also. Tires are like new. Newer
rotors and wheel bearings. Clean
title. Asking $6500 OBO. Willing to
trade for something of equal value.
If interested please call or text 740464-5994.
1995 Ford F150 Crew Cab, Custom
built by Centurion, Red w/ grey
interior, 351 V8, Auto, 210k miles,
New exhaust. New Transmission
w/ 1 year warranty, $4,000 or best
offer. (740) 352-6888
2008 Toyota Corolla LE, 4cyl, 1.8l,
automatic.
Silver, interior/grey,
31,100 miles; Air Conditioning;
AM/FM Radio/ CD Player; 4-Wheel
ABS Brakes; Passenger Airbag; Side
Head Curtain/Front Side Airbags;
Power Exterior Mirrors; Power Door
Locks and Windows; Vehicle AntiTheft; Cruise; Power Sunroof. Just
had the oil changed, tires rotated
and new battery installed. Ex Cond,
$10,995.00, 354-3971.
pets
Good Home wanted for three year
old female Chihuahua-Shitzu mix
named Jamie. Not spade, but never
had puppies. If interested, please
call 740-778-2380 or 740-250-8123.
real estate
For rent: 1803 Baird ave,
Portsmouth Ohio. Minutes away
from SOMC. Newly renovated 4
bedroom, 2 bathroom house. Brand
new
refrigerator, dishwasher,
washer/dryer, and security system
included. Water, and trash included
as well. 950$ a month. Please call:
(740) 285-2725
House for Sale in Wheelersburg.
$89,900. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath. 2 car
detached garage with blacktop
driveway. Landscaped, half acre
lot. Built in 1928 with original
wood trim throughout. Newer
roof, gas furnace, central air. Gas
log fireplace. Kitchen appliances
included. Great starter home!
South Webster school district. Call/
text for more details (740)357-8813.
3 BR/2 bath ranch on 2 acres for sale
in Minford. Large bedrooms with
walk-in closets; Crown molding
throughout; All new stainless
steel appliances; Huge pantry; Gas
well for heat; Custom built fire pit.
Bonus annex bldg. offers 28x32
great room, one BR apt (perfect
Mother-in-law
suite!)., 50x36
garage w/ tons of storage. 26x60
concrete slab, w/separate septic/
elec. for camper or doublewide.
Asking $219,900. To schedule a
showing call/text (304) 941-5805
or (740) 285-4755.
For rent, 2 BR second floor upper
apartment, Portsmouth. $400.00/
month. Trash pickup/water paid.
(740) 821-6576. Leave message.
HOUSE FOR SALE OR LEASE. Three
bedroom, brick, ranch-style home
for sale or lease, would also
consider sharing my home with
the right person. This house is
conveniently located to SOMC
Hospital; located directly across
the street from Notre Dame High
School, 2209 Sunrise Ave. For more
info call Helen at 740-727-0702.
3 bedroom 2 full bathroom home.
Located in desired neighborhood in
West Portsmouth. Features eat in
kitchen and dinning room that can
also be used as family room. 800
additional square foot in basment.
Unfinished but currently used as
rec room. Fenced in back yard. Also
has all wood floors through out.
Newely remodeled kitchen and all
fixtures. GREAT FAMILY HOME! For
sale 95,000. All reasonable offers
considered!! Please call 352-5480
for info and pictures.
Classified Guidelines
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must be sent via an SOMC
e-mail account to merrifis@
somc.org. Items submitted
through any other e-mail
server will not be accepted.
Ads must be submitted by 3
p.m. Wednesday and will be
listed for three weeks beginning
each Friday morning.
No more than five items may
be listed at a time and work
extensions may not be listed
as a telephone contact. Ads that are considered
solicitation, or the selling or
offering of goods or services
not pertaining to or sponsored
by SOMC, may not be listed.