November / December 2015 - Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

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THE STAFF NEWSLETTER FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
›› Happy
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Halloween!
hanks to all who dressed up and carved pumpkins. Because of you, our
patients had a very special Halloween.
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1. Rosa Cooksey and Brenda House, both Therapy Services
2. Kami Knox, Claudine Arias and Rose Posey, all HR
3. Dana Dempsey, Therapeutic Recreation and Rose Garcia,
Business Office
4. Aaron Zynda, Sarah Cochran, James Anderson, Lee Prater,
Nerissa Escoto, Martha Ramos, Alesia Seraile, Jeisen Ramsay
(front row) Bryan Buison and Henry Ellis M.D., all Sports
Medicine
5. Marissa Stengel , Brianne Odom, Cassandra James, Sarah
Coury-Rios, Mellina McCormick, Andrea Brown and Paige
Legan, all Child Life
6. Mindy Woods, Development
7. Jacqueline Howard, Laura Bentz, Ruth Ann Hensley, Manny
Mendoza, McKay Heim, Marley Goudge and Chandler Crawley,
all Communications
8. Kelli Johnson, Patient Access
9. Stacy Via, Patient Access
10. Maryanne Fernandez, Crystal Rosales, Elizabeth Bott, Conchita
Arroyo, Adam Richard and Ashleigh Kinney, (front row) Julie
Rogers, Mary Peters, Jill Johnson and Katie Sheppard, all Family
Services.
11. Kelly Jeans, Ashley Erdman, Anthony Anderson, Alicia Kokoszka
and Fernanda Pinarte, all Research
12. President/CEO Robert Walker, Administration and Veronica
Meneses, M.D., Developmental Disabilities
13. Ellen Haynes, Development
14. Scholle Robertson, Laura Bailey, Christy Liles, Leslie Hoy,
Marianne Crook, Stephen Yeargan and Lauren Estrada, all
Special Events
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015
Contest
Winner!
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Contest
Winner!
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Contest
Winner!
›› Event
Recaps – Treasure Street
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hanks to all the staff who made the 20th anniversary of the hospital’s signature event a huge success.
This year, Treasure Street raised more than $1.3 million for the hospital!
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1. Kim Oberman and Jose Cabrera, both Dietary
2. Pedro Rodriguez, Volunteer Services; Payton Harris and LeeAnna Ward, both
volunteers
3. Lieutenant Monique Alex and Lieutenant Paulette Richardson, both Security
4. Ashleigh Kinney, Family Services and Phillis Green, Orthopedics
5. Dan Sucato, M.D., M.S., Orthopedics and Randy Preston, Security
6. Lee Baker and Brooke Scalf, both Creative Services
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›› Dental
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Fair
It was all smiles at the annual dental
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fair. Attendees learned about the
dangers of acidic food and drinks
on teeth and the benefit of flossing,
brushing correctly, using mouth wash
and chewing sugar free gum. Some
lucky staff left with dental goodies
for a healthier mouth.
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1. Ashley McClintic and Karen Cordoba, both visiting TWU dental hygiene students
2. Mary Peters, Family Services; Mary Rich, Therapy Services; Miranda Michael
and Sara Jenkins, both visiting dental hygiene students providing oral hygiene
instructions
3. Carissa Harn, empower and Faizan Kabani, Dental
4. Snehal Patel, Dental and Iristine Robertson, Receiving
›› News
You Can Use
›› What
you need to know about PTO
PTO combines vacation, sick and holiday time into
one bank.
2016 Wellness Incentive
Look out for health screenings
during Spring to Health for a
chance to receive a $200 Visa gift
card.
The fewer sick days you use, the more vacation time
you will have.
Short-Term disability provides income protection
for extended time away from work for illness, injury
or maternity.
Accrual is based on length of service and hours
paid. Time accrues each pay period and will be
reflected in Kronos.
PTO requests will continue to be done in Kronos,
but it will no longer be divided up into categories,
i.e. sick time, birthday, personal, etc.
Staff must use 40 hours of scheduled PTO each year.
Taking time off for yourself is important!
PTO time can be rolled over year to year, up to 300
hours.
FUN FACTS
Stuart Almond
Q: If you were trapped on an island,
what book would you like to have?
A: Sp Dus
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If you leave TSRHC, you will be paid for 100 percent
of your PTO.
All accumulated sick time through 12/26/15, will be
deposited into an extended illness bank or “EIB.”
EIB time may be used for illnesses lasting longer
than 3 days (24 hours)or immediately for inpatient
hospitalization. There will be no additional EIB
accruals after 12/26/15.
Staff may sell up to 80 hours of PTO a year.
Staff must leave an 80-hour balance in their PTO
bank if they wish to sell time.
Staff can sell back PTO twice a year.
Hours are sold at 80 percent of their value.
Staff may donate PTO hours to another staff
member.
Staff who wish to donate time may submit a PTO
donation form to HR.
Note: PTO sales and donations may total no more
than 80 hours combined, per calendar year.
Staff members donating time must leave a balance
of 80 hours in their PTO bank.
If you have other questions, please
email PTOquestions@tsrh.org.
**Don’t forget, PTO starts Jan. 1**
›› TSRHC
Calendar
Dec. 1 – Tree Lighting Ceremony
Experience the magic of transforming the hospital
for the holiday season.
Dec. 12 – Cookies and Castles
A gingerbread extravaganza! For more info visit
dallasdeltas.com/cookies-castles/
Two seatings: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. & 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Dec. 13 - Dallas Marathon
Help cheer on the runners who support TSRHC at
the official hospital cheer station.
›› Shout
›› Sharp
Staff
›› A big Scribbles welcome to Stacy Miller, our new Human
Resources Manager. Stacy brings more than 25 years of human
resources experience to this role, the last 14 years of which were
spent in healthcare. One of Stacy’s first projects will be reviewing
all of our compensation practices. In addition, she will be your
first point of contact for employee relations issues. Please feel free
to stop by the HR Department and say hello. Welcome to the
family, Stacy! ›› The TSRHC Psychology department recently
published three articles in non-psychology journals. This is significant because it
shows the reach psychology has on general medicine and, more specifically, the role
psychology plays in expert orthopedic care. The journals featuring research by the
TSRHC Psychology department are The Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, Clinical
Orthopedics and Related Research and Spine. Way to go, Psychology!
Out
The following staff have been recognized for their excellence in wellness!
Tywanna Fields, Revenue Cycle - For working with
Mickey and Taylor consistently over the past year,
improving her nutrition and increasing her exercise to meet her health and fitness goals. She has
made such significant healthy changes! She also
constantly encourages and shares her knowledge
with those around her.
Sandi Greenberg, Ambulatory Care - For increasing
her exercise, including a 20/30 yoga challenge (20 classes in 30 days!), demonstrating healthy
eating at work and encouraging and showing her
co-workers how to do the same.
Julio Juarez, Security - For doing an outstanding job
improving his health and fitness. In addition to coaching
and playing soccer, he has made positive changes to his
diet and as a result lost a significant amount of weight.
He has been an example to other officers as he has shown
that with willpower, determination, and consistency you
can lose weight, change your eating habits, and achieve
your desired goals in life. He is a great leader and positive
example on in his department.
Andrea Brown, Child Life - For sticking to her nutrition
and exercise plans and continuing to strive to reach
her own personal fitness and wellness goals while also
encouraging others to do the same and leading by
example. She stays positive and constantly has a smile
on her face. Her cheerful nature encourages others to be
positive and continue towards their goals.
Martha Derstine, HR - For improving her
nutrition, having a positive influence on the rest of
her department, and sharing her knowledge with
them as she learns new and healthy eating habits.
Julie Rogers, Family Services - For improving her
diet, increasing her workouts and being a constant
motivator to those around her, encouraging them
to get to the gym even when they don’t feel like it!
Steve Ganow, empower For working with Taylor
and Mickey regularly over
the past two and a half
years to make significant
lifestyle changes, including
improving his diet and increasing his cardio to three
days a week. He is a great
example of determination
and consistency in making
good nutrition and fitness
a part of everyday life.
Bianca Morin, Appointment Desk - For constantly
working out in the gym here at TSRHC in addition
to doing outside classes. She also strives to motivate
her coworkers with their workout plans. She is an
excellent example of the Scottish Rite Strong program, as well as wellness here at TSRHC.
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