Please review the attached educational document:

• CAM/RASS if initiated must be documented each shift
• Restraints/Lines/Drains/Airways if initiated must have a documented Start, Monitor, Discontinue

Documentation:CAM/RASS/Lines/Drains

Thank you for ALL you do!

Today is Veterans Day, which offers us a special opportunity to express our gratitude to those who served in the United States military, especially the many among us now working within the HealthTrust Workforce Solutions family. Thank you to all of the courageous individuals put their lives in harm's way to protect our country and ensure the freedoms that Americans embrace each and every day.  I would also like to thank families of veterans, because, just like our veterans, their families are just as courageous, making countless sacrifices to protect our great country and all of the rights we enjoy everyday.

As the coronavirus continues to impact our communities and we all deal with a lot of uncertainty, we remain concerned about the veterans and their families who struggle every day to make ends meet. HWS is proud to partner with the United Way of Broward County’s MISSION UNITED, which provides veteran employment services, legal assistance, education, financial services, health and housing support. I am proud that HealthTrust has been provided the opportunity to assist such a worthy cause.  If you are interested in learning more about what you can do to support veterans as they transition back to civilian life, I invite you to visit unitedway.org/mission-united to learn more about this growing program in cities across the country.

We are also proud that our parent company, HCA Healthcare,  has been recognized by Military Times as one of the country’s best employers based on the organization’s military-connected employment programs, benefits and support efforts. Since 2012, HCA Healthcare has hired more than 39,000 veterans, active-duty personnel and military spouses.

Today and every day we are grateful for our veterans and honor all who have served. 

Corporate Information Technology Group (ITG) has deployed new eSAF “Core Access” functionality that automates provisioning of Direct Care Nursing Access for Meditech users in South Atlantic Division.

This new eSAF functionality solves the challenges of new direct care nurses being “hired” into a new or existing Lawson Position Code that is not setup for role-based/entitled system access.

Adoption of standardized Meditech access templates for direct care nurses will provide noteworthy relief to nurses, managers, and ITG personnel. (Surgical nurses will not be included in the initial roll-out). 

Additionally, adoption of standardized Meditech MIS user mnemonics would make it easier to “share” nurses across markets and divisions and eliminate the need to change MIS user mnemonics.

Standardized Meditech access templates will include more options on the main Meditech menu and some menus may look different, resulting in a period of adjustment as nurses become accustomed to the new access. A minimal adjustment period is expected, with most nurses achieving a level of comfort within hours.

Go Live: 11/10/2020-12/8/2020

Grand Strand-11/10/2020

Trident/Summerville – 12/1/2020

Colleton – 12/8/2020

Meditech Menu Standardization

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Our partners in the East Florida Division have shared some education on Safety Rounding. Safety Rounding is utilized across the Enterprise to reduce negative outcomes, improving positive patient outcomes.  Included is the Safety rounding toolkit utilized to educate and validate staff in East Florida. 

Safety Rounding Huddle Points

Safety Rounding Checklist

Thank you for your dedication to patient safety!

As fall comes into full swing, we want to help you understand your fall respiratory symptoms (fever, dry cough, aches & pains, and more) and see if they are common with conditions such as the flu, seasonal allergies, the common cold or COVID-19. Take a look below to learn more!

Our partners in the Continental Division, Presbyterian/St. Luke's has a policy in place that all patients need a set of vital signs within 2 hours prior to discharge to ensure patient safety.  

The attached policy outlines the requirement under assessment/reassessment. 

Please ensure you are familiar with the facility policy in which you are working in regards to Documenting the Provision of Care. 

Thank you for your dedication to PATIENT SAFETY!

Documentation of Provision of Care

EFD is preparing to go live on November 1^st with the transition from utilizing pin numbers to NT authentication for EMAR and BCTA. This conversaion will streamline user access across multiple systems and applications as well as improve safety and security.

Pin numbers will no longer be used to access EMAR and BCTA.  Users will instead use their network password for opening screens and filing documentation. 

Below is the go-live dates by market.

11/3: Kendall Regional

11/10: Aventura and Palm Beach

11/17: Mercy and Broward

11/24: Treasure Coast

Please review attached educational document

PIN to AD

Thank you for ALL you DO!

Please review the provided document in reference to level of mask protection and eye protection. 

In order to ensure protection, please continue universal masking and eye protection for care of all patients.

Masking/Eye Protection

Thank YOU for ALL you DO!

Our partners and colleagues in the West Florida Division at Central Florida Regional Hospital have provided some education on the telemetry escalation process. 

Please review this process and become aware and familiar with the telemetry escalation processes in the facility you are supporting. 

Telemetry Escalation

Thank you for your DEDICATION and COMMITTMENT to patient care!

This professional recognition program celebrates the most innovative and effective learning programs to train, upskill, and reskill temporary and contract employees across the U.S. Awards and honorable mention distinctions are conferred in award classes by company revenue. 

We are pleased to announce that our StaRN and StarTECH programs were honored with a 2020 American Staffing Association ELEVATE Award. This national awards program recognizes the most innovative and effective work-based learning programs to train, upskill, and reskill temporary and contract employees.

Since 2014, the HealthTrust Specialty Training Apprenticeship for Registered Nurses has trained 20,000-plus newly graduated nurses who otherwise would have faced substantial difficulties working in acute care environments.  The program bridges the skills gap and prepares the new nurse to care for patients as soon as they enter the facility. In recent years, the program has expanded to include StaRN PLUS and StarTECH. StaRN Plus provides intensive specialty training to experienced licensed nurses and combines classroom instruction, eLearning, simulation experiences, and hands‐on clinical training at sponsoring HealthTrust client facilities. Depending on the specialty track, the program runs for 10–22 weeks and the nurses are paid during the term. StarTech is a three-week, client-paid program for certified nurse assistants that combines classroom instruction, electronic health record practice, and hands‐on clinical training in acute hospital settings. To date, approximately 1,000 CNAs have participated in StarTech.

For more information about ASA and the ASA Elevate Awards, visit americanstaffing.net.