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May 6 – 12 National Nurses Week
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May 11 – 17 National Health Care Week
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May 15 and 16 End-of-Life Care Conference 8 am - 5:15 pm Metro Square Conference Rooms 1 & 2 See page 2.
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June 13 Mind/Body Spirit in Pediatric Health Care: Embracing Their (and Our) Connection Fourth Annual Conference on Children and Spirituality Baptist Jacksonville For more information, click here
April 2014
Get your Jaguars season tickets via payroll deduction Baptist Health and the Jacksonville Jaguars are offering employees the opportunity to purchase season tickets and automatically payroll-deduct the cost between May and December. Just follow these steps:
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Go to the Discounts web page in the Employee Experience section of the intranet to review the Baptist Health pricing map. If you are renewing your season tickets and want to use payroll deduction, check the renewal deadline on your invoice.
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Call Russell Rendon, Jaguars ticket sales manager, at 633.6410. Identify yourself as a Baptist Health employee and mention the offer code: BAPTIST. You will need to provide your name, employee ID number and the seating area you want to purchase. The Jaguars will create an account and assign your Jaguars ID, which you need to complete the transaction.
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Download the payroll deduction authorization form from the Discounts webpage in the Employee Experience section and forward it to the Baptist Health Payroll Department, Howard Bldg., Suite 414. The form must be received by May 2. Payments will begin with the May 30 pay date and continue for 16 pay periods.
Questions? Regarding the Jaguars season ticket offer, contact Russell Rendon at 633.6410 or rendonr@jaguars.nfl.com Regarding payroll deduction, please contact Payroll at 202.2800. The deadline to purchase is May 2 at 5 pm.
Pastoral Care Conference is May 2 “The Way to Wellness: Coping with Mental Illness and Trauma through Pastoral and Psychological Counseling” is scheduled for May 2, 8 am – 4 pm at the University of North Florida, Adam W. Herbert University Center. The keynote speaker is Pamela Cooper-White, PhD, professor of Pastoral Theology, Care and Counseling at Columbia Theological Seminary, and co-director of the Atlanta Theological Association’s doctoral program in Pastoral Counseling. Other presenters are: n Larry Wagoner, PhD, director, Pastoral Care and Education, Baptist Health n Ellen Williams, PhD, administrator, Baptist Behavioral Health n Ed Wilder, MDiv, MEd, senior chaplain and ACPE supervisor, Baptist South n Celeste Krueger, EdS, president of Celeste Krueger & Associates n Gail Patin, MSW, EdD, chief operations officer, Hubbard House, Inc. Who should attend? Chaplains, pastoral counselors, ministers, physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, behavioral therapists, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, clinical social workers, nurses, respiratory therapists and other health care professionals. Continuing education credit is available. For more information and to register, go to www.waytowellness.eventbrite.com
PLAYERS Championship tickets THE PLAYERS Championship again has a special ticket offer for the annual event at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. Purchase single-day grounds tickets for $45 each, and $25 of each ticket you buy will be donated back to us through the “Chip in for Youth” program. This price is good for any of the tournament rounds, Thursday, May 8 - Sunday, May 11, and there is no limit to the number of tickets you can buy. Grounds admission
is FREE to kids (age 18 and under) with a properly ticketed adult. When purchasing tickets, be sure to enter the code BAPTIST, using all capital letters. For more information, visit www.chipinforyouth.com
Benefits
Notice for the Baptist Health Retirement Plan administered by Hewitt Associates The 2013 Annual Funding Notice for the Baptist Health Retirement Plan is now available. Click on the “Legal Notices” section of the Employee Home Page on the intranet to view the notice. This notice is required under the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) and replaces the Summary Annual Report you received in the past. The notice is provided for informational purposes only, and no response is required. For additional information, please contact Hewitt Associates at 877.255.8845.
Physician Integration
New office hours at Baptist Neurology Group Lakewood Carlos Gama, MD, and Nitin Butala, MD, are pleased to announce new extended hours for the Baptist Neurology Group Lakewood office. The office is now open Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8 am – 8 pm, and Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, 8 am – 5 pm. They are at located at 2736 University Blvd. W., Jacksonville. For an appointment, call 733.4262. Extended office hours for employees at Baptist Obstetrics and Gynecology To better serve our Baptist Health employees, Baptist Obstetrics and Gynecology in Yulee now offers extended hours as needed between 7 am – 7 pm. The office is located at 63820 State Road 200, Yulee. For an appointment, call 225.2770.
Baptist Jacksonville
Compassion Satisfaction or Compassion Fatigue? This continuing education opportunity is for nurses and you only need to attend one of the four sessions to receive three CEUs. The cost is $10. To register, click here n May 8, 9 am, duPont Auditorium,
Baptist Jacksonville n May 8, 1 pm, duPont Auditorium,
Baptist Jacksonville n May 9, 9 am, Metro Square Conference Center, corner of Phillips Highway and Emerson Street n May 9, 1 pm, Metro Square Conference Center, corner of Phillips Highway and Emerson Street The guest speaker is Noel Holdsworth, DNH, PMHNP-BC, CTS, Winter Haven Hospital, Lake Wales. Dr. Holdsworth is an expert in the field of compassion fatigue. She will share ways to prevent, identify and treat compassion fatigue at work so you can get back your compassion satisfaction. Dr. Noel has been an RN since 1971 and a psychiatric ARNP since 1997. She was ordained as a minister in 2003.
Baptist Beaches
Relay for Life Baptist Beaches will participate in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at Ponte Vedra High School, May 3 – 4. Physicians, staff, visitors and friends are welcome to join the Baptist Health team and raise awareness for cancer research. Baptist Beaches is a Hope Sponsor for this year’s event. For more information, email Jill Lortz at jillian.lortz@bmcjax.com
Baptist Nassau
51st Annual Shrimp Festival Baptist Nassau invites you to wear your Baptist blue T-shirt and walk with us in the 51st Annual Shrimp Festival Parade, Thursday, May 1. Volunteers are also needed to staff the Baby Changing Comfort Tent at the Shrimp Festival, May 3 – 4. For more information, contact Teresa Cruz at 321.3508 or teresa.cruz@bmcjax.com
Baptist South
Safe Sitter Class A Safe Sitter class will be held at Baptist South for students, ages 11 – 14, Saturday, April 26, 8:30 am – 2:30 pm. Students will learn how to be successful, safe babysitters. Training includes first aid, behavioral advice, choking rescue techniques for infants and children, injury prevention, injury management, safety for the sitter and babysitting as a business. There is a class fee of $45, which includes lunch and a training manual. To register, call 202.CARE (2273). Blood Drive Mark your calendar and plan to give the gift of life at our next blood drive on Tuesday, April 29, noon – 3 pm. Look for the bloodmobile outside the main hospital entrance. Advance registration is recommended, but not required. Contact Kristin Collins at 271.6081 or email kristin.collins@bmcjax.com
Wolfson Children’s Hospital
Win a Bass Boat As part of the 25th Annual Wolfson Children’s Hospital Bass Tournament, $10 donations are being accepted for the opportunity to win a fully rigged 2014 Bullet 21SS Bass Boat with Boatmate Trailer and Mercury 225 Pro XS OptiMax Motor. The rig will be given away at a weigh-in drawing at the main tournament on May 17. There is no limit on the number of tickets you can purchase and you do not need to be present to win. Drawing entries must be postmarked no later than April 30. For more information, visit www.wolfsonchildrens.org and click on Ways to Give, then Bass Tournament.