#THE CREATIVE FLOW PAM PORTER UPDATE#
Staff used the time during the early lockdown period to fulfill continuing education requirements, review regulations, update and implement new online fillable forms, update inspection The Office of Radiological Health's (ORH) X-ray and administrative staff worked tirelessly and as a cohesive unit to continue ORH's mission throughout COVID-19, and in so doing, ensured the availability of properly functioning x-ray and mammographyĭevices for use among providers who serve the public's needs. VDH, Office of Radiological Health: Lea Perlas (Director), Richard Conway, Francen Cosby, Patsy Hayden, Jessica Kaufmann, Kim Knight, Bob Lawson, Maxine McCarthy, Al Perlas, Cindy Thomas, Bernice Thornton, Julio Torres, Tom Verdicchio, So to our nursing department, I just wanted say thank you if I don’t say it enough. We are faced daily with potential Covid exposure. Daily they areĬompleting medical screening, admissions, screening and outpatients screening. Our DSA have also experienced new responsibilities.
We are now permanently stationed at SH, so there’s a lot to learn. Have only been reassigned to Student Heath when we had call outs. Medical review nurse and admissions nurse. Clinic nurse, medication nurse, charge nurse. Lea Perlas, VDH, Office of Radiological Health WWRC Nursing Department- Nurses and DSA’sĭuring the reconstruction of our department, we all have been given added responsibilities. Steve has been the epitome of Public Service! It is an honor to work with him.
Making himself available to all staff for guidance and decision-making. Steve also has continued with his leadership as the Director of the Office of Radiological Health by, among other things, always Steve has been involved in many aspects of the COVID 19 response with several hours dedicated to this work each week. Steve Harrison, VDH, Office of Radiological Health She represents everything good about public health and it's been an honor to work with her. She became a FTE with our district on Apand she continues to be amazing during the vaccination phase of this campaign to end a pandemic and hug our grandparents. She applied for the CD Nurse & the interview panel chose her for the role. She had taken a big pay cut (and lost her benefits) to be a contract temp with us, but she was sold on public health nursing & our mission/values. With this kind of work ethic and I hoped she would apply to be our CD Nurse, if the position was posted.
#THE CREATIVE FLOW PAM PORTER FULL#
She regularly did the work of 2 - 3 full time people (packing up her SUV with supplies, making call after call, planning clinics, requesting support, printing forms, setting up tents, bringing coolers to DCLS, etc.). We were excited when she accepted our offer for her to join theĭistrict's team as a contract temp nurse - she went right to work and led a small strike team who did over 100 testing events in our 4 counties & networked with multiple community groups to make sure we were reaching the most underserved community I noticed (and others in our district did too) right away that she was amazing in the following ways:ġ) Always on time, 2) Flexible, 3) Took initiative, 4) Came up with great solutions, 5) Kind & respectful, 6) Gave accurate information, and 7) Practiced with safety & care. In 2020, when it seemed like the world was ending, Abi became an MRC volunteer for COVID testing events & helping with our local COVID hotline. Thank you, Melinda and Leighann!Ībigail Nimitz, VDH, Chickahominy Health District Without this team’s guidance to keep our employees and workplace safe, the rest of us would not have been able to do our jobs and serve the Commonwealth. They spearheaded an extensive agency-wide communications campaign and served as the primary advisors to Executive Management for all workforce related decisions regarding the pandemic. Melinda and Leighann also worked with division managers to ensure the agency complied with the newly enacted Virginia employee health and workplace safety regulations. They conducted extensive research became experts in state and federal laws, regulations and policies kept up with ever-evolving CDC guidelines worked with General Services to communicate best practices, ensure our facilities were sanitized, and appropriate distances were created for employees whose jobs required them to work in the office. Melinda and Leighann became the focal point for all pandemic response activities related to the health and well-being of our workforce. At that time, we had far more questions than answers.
and globally in early 2020, it quickly created a state of emergency in the Commonwealth.
When COVID-19 was identified as a pandemic in the U.S. Melinda Raines & Leighann Smigielski, Virginia Department of Social Services, Richmond
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