More babies!

And here are some pics of Jeff's darling daughter Molly who is two months old already!

Babies!!!

Congrats to Grandma Mjos are in order.  Here's a pic of the gorgeous Violet!!! She is now one month old.

Welcome the New Hire Team

If you didn't read Terri's email a few weeks ago....

We want to give a HUGE welcome to the staff of the New Hire Screening Lab who will be joining our team.  They include:  Jackie Gonzalez, Jeanette Jessop, Marcia MacKay, Melinda Perkins, Susana Burningham and Varonica Ulrick.  Sharon will be their supervisor and Dr. Price will be the Medical Director.  If you don’t already know, the NHSL helps new employees and volunteers with their new hire paperwork, drug screening and immunizations for all of UCR, PCMC, MG, ESC and CO.  They are a wonderful service for Intermountain Healthcare and we are very proud to now have them as colleagues. 

In the coming weeks and months we will create opportunities for us all to “meet and greet” and learn ways that can we support and learn from each other.

Employee Engagement & Recognition on Intermountain.net

With our fabulous yearly Gallup Survey coming up next month, I thought it would be a great opportunity to get the word out about the Employee Engagement page at Intermountain.net.  It includes lots of great ways to increase employee engagement.  Here's a little snippet of what the page has to offer. 

"Each of us needs to be recognized for our talent and team contributions. Whenever we complete a task, regardless of how big or small, we want to know how our actions affect our patients and customers, how they affect those we work with, but also, how they contribute to extraordinary care and superior service.  It's important for praise to come from every direction. A good rule of thumb is to praise another team member about once a week for specific actions he or she took to provide extraordinary care or superior service. Frequent praise and recognition encourages and reinforces the desired behaviors, decreases turnover, and positively impacts our patients and customers."

Check out the page at Intermountain.net!

Congrats to Mr. Jeff Williams

Congrats to Jeff who is now an official CNA!!  Kudos!

Praise the Lord and pass the Sacrament, It's an Easter miracle!!!

Exciting news, folks.  We have finally gotten our badge access door in the reception area at the ESC.  YAY!

Easter Bruch Recipe!

I got this recipe from Paula Deen's website and tried it last Easter.  Sooooo delish.  I highly recommend.
Asparagus with Lemon Pecan Brown Butter

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds asparagus, trimmed and tough ends peeled
Salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into bits
1/2 cup pecans
1 lemon, zest removed in fine julienne with a bar zester, cut in half

Directions

Put 1 inch of water in a skillet or other wide, shallow pan that will hold the asparagus flat in no more than 2 layers. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Add a small handful of salt and, as soon as the water is boiling again, add the asparagus. Cover, bring it quickly back to a boil, and remove the lid. Cook briskly, uncovered, until the asparagus is barely tender but still bright green, about 3-4 minutes. Turn off the heat, immediately drain, using the lid to hold the asparagus. Turn it out onto a warm platter and keep warm.
Put 4 tablespoons of butter in 9-or-10-inch skillet over medium high heat. When melted, add the pecans and sauté, tossing frequently, until the butter and pecans are a uniform golden-brown. Add the lemon zest and the juice from half the lemon. Cook for half a minute longer and remove the pan from the heat.
Swirl in the remaining butter, refresh with another squeeze of lemon juice, taste and add salt if needed. Pour it evenly over the asparagus and serve at once.