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The Communicator

February 2002

W-2 Forms

  Take Charge of your Retirement!
All W-2 forms for 2001 went through a verification process and were subsequently mailed on January 21, 2002. If you did not receive your W-2 (perhaps you have moved recently and have not notified accounting of your new address?) please contact Tracey Kerr in the Accounting Department at (810) 494-0664. She will be happy to print another W-2 for you. In addition, the beginning of the year is always a good time to review your current income tax withholdings. If you would like to make a change to your income tax withholdings, please call Stephanie in the Human Resource Department (810) 494-0668 so that she can send you an Income Tax Withholding form (W-2). Or you can print a form from the IRS website and mail it to us. The web address is www.irs.ustreas.gov.    

Do you want to retire in style? Do you want to do more than just contribute to your 401(k)? Through the use of technology, you can take control of your 401(k) and have an active role in managing its growth. Comerica offers its participants the convenience of checking the status of your account via Internet or via telephone. It’s as easy as setting up a PIN number.

With a designated PIN number, plan participants can go on to Comerica’s website:

http://retire.comerica.com and access a variety of selections. These include; up-to-date account balance information, change options and the ability to download forms, and view investment performance, share price, and use the loan module. All these options are available to you and are just a click away!!

These options will better help you to manage your investments and plan for your retirement. If you have any questions or would like to set up your PIN number, please call Stephanie at

(810) 494-0668.

 

With Your Safety in Mind...

All INNOVATIONS staff are required to take a TB test annually if the test is a skin test, and every four years if the test is a chest x-ray. However, if you have been exposed to TB, the requirement is every two years.

TB skin tests can be administered by an INNOVATIONS registered nurse at no cost to you. If you need a chest x-ray, you must arrange one with your own physician and INNOVATIONS will reimburse you for the cost.

This requirement can be waived if you have had a TB skin test conducted within one year prior to your date of hire with INNOVATIONS. The documentation must disclose the date and results of the test, as well as the name of the facility that administered the test.

RN to BSN

 

Nurseweek Nursing Excellence Awards

Jacksonville University's School of Nursing has the prescription for success! RNs can get their BSN degree in less than 2 years without setting foot on campus. JU's NLN accredited Online RN to BSN degree program provides the opportunity you want to get the degree you need to succeed! Have the university at your command anytime, anywhere-24/7. Call 1-866-RNtoBSN or visit:

http://JacksonvilleU.com/allnurses020201.

Rules and Procedures - Midwest and Great Lakes Region

  • Candidates must have a valid RN license and work in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota or Wisconsin.
  • You may nominate as many people as you like, but you may nominate each candidate only once.
  • Nomination forms must be complete (do all THREE steps) and received by April 30, 2002.
  • Send completed nomination forms to 2002 Excellence Awards, Attn: Kim Casibang, Nurseweek, 1156-C Aster Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086, or fax to Kim Casibang at (800) 687-8914. Forms available online at www.nurseweek.com/excel.
  • Nominations will be judged by a panel of registered nurses who will select finalists in each of the eight categories.
  • Finalists will be our guests at an awards ceremony August 23 in Chicago, where one winner in each category will be announced.
  • Finalists will be notified by NurseWeek and the names published on our Web site when selections are complete. Winners and finalists will be profiled in NurseWeek.

STEP 1: Choose ONE category for your candidate. Any nomination forms with more than one category will not be accepted.

  • Advancing the Profession: Contributions that have advanced and strengthened nursing as a profession.
  • Clinical Care: Excellence in direct-care delivery in any clinical setting.
  • Community Service: Significant professional or voluntary contribution in community-based settings or community outreach efforts.
  • Innovation/Creativity: Innovative and creative contributions that have improved patient care.
  • Leadership: Exceptional leadership of nursing or patient care services in any setting.
  • Mentoring: Providing a positive professional influence, guidance and support of other nurses in any setting.
  • Patient Advocacy: Going beyond the call of duty to advocate for patients.
  • Teaching: Significant contributions in education, professional development, and/or long term learning of nursing professionals.

STEP 2: Candidate and nominator contact information. All information must be provided for the nomination to be considered. PLEASE PRINT

Candidate Nominator

  • Name Job Title Name Work Phone
  • Employer Employer Address Home Phone Cell phone/pager
  • Home Phone Work Phone Email
  • Cell phone/pager Email
  • Address (include street, apt#, city, state, zip)

STEP 3: Candidate Information. All questions must be answered. Use as many pages as necessary and provide detailed descriptions with examples. Please do not refer to the candidate or their employer by name in this portion of the nomination.

  • What is your candidate’s professional role?
  • How do you know the candidate?
  • Why do you think your candidate should win? Specific information and examples must be included that describe how the candidate meets the definition for the category as listed in Step 1 above.
  • How has the candidate contributed to the nursing profession in general?
  • What else should the judges know about your candidate?

 

Opportunities.. Check us out!

Ann Arbor
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Many contract opportunities still available in Peds, Med/Surg,
Tele and ICU.

(Completion bonuses offered with the Ann Arbor contracts)

Detroit
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Contracts being offered for Med/Surg, ICU and Tele nurses

Flint
Med Surg/Tele

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Numerous per-diem shifts;
mostly PM and MN needs/ some AM.

PICU

- MN shift, 4 nights/week

Lansing
PICU CONTRACTS
- 1 short term 7p-7a
(36hrs/week)
- 1 long term (late March, early April) 7a-7p
(36hrs/week)

Chest Pain Center

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3 contracts full-time 7p-7a, every 3rd weekend and holidays req’d.
(Must have Tele experience)

Monroe
Med-Surg

- MN full-time, including weekends.

Saginaw
Med-Surg

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MN 7p-7a; full-time; every other weekend req’d.
(13 week contract)

Ypsilanti
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MN about 6 weeks, every other weekend req’d.
(Possible contract opportunity)

Career Fair

On February 5, INNOVATIONS participated in a career fair for registered nurses. It was held at Burton Manor in Livonia and was sponsored by Magic 105.1 and co-sponsored by NurseWeek. There was a steady stream of candidates that stopped by our display to express interest in

INNOVATIONS. We received great feedback about our reputation in the marketplace and many positive comments about our nurses and their work. Healthcare professionals, including 58 RNs visited our booth expressing interest in INNOVATIONS.

 

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