Friday, November 22, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving! Please print and give to your parents :-)


(KAISER INTERNS  (PM CLASS ONLY)

KAISER INTERN Parents......PLEASE call your student's school and excuse them for the timeframe of 9:30 and 12:30 so they can attend the Kaiser Permanente orientation from 10:00 to 12:00.
You may call or email the message today or tomorrow and they will have it in advance.

THEY WILL COME HOME AFTER THE ORIENTATION - NO ROP IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEE KAISER SCHEDULE in THE CC BINDER.






Hello ALL Parents-                       (Students - PLEASE show this or print for your family)

I am looking forward to working with your students on the next part of our journey - the internship.  This internship starts on Monday, December 2nd and ends on June 6, 2014.

Students have been assigned to their sites and if there are any questions about the internship, please call me TOMORROW, Friday, November 22nd at (925) 606-4800 x3640.  If there is an urgent matter during the holiday, you may call my cell phone (510) 305-5111.

PHONE CALLS:  Students and I are out at sites Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  On those days, students and parents call me on my cell phone.  Students and parents are to expect a response from me in 5 MINUTES via call or text.  If that response is not received, please try calling me directly.

On WEDNESDAYS we are back in the classroom, so please call me at (925) 606-4800 x 3640.

EMAILS:  You may email me anytime with any non-urgent matters:  lerceg@lvjusd.k12.ca.us


ABSENCE NOTIFICATION:

Students are to call me before 9:00 a.m. on the day of the absence to inform me that they will not be going to site and they must also call their site supervisor.  This is good practice!  PARENTS: please call or text me on my cell as soon as possible on the day of the absence to excuse your son or daughter.  I must have parent authorization for every absence.  Students MAY NOT leave the site before the end of their shift without notifying instructor/parent.

TIME SHEETS:  Must be signed by a staff member or supervisor each Friday, or at the end of their week. These are turned in to me each Wednesday.  Grade is affected if a signed time sheet is not turned in each Wednesday, starting on 12/11 (for the week of 12/2).  HOURS: Students must complete a minimum of 180 hours in order to receive a certificate of completion for the course.  I encourage students to be in the "Over 200 Hours Club" - looks great on the resume'.

UNIFORMS: Students must wear their ROP badge.  They must also wear ROP uniforms unless otherwise indicated (some sites require different attire - call me about that).  Hair up and back for the girls, boys - clean shaven and if there is a beard or mustache, it must be perfectly groomed each day.  Make up for the girls - minimal and natural looking.  A professional looking light jacket or sweater may be worn.  Shoes are to be navy, black or white, sturdy and clean. 

CC BINDER:  All students MUST carry their community classroom binder to site each day.  They are to journal their experiences each day they are at site.  This binder must be with them when them come to the classrooms on Wednesdays as well.

CELL PHONES:  Students are not allowed to have cell phones with them at their site.  This is a violation of program rules.  If there is a concern, a parent must contact me.  Thank you.

EMERGENCIES:  Parents call my cell phone to inform me and I will immediately contact the student at site, as I have direct line numbers. Student have made 5x8 cards with teacher and parent phone numbers as well so the site can inform us of any concern at the site.




Next blog, which is on an unusual day, will be on SUNDAY, DEC. 1 to wish them luck and give them any info they need prior to the start of internship.

The blog entries are usually M-F and are to be check each weekday evening - very important, as this is my communication tool to stay in touch during the week.

THANK YOU and have a wonderful holiday!!!

Mrs. Erceg





Thursday, November 21, 2013

Hello PARENTS of FUTURE MEDICAL, DENTAL and VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS!

Hello Parents!                                             (Students - PLEASE show this or print for your family)

I am looking forward to working with your students on the next part of our journey - the internship.  This internship starts on Monday, December 2nd and ends on June 6, 2014.

Students have been assigned to their sites and if there are any questions about the internship, please call me TOMORROW, Friday, November 22nd at (925) 606-4800 x3640.  If there is an urgent matter during the holiday, you may call my cell phone (510) 305-5111.

PHONE CALLS:  Students and I are out at sites Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  On those days, students and parents call me on my cell phone.  Students and parents are to expect a response from me in 5 MINUTES via call or text.  If that response is not received, please try calling me directly.

On WEDNESDAYS we are back in the classroom, so please call me at (925) 606-4800 x 3640.

EMAILS:  You may email me anytime with any non-urgent matters:  lerceg@lvjusd.k12.ca.us


ABSENCE NOTIFICATION:

Students are to call me before 9:00 a.m. on the day of the absence to inform me that they will not be going to site and they must also call their site supervisor.  This is good practice!  PARENTS: please call or text me on my cell as soon as possible on the day of the absence to excuse your son or daughter.  I must have parent authorization for every absence.  Students MAY NOT leave the site before the end of their shift without notifying instructor/parent.

TIME SHEETS:  Must be signed by a staff member or supervisor each Friday, or at the end of their week. These are turned in to me each Wednesday.  Grade is affected if a signed time sheet is not turned in each Wednesday, starting on 12/11 (for the week of 12/2).  HOURS: Students must complete a minimum of 180 hours in order to receive a certificate of completion for the course.  I encourage students to be in the "Over 200 Hours Club" - looks great on the resume'.

UNIFORMS: Students must wear their ROP badge.  They must also wear ROP uniforms unless otherwise indicated (some sites require different attire - call me about that).  Hair up and back for the girls, boys - clean shaven and if there is a beard or mustache, it must be perfectly groomed each day.  Make up for the girls - minimal and natural looking.  A professional looking light jacket or sweater may be worn.  Shoes are to be navy, black or white, sturdy and clean. 

CC BINDER:  All students MUST carry their community classroom binder to site each day.  They are to journal their experiences each day they are at site.  This binder must be with them when them come to the classrooms on Wednesdays as well.

CELL PHONES:  Students are not allowed to have cell phones with them at their site.  This is a violation of program rules.  If there is a concern, a parent must contact me.  Thank you.

EMERGENCIES:  Parents call my cell phone to inform me and I will immediately contact the student at site, as I have direct line numbers. Student have made 5x8 cards with teacher and parent phone numbers as well so the site can inform us of any concern at the site.




Next blog, which is on an unusual day, will be on SUNDAY, DEC. 1 to wish them luck and give them any info they need prior to the start of internship.

The blog entries are usually M-F and are to be check each weekday evening - very important, as this is my communication tool to stay in touch during the week.

TOMORROW:    GHS HERE AT 8:00 A.M.    LHS HERE AT 10:45  
                               AVHS/FHS/DHS/VHS/DVHS  HERE AT 1:05

Have a wonderful holiday!

Mrs. Erceg

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Organize the Community Classroom Binder Please

Make tabs for the CC binder  - Show your site how organized you are!!!!




Give your family your site information so they can reach you in an emergency. Ask them to call me first of course so I can help and get to you faster! Look up the address of your site if needed - be sure to see if there is a website for your internship site!!!

FINALS/LVJUSD ONLY

GHS -  See you Friday at 8:00 a.m

TOMORROW:
LHS -  P1  8-10
            P2  10:10-12:10
            LUNCH  12:10 - 12:40
            P5 - 12:45 - 2:45
ROP / MED OCCS 1:05-3:05

AVHS, FHS, DHS   HERE AT 1:05 tomorrow and Friday

Take care,

Mrs. Erceg

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Do you have Esteem, Teen?

Tim Barley from Teen Esteem is an amazing speaker, wouldn't you agree?

I hope you got a lot out of it. I must have field-ready interns - healthy, happy people as well as be smoke and drug free!!!  YOU are invaluable....like the tea cup!!!

Here are the SMART Tools he talked about -

Start over
Make up your mind - figure out where you stand
Accountable relationships are the real deal
Respect, give it and get it
Think beyond the moment

HOMEWORK:


KAISER STUDENTS:  PLEASE!!! Bring in your "field trip" form, signed by a parent so you can attend the orientation or I.T. sessions that are NOT during your normal ROP time.

SKITS ARE NOT DONE!  We have a few to go.....tomorrow we will finish. BE READY!!

ENLARGE and PRINT THIS OUT - PUT ON THE REFRIGERATOR AT HOME and have it ready to put into your CC binder tomorrow. You can track your hours by week on this form!!!

WEEK  
# OF HRS
TIME SHEETS BY WEEK  180 CC Hours REQUIRED     2013-2014                     
1
 
12/2
2
 
12/9
3
 
12/16
4
 
12/23     HOLIDAY WEEK     
5
 
12/30     HOLIDAY WEEK
6
 
1/6
7
 
1/13
8
 
1/20      NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY 1/20
9
 
1/27
10
 
2/3
11
 
2/10
12
 
2/17       NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY 2/17
13
 
2/24
14
 
3/3   
15
 
3/10 – 3/11  NO ROP
16
 
3/17     
17
 
3/24       
18
 
3/31 – 4/4  HOLIDAY WEEK/SPRING BREAK
19
 
4/7
20
 
4/14
21
 
4/21   NO ROP MONDAY 4/21
22
 
4/28  
23
 
5/5
24
 
5/12
25
 
5/19    NO ROP FRIDAY 5/23
26
 
5/26    NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY 5/26
27
 
6/2     *LAST WEEK OF INTERNSHIP

*LAST DAY FRIDAY JUNE 6th (ALL HOLIDAY HOURS/NON-GHS DAYS MUST BE PRE-APPROVED).
 
Have a great evening!
 
Mrs. Erceg


Monday, November 18, 2013

Getting Ready for Internship! Kaiser folks....please read!

Hi Everyone!


HOMEWORK:
CAREER RESEARCH PAPER DUE TOMORROW WITH INTERVIEW
Show your parents the letter from Teen Esteem (regarding speaker tomorrow)

FINALS SCHEDULE:

LHS:  here Thursday, 11/21  12:45-2:45

          here Friday, 11/22  10:20-12:20

 FHS/AVHS/DHS/DVHS/VHS here Friday, 11/22 1:05 to 3:05


GOOD NEWS BEARS NEEDS HELP ON WEDNESDAY....CAN YOU HELP

We’re doing our last big sort/pull day at our storage this Wednesday, Nov 20, starting at 4 pm. I could use about 4 helpers if anyone is available. Our new space is behind the Lucky store on Holmes, in the Sunset office development. Address is 1838 Catalina Court.

KAISER ORIENTATIONS  -  PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THIS SCHEDULE - (SPECIAL FORMS WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS NEEDING TO BE EXCUSED FROM SCHOOL FOR TRAINING)

KAISER ORIENTATIONS
AND I.T. TRAINING
MONDAY 12/2
10:00 to 12:00EVERYONE!!! IN ----LIVERMORE
TUESDAY 12/3  LIV TUESDAY 12/3
AM/PM 9:45 -11:45 1:30 - 3:30    PLEASANTON
TANIA DANIELLE
JAKE TAYLOR
KRISTEN KRYSTAL
LAURA SARAH
PAIGE MARIAM
JULIA HANNAH
MELISSA CHELSEA
NICOLE SHIRLEY
DEANDRE ALEX
JAMES MADASYN
ZACHARY CHAZZ
ALL IT TRAINING IN LIVERMORE MON 12/9  9:45-11:45MON 12/9   2-4
LIVERMORELIVERMORE
TANIA DANIELLE
JAKE TAYLOR
KRISTIN KRYSTAL
LAURA P. DEANDRE
PAIGE JAMES
JULIA B ZACHARY
MELISSA B. SARAH
NICOLE M. MARIAM
TUES 12/10  2-4
LIVERMORE
HANNAH
CHELSEA
SHIRLEY
ALEX
MADYSYN
CHAZZ

 
 
HAVE A GREAT EVENING!
 
Mrs. Erceg
 

Friday, November 15, 2013

Almost time for internship!

By now, most of you have visited your sites and met the supervisor and/or staff.  Kaiser folks - I will have info for you on Monday regarding your orientations.  ValleyCare - your orientation will be done here in the classroom Monday and/or Tuesday.

TRI-VALLEY HAVEN VOLUNTEERS and GIFT GIVERS:     GREAT JOB!  They will be here on Monday morning to pick up the wonderful items you all donated.  AM CLASS.....you can still bring in things.....TVH does not arrive until 11:00 a.m.

UNIFORMS:  Please make sure your uniform, badge and shoes are ready to go and put aside for 12/2.

Career Research Paper/INTERVIEW is due TUESDAY 11/19.....why not turn it in on Monday?  You can!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Mrs. Erceg






Thursday, November 14, 2013

Happy Thursday Medical Professionals!

Hello Everyone!

HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROW - Friday 11/15:

Turn in Quiz on reproductive system with all answers marked clearly (circle correct answer)

Intention Paper - Type a one to two page, 1-1/2 space paper on your intention for this remainder of program.  The first part of the paper comes from you.  INSTRUCTIONS: Start the paper by writing....my intention for the reminder of the year is to be......   and  to demonstrate......, etc.   I will start strong by....I will stay strong by....and I will finish the year strong by...   You can use the internship rules from class to help you with the paper. Add to your paper skills that you will work on to improve your work ethics and behaviors.  50 points.  THE FOURTH PAGE OF THE RULES ARE ALSO DUE TOMORROW!  SIGN AND RETURN.  THANK YOU!







Bring in any donations for TRI-VALLEY HAVEN tomorrow.  TVH will come on Monday to pick it all up.  YOU ALL ROCK. Thank you for being so generous AND thank you to TANIA and XOCHITL for doing all of that wonderful shopping for the cause.

LIVERMORE H.S. -  you have a alpha HR schedule tomorrow.  Lunch starts at 12:10.  I will expect you at or before 1:05



ValleyCare Interns - Study your packet - I will help you with a test/quiz for ValleyCare interns - we will work on it together!  No worries.

Take care and see you tomorrow!

Mrs. Erceg

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

You Look Fabulous in Uniform!!!

Hello Everyone!

SKITS (patient education and cultural competency demonstration) tomorrow and Friday. Be prepared and I will give you a few moments to review your script. 100 POINTS

Bring in any donations for TRI-VALLEY HAVEN tomorrow and on Friday.  TVH will come on Monday to pick it all up.  YOU ALL ROCK. Thank you for being so generous AND thank you to TANIA and XOCHITL for doing all of that wonderful shopping for the cause.

PM CLASS:  Park ONLY in the student lot and display your parking pass.  No parking in staff lot!

HOMEWORK: Take home QUIZ on reproductive system. Try taking the test without notes or internet first with the light touch of a pencil. Due FRIDAY 11/15 (but you can turn it in tomorrow)

Have your classroom binder with you tomorrow!!!  We are assembling CC binders.

Print this out for your community classroom binder and bring it in tomorrow.  This is the DO NOT USE abbreviation list. 


Official "Do Not Use" List1 Do Not Use Potential Problem Use Instead
U, u (unit) Mistaken for "0" (zero), the number "4" (four) or "cc" Write "unit"
IU (International Unit) Mistaken for IV (intravenous) or the number 10 (ten) Write "International Unit"
Q.D., QD, q.d., qd (daily)
Q.O.D., QOD, q.o.d, qod
(every other day)
Mistaken for each other
Period after the Q mistaken for "I" and the "O" mistaken for "I
Write "daily"
Write "every other day"
Trailing zero (X.0 mg)*
Lack of leading zero (.X mg)
Decimal point is missed Write X mg
Write 0.X mg
MS
MSO4 and MgSO4
Can mean morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate
Confused for one another
Write "morphine sulfate"
Write "magnesium sulfate"

*Exception: A "trailing zero" may be used only where required to demonstrate the level of precision of the value being reported, such as for laboratory results, imaging studies that report size of lesions, or catheter/tube sizes. It may not be used in medication orders or other medication-related documentation.

Take care,

Mrs. Erceg