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June, 2022
The Vista View 🏞
A newsletter with everything Sierra Vista and YOU!
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Patient quote of the month . . .
"MJ was very nice to me while I was there. She treated me like a human being, worthy of respect. Whenever I needed something, it happened in a nice, kind manner."
Christy - June, 2022.
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Please help make our new team members
feel like part of the Sierra Vista Family
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Jennifer Alejandro, LPT
Jennifer describes herself as someone who likes to collaborate with the team when it comes to work. She is very quiet, simple and easy to get along with.
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RosaLee Avila, RN
RosaLee has been a nurse for 10 years and has been able to work in multiple areas of nursing. This is her first role in behavioral health. She is an aspiring ceramics artist, and it is her new favorite hobby/stress reliever.
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Gina Bonita, LVN
Prior to joining the SVH team, Gina has worked as an LVN for five years. She is married with three kids, and is looking forward to starting her career at SVH.
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Jen Bordenave, Clinician
Jen is the newest member of the Utilization Management team. Her favorite color is purple, and her favorite people are her five-year-old niece and 11-year-old nephew.
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Sharon Chand, Cook
Sharon is excited to be part of the Sierra Vista team. She is always eager to listen to people’s opinions, and learn from positive feedback in her everyday life.
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Ashlee Dunn, OP Assistant
Ashlee is a pre-nursing major, allied health major, and chemical dependency major, with a minor in Spanish for healthcare professionals.
She loves working with people from all different backgrounds and believes everyone should receive equal opportunity to get well and be successful.
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Tiffany Ford, Phlebotomist
Tiffany has a very big heart and loves being able to help make a difference. Family is very important to her. She has three kids and is excited to join the Sierra Vista family.
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Edwin Gituma, LVN
Edwin describes himself as a team player. He is looking forward to being a part of the Sierra Vista team and contributing toward meeting the organization’s goals.
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Anthony Her, MHT
Anthony is currently a nursing student, and he is looking forward to learning and growing his career at Sierra Vista. He lilkes to “cover his bases” when doing an assignment and usually asks a lot of questions.
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Dorothy Hilleary, Therapist
Dorothy is loyal “like a golden retriever,” goal-oriented and passionate about mental health. She is married to a great guy, and has two young-adult sons and a golden-doodle named Max.
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Lila Keosavang, RN
Lila is a newly-graduated nurse who is excited to start her career at Sierra Vista. In her free time, Lila loves to hike.
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Stuart Kosh, Case Manager
A dedicated social worker, Stuart also enjoys performing standup comedy and competing in MMA. He has nearly a decade of experience working with disadvantaged, marginalized populations. He invited everyone to come see him perform at “Comedy Under the Stars,” on July 8th.
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Jorge Lapinid,
Maintenance Tech
Jorge is an architect by profession and also has a handyman business. He describes himself as a “bit shy” and a hard worker.
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Malissa Moua, MHT
Malissa is a people person who loves working with patients from all backgrounds. She is currently a nursing student and an avid learner, and is looking forward to new learning experiences at Sierra Vista Hospital.
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Ugonna Onwuvuariri, LPT
Ugonna is a very honest person who loves being involved in teamwork. She is always respectful of her patients, co-workers and herself.
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Alisa Pangilinan, MHT
Alisa is a very hard worker who also knows how to make it a fun experience. She is an outgoing person, and a busy, busy mother with a one-year-old son and eight-month-old daughter.
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Melissa Percifield,
Milieu Manager
Melissa “MJ” graduated from the University of Kansas (go Jayhawks), with a Master’s Degree in Social Work.
In addition to her new role at Sierra Vista, she also runs a rescue ranch that rehabilitates animals.
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Olivia Schulz,
Telehealth Clinician
Olivia enjoys helping others and spending quality time with friends and family. She loves being an LMFT. Olivia is married to her best friend and has three children.
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Daniel Singh, MHT
Daniel describes himself as a “workaholic,” and is excited to get started here at Sierra Vista Hospital. In his free time, Daniel “loves being a dad.”
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Ashley Stone, Case Manager
Ashley is a new MSW Grad who was born in South Africa. She was on the Junior USA Team for archery when she was young, and has also won International Craftsmanship contests for dressmaking.
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Rose Tholley, MHT II
Rose is a hard-working, confident and dedicated person. She is excited to get started at Sierra Vista and is looking forward to learning and growing as a professional.
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Luis A Velasco,
Licensed Clinician
Luis has been working in the mental health field for 13 years, and has worked with a wide range of populations. He is a parent to 16-month-old and three-year-old boys, and is having the time of his life being a father.
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JoAnn Wiseman, Receptionist
In addition to being a receptionist at Sierra Vista, JoAnn is also a Health Life Coach. She loves the 49ers, Giants, and English Premier League Liverpool. She is married with two adult children and recently celebrated her 42nd wedding anniversary.
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Mike Zauner promoted
to Regional Vice President
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Mike Zauner was recently promoted to Regional Vice President, for UHS.
Mike has more than 25 years of behavioral health industry experience, the last 12 being with UHS.
He was Chief Executive Officer of Sierra Vista from 2010 to 2016, promoted to Group Director in 2016, and now to Regional Vice President.
In this new regional position, Mike will still oversee the two Sacramento hospitals (Heritage Oaks and Sierra Vista) plus the new hospital project in Madera, as well as 5-6 additional hospitals in the Western Division.
Under Mike’s leadership Sierra Vista has opened 99 new beds and added a second outpatient service site.
There is currently a Crisis Stabilization Unit under construction, and a third outpatient service site in Davis is scheduled to open later this year.
Please congratulate Mike on his new role and promotion.
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SVH employees can earn extra cash by helping recruit new hires | |
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Sierra Vista Hospital is always looking for great people to join our team, and you can help!
Research has shown, and our own experience supports, that hires who come into our organization through employee referrals are excellent contributors, stay with us longer and are more cost effective to recruit.
If you know someone you think would be a great addition to our organization and they meet the qualifications for an existing open requisition, refer them to our careers page to apply.
If you refer someone for employment and they are hired, your referral could be worth money.
- Registered Nurses referrals are worth $1,000.00
- All other position referrals are worth $500.00
Refer candidates who meet the qualifications to our HR department by having the candidate complete the online application. The candidate must list you as the referral source on the application, and you must submit the Candidate Referral Form to HR before the candidate applies.
If your candidate is hired within six months, you will be awarded half of the referral bonus (less taxes) within 90 days of their hire date and the other half of the referral bonus (less taxes) at the completion of 180 days!
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Healthy Work Environment Committee in need of volunteers to help plan upcoming activities
The Healthy Work Environment Committee is still looking for volunteers to help plan upcoming workplace events.
Some ideas for future events -
- July 18th, National Ice Cream Day
- July 28th, National Milk Chocolate Day
Reach out to HR, today, if you're interested in helping out.
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Sierra Vista Hospital 're-charge room' open for employee use | |
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Hello Everyone,
As part of our efforts to make 2022 the best year yet at Sierra Vista Hospital, we introduced introduce the Re-Charge Room in February.
Employees who are using the Re-Charge Room have reported back that a short break in the massage chair makes a huge impact on reducing overall stress levels.
Lots of available time still exists, so take advantage of this workplace perk and encourage your coworkers to do the same.
There will be a daily sign-in sheet where you can reserve the room for 10 minutes.
Please be mindful of others and remember to:
· Knock before you enter the room and change the door sign
· Keep your private session to only 10 mins.
· Be quiet while in the room
· No food or beverages allowed
· No scents or smells of any kind
· Clean up after yourself
· BE CALM & RE-CHARGE!
Sincerely,
Tami Brooks
Sierra Vista Hospital CEO
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SVH CORE VALUES
Mission:
Sierra Vista Hospital is an acute psychiatric hospital dedicated to providing quality patient care with unrelenting attention to clinical excellence, patient and staff safety and an unparalleled passion and commitment to assure the very best healthcare to those we serve.
Sierra Vista Hospital strives to be a provider of high quality, patient focused healthcare that is readily accessible, cost effective and meets the needs of the communities we serve.
Vision:
Sierra Vista Hospital endeavors to be the organization that attracts and develops highly motivated, passionate healthcare providers who are focused on delivering quality healthcare and cultivating a culture of mutual respect, teamwork and celebration of professional development. A workplace where hope is embraced by our service oriented staff who treat all patients with dignity, compassion, empathy and respect.
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Reminder from our Health Information
Management Team 📝📋📈✒
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- All medical records entries should be signed, dated and military timed.
- Label all forms in the charts with patient labels.
- Follow chart order when filing forms in the charts.
- Transcribe Verbal /Telephone order accurately and tag with sign here tag to grab physician attention. Also tag Med Refused orders for Physicians.
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