Resources
Resources for Employees & Families during COVID-19RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYEES & THEIR FAMILIES DURING COVID-19
During this challenging time, support resources for our employees are crucial. In an effort to support you and your family, we have compiled some important resources designed to help you navigate working remotely, practice self care, and care for others in your family. We will continue to add resources as they are made available.
Connecting
- Connecting Through Furlough
- Connecting Through Redeployment
- Connecting Through Remote Work
- New Hire Remote Onboarding Tip Sheet
Meeting Resources
- OD&L – How to Stay Productive and Connected Working Remotely
- OD&L – Leading Virtual Meetings Best Practices
- OD&L Tips for Working Remotely
- OD&L – Maintaining Trust with your Remote Team
- Video Conferencing Checklist
- Running Effective Meetings
- Prioritizing in These Difficult Times
- Understanding Emotions When Communicating Through Technology
M Health Fairview IT Resources
- Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) Set Up Instructions
- How to install Global Protect VPN
- Remote Worker FAQ
- Remote Work Setup and Troubleshooting Guide
Microsoft Teams Application Support
Accessing M Health Fairview Remotely
- Requesting Remote Access Tip Sheet
- Accessing MHealth Fairview Remotely – Secure Gateway
- Accessing MHealth Fairview Remotely – Apple-Mac
- Accessing MHealth Fairview Remotely – Legacy HealthEast
- Accessing MHealth Fairview Remotely – Windows 10
- Accessing MHealth Fairview Remotely – Windows 7
Leadership
- Leveraging the Benefit of Disruption – Leaders
- Connecting Through Furlough
- Connecting Through Redeployment
- Connecting Through Remote Work
- Leading Through VUCA
- Leadership: How to Support Employees video
- How to Engage Your Remote Team
- Caring for our Employees and Families Through COVID-19 video
- M Health Fairview Commitment: Engage and Inspire
- Onboarding Your Remote New Hire
Change Management
- Change Support Resources
- Perseverance in the Face of Change
- Change Model of Transition
- 3 Ways to Effectively Communicate Change
- Leading Through Transitions
- Effective Message Map
Lean Promotion Office Support and Virtual Problem-solving
COVID-19 has required us to plan for and mitigate problems at a rapid pace. The Lean Promotion Office can help accelerate and support your team in problem-solving through current COVID-19 plans as well as future workflow development and implementation. In addition, to help your team collaborate remotely, there are virtual tools available to support the Daily Engagement System, Tiered Management (leadership huddles), and Strategy Deployment.
Please contact the LeanPromotionOffice@Fairview.org or reach out to your designated coach for support or if you have questions.
For more information, access the Operating System page on the Fairview Intranet here.
Leading with Empathy in Times of Crisis
Leading with empathy in every interaction can help us during these distressing times. Here are a few ways to accomplish this:
- Practice Self-Care: Reflect on taking care of yourself in order to take care of others.
- Resources are available to help:
- Fairview employees can contact the Employee Assistance Program at 1-800-CALL-EAP.
- UMP employees can contact the Vital Worklife at 1-800-383-1908.
- Resources are available to help:
- Practice Flexibility: Listen and respond to what your employees are telling you they need.
- Keep Communication Open: Be available to your employees when they need to talk.
- Understand Perspectives and Build Relationships: It is important during difficult times to seek understanding of others in order to foster good relationships. We want to hear about feel-good moments you’ve had with your colleagues.
- Reflect with Your Teams: Share this one point lesson with your team.
Email communications@fairview.org and we will help spread the goodness.
The M Health Fairview Employee Assistance Program (EAP) web portal provides a variety of resources, articles, on-demand seminars and e-learnings. Use the password “Fairview”.
The Center for Spirituality and Healing: It is our vision to advance the health and wellbeing of individuals, organizations, and communities through integrative health and healing.
Mental Health
- Grieving Through Change video
- Why am I so Angry and What Can I do About it video
- Suicide Awareness Red Flags and Getting Help video
- Emotional Flooding – What is it and How to Overcome it video
- Anxiety is Real – Part 2 video
- How Much is Too Much – A Quick Guide to Assess Your Alcohol Use video
- S.T.O.P. – Guided Meditation for Anxiety Management video
- Self-Mind Clearing
- 5 Ways to Manage Stress & Anxiety – Tips and Benefits Available to Support You
- Recognizing Positive Moments
- Anxiety is real! How to Recognize Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety video
- Managing Isolation in These Difficult Times
- Managing OCD During a Pandemic video
- Altruism A Way to Feel Better in Difficult Times
- Feeling Down and Alone? Managing Depression During Times of Isolation video
- Just Relax! Here’s How video
- Managing Fear and Anxiety in These Difficult Times
- Bethesda on site Employee Support
- Individual EAP appointments available telephonically or by Zoom. Contact the EAP to schedule.
- Call 612-672-2195 or email eap@fairview.org
Physical Health
- 4 Ways to Stay Active during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Acupressure Handout for Nausea
- Acupressure for Headaches Handout
- Acupressure for Immunity Handout
- M Health Fairview Chaplains have developed an online tool similar to a virtual “prayer wall” for staff to confidentially submit their needs, concerns, and hopes
- Restore Calm with Virtual Mind-Body Session – Thursdays, 12-1 p.m.
- Acupressure Guide: Simple techniques for Stress and Anxiety
- 5 Nutrition & Meal Planning Tips and Benefits Available to Support You
Spiritual Health
- Daily Mindful Questions
- A Grounding Exercise
- Benefits of Listening to Music
- Create Your Own Mood Playlist
- Put Words To Your Emotions
- Daily Mindful Journal
- Iceberg Art Exercise
- Health Professional Wellness Hierarchy
- Self Reiki and Grounding Exercise
- Thriving Through Gratitude video
- COVID-19 – Coping with Uncertainty for Front Line Workers video
- A labyrinth is a peaceful, quiet and healing space – How to Use a Labyrinth
- Preventing Empathetic Distress
- Practice Mindfulness to Increase Your Resilience
- Sympathy vs. Empathy
- Gratitude A Method for Managing Stress in These Difficult Times
Ways to Wellness
Ways to Wellness currently provides virtual wellbeing opportunities including cooking, resiliency, meditation, fitness, nutrition, and more. These classes are provided via a virtual Zoom platform and brought to you from the Fairview Foundation at no cost to you. Check out the Ways to Wellness Virtual Schedule.
Visit our class full class listing and sign up at www.discoverw2w.org/calendar.
You can also join us for uplifting and educational Facebook Live segments by finding us on Facebook (@fairviewwaystowellness).
Resources
- Better Together – Conflict Management Strategies for Couples video
- How to Talk to Your Kids During Uncertain Times video
- Taking Care of Yourself and Your Loved Ones
- Together A Lot? Tips for Couples video
Employee Discounts – Daycare Services
Critical Worker Child Care Information
- MN Dept of Education COVID-19 Updates
- FAQ
- If you need employment verification for these resources, please contact Human Resources at: hrrep@fairview.org
State Resources
MN State Information Hotline: If you have questions about child care availability in school districts for school age children of health care workers, please call the State Information Hotline between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you are in the metro number, call 651-297-1304. In greater Minnesota, call 1-800-657-3504.
Online Posting Board Resources
The websites listed below are online posting boards that help families find a nanny or babysitter independent of a placement agency. These sites allow parents to place an advertisement for a caregiver or browse the resumes of nannies and babysitters who are looking for a child care position. Please note that there may be fees associated with these services and that parents are responsible for checking references. Some sites partner with background check agencies, and services are available for an additional fee.
- https://www.mncovidsitters.org/
- http://www.gonannies.com
- http://www.care.com
- https://www.seekingsitters.com
- https://www.care4hire.com
- https://www.nannylane.com
- http://www.sittercity.com
- https://www.urbansitter.com/
Creative Child Care Solutions
In addition to the above resources, below are some creative solutions for finding care:
- Post to social media or online parenting groups to see if any friends or those in your local community could care for your child(ren).
- Post to Next Door to see if anyone in your surrounding neighborhood could care for your child(ren).
- Call your local United Way to see if they know of any additional local child care resources in your area
- Check your local YMCA for possible resources.
- Coordinate with co-workers to watch each other’s child(ren).
- Health Savings Program – Fairview is proud to offer all employees a 25% discount on your fresh produce purchases, up to $5 every week and savings from over 200 healthier food brands. Eat healthy and save on your grocery trip!
- Fidelity Investments – Managing Your Finances
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Financial Resources
- Financial Stress Resources video
- One Time Emergency Financial Assistance Support (by County), Food and Utility Support
- EAP web portal offers employees and family members confidential access to a variety of useful articles, online seminars and training, legal templates and more.
- Password “Fairview”
- For legal and financial services 24/7, please call 833-736-9422.
- Manage Unexpected Events & Expenses live webinars with Fidelity
- How to register:
- Go to Netbenefits.com/fidelity and sign-in with your Fidelity account log-in information
- Once logged in, select ‘Library’ tab
- Scroll down and select ‘Workshops’
- ‘Continue’
- Select ‘Live Web Workshops’
- Scroll down and select your desired date/time of workshop
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Assocation – Hearing Loss and Remote Work: Advice for Effective Communication During Virtual Meetings
- Viruses Don’t Discriminate poster
- Steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 if you are sick poster
- Department of Social & Health Services translated resources directory
- Ramsey County materials in multiple languages, including Karen
- Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) COVID-19 materials
- Center for Disease Control (CDC) multilingual content
- Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) materials
- World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19
- Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs COVID-19 response
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