Hello and Thank You

Thanks again for being responsible people and doing a great job in this program. A lot of people count on you....me, your site supervisors and of course...your patients.

Remember...time sheets must be signed and turned in every Wednesday. Call me if you are having difficulty getting a signature. Did you turn in your evaluation? If not, call me to confirm that I have received it in my mailbox here at GHS.

That's it for now. I'll put a new message on the blog on Monday 2/1 and another on Tuesday 2/2.

Take care and I'll see you soon.

Mrs. Erceg

What does your "Lymphatic System" do for you?

Hi Folks,

Tomorrow we'll answer that question together. Another question....why is the lymph system considered when a cancer diagnosis is made? Answer that for me if you need extra credit...some of you need it to save your T2 or Q3 grade.

FOR TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY 1/27:

1. TIME SHEET(S) (IF YOU WERE ABSENT 1/20 - BRING IN (1/11-1/17)
2. EVALUATION COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY SUPERVISOR
3. RESUME (PRINT SAMPLE FROM ABOUT.COM IF NEEDED)
4. BRING GREEN APMA WORKBOOK, CLASSROOM BINDER AND CC BINDER
5. WAITING ON ASSIGNMENT FROM:

ELIZABETH, RYAN, RUBY, JOHN, LUCAS, NICOLE A., TRAVIS, PATRICK & SAM

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PLEASE call to register for the meeting (Infections and Skin Irritations in Athletes) scheduled for Thursday 1/28 6:30 p.m. at LifeStyle Rx TO REGISTER - Call (925) 373-4019

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Erceg

How Many Hours Do You Have?

Hello Students....

Thank you once again for doing such a great job at your sites!

DUE WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27TH:

TIME SHEETS AND STUDENT EVALUATION SIGNED BY
YOUR SUPERVISOR AND/OR CO-WORKER AND......A RESUME FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO (SEE WWW.ABOUT.COM IF YOU NEED AN ENTRY LEVEL SAMPLE)

You should have accumulated 45-50 hours at this point. Check the printout and your records on Wednesday. Some of you are doing GREAT and have 45+ and a few of you need to add in more hours. That can be done, just don't let it get away from you. It's really hard to make up hours toward the end of the school year.

More tomorrow...please check the blog daily. Thank you.

Mrs. Erceg

Button up Your Overcoats!

Stay warm and stay healthy. Remember to call me if you are ill and let your site know if you are not going in. Thank you.

Please read the previous blog entry for more information. Next entry will be on Monday 1/25.

Take care and call me if you need me.

Mrs. Erceg.

Hello Medical Professionals

Thanks for a nice day. I appreciate all of you and all the work you do to help make this program a huge success!

Reminders:

If you owe me a training plan....email it tonight. I have to have a copy from everyone. That's 50 points lost. Uh-oh. See me about extra credit.

Livermore and Granada - Teacher Work Day on 1/22, but please go to site if you can. Keep building up those hours.

Nicole M., Nicole A. and Sam W. - Healthy City Initiative Meeting on 1/25 at 1:00. Please inform your sites of this meeting.

Please fill out your time sheet, the one I provide for you, and get them to me on Wednesday next week (1/27) along with your EVALUATION that your supervisor fills out. Please give it to him or her this week.

Take care and I'll see you soon.

Mrs. Erceg

Hi Folks,

I hope you had a great weekend. We'll finish our video on achondroplasia (dwarfism) and discuss the workings of the endocrine system. Please bring your green workbook and signed timesheets!!!! Turn in the student evaluation right away to your supervisor so you can pick it up and turn it in on time on 1/27.

I'll see everyone for the PM class at 1:05 p.m. tomorrow, 1/20. Here are some special schedules for this week. These schedules should not conflict with your ability to get your hours in at your site. If there is a conflict, contact me immediately and I will document the information. If you are an FHS student and have an "A" period, call me with the name of the teacher for that class.

GHS SCHEDULE WED. 1/20
P1 8:00 - 8:50
P2 9:00 - 9:50
Assembly 9:55 - 10:20 Pick up backpacks at 10:20
P3 10:30 - 11:15
P4 11:50 - 12:40
P5 12:50 - 1:40
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AVHS SCHEDULE WED. 1/20

Period 2 8:14 to 9:47
Brunch 9:47 to 10:02
Period 3 10:07 to 11:40


FHS SCHEDULE WED. 1/20:

Period 1
8:12 - 9:42

Period 2
9:51 - 11:24

A Period
11:36 - 1:09

REGISTER for the meeting....

Skin Infections/Irritations in Athletes Jonathan Flanzbaum, M.D.Thurs. January 28th 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.LOCATION: LifeStyle Rx Cardiac Rehab Room. 1119 E. Stanley Blvd. Livermore CALL TO REGISTER: (925) 373-4019

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Erceg

Please read previous blog entry too....

NEED STUDENTS TO SPEAK AT UPCOMING SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS -

Are you a student who went to Sunol Glen prior to entering High School? I’m looking for a couple students who might speak next Tues, Jan 19th at the Sunol Glen Unified School Board meeting (about 6 pm) when I do a TVROP presentation. If you do, please contact Mrs. Erceg. Sorry about the short notice. We just got the date confirmed.

Our superintendent of ROP is also looking for 3-4 students to present at the LVJUSD Board presentation on Tues, Jan 26th. She would like students who have different reasons for taking ROP – they may have already known what they want to do and ROP is the perfect fit; weren’t sure and ROP helped them find direction for their passion, were totally lost without any direction, etc. I’d like at least one traveling student who is taking ROP on a campus other than a LVJUSD school.


CALL MRS. ERCEG IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING AT EITHER MEETING. She will contact Diane Centoni for you. (510) 305-5111

Have a great weekend!

Hi Everyone,

I want you to know that my second procedure went well (oral surgery yesterday) and upper endoscopy last week. Sheesh, that's a lot, huh? But I am fine now.

DID YOU TURN IN A TRAINING PLAN? If not....call me right away to make arrangements to get it turned in. Don't forget to get timesheets signed on Fridays or Mondays!!!!!!

I am soooo impressed with you folks. I received a few calls today that makes me realize how responsible you are. I am so confident that you are making the right decisions at your site, including giving notice to your supervisors and to me regarding absences. REMINDER: Let them know you do not have school on MONDAY, JANUARY 18th. If you plan to volunteer at site that day, thank you in advance!

FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN NURSING....check this out!

http://www.discovernursing.com/scholarship-search

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UPCOMING MEETINGS: (note - check numbers to register...they are different for each event and the locations are different as well)

Lymphedema, Risk Factors, Prevention and Treatment. Angela Crabb, OTR-L
Wed. Jan. 20th 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Valley Care Medical Plaza
Location: 5725 W. Las Positas Blvd.
Pleasanton, CA
SECOND FLOOR Conf. room 240 A/B
TO REGISTER: CALL (925) 734-3319
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Skin Infections/Irritations in Athletes Jonathan Flanzbaum, M.D.
Thurs. January 28th 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

LOCATION: LifeStyle Rx Cardiac Rehab Room. 1119 E. Stanley Blvd. Livermore
TO REGISTER: CALL (925) 373-4019

I will see you next week. PLEASE check the blog on Monday and Tuesday nights.

Take care,

Mrs. Erceg

Happy Wednesday

Hi Everyone,

The training plans look great. I will review them and keep the copies you gave to me. Make sure there is a copy in your CC binder too. This will be updated later in the course.

Those of you who need to turn in the training plan....you've lost points. Please call me every time you have a concern about turning in an assignment and let me help you! That way, I can give you instructions and you'll have a paper to turn in. Late papers = reduced points!

Thank you Karen W. for representing R.O.P. at the Pleasanton Unified School District Board Meeting! I know my colleagues and the board were very impressed with you!

Reminder: MEETING TOMORROW - Cervical Cancer Prevention THUR. 1/14 6:00 p.m.
5725 W. Las Positas Blvd - 2nd Floor, Pleasanton
To Register: CALL 1 800 719-9111

Keep taking initiative and ask questions....build up your responsibilities so your next training plan has more to offer.

I'll be out tomorrow, so feel free to leave a message on my cell phone if you have info for me regarding attendance or other issues.

Thanks and have a great evening.

Mrs. Erceg

Plans for Training?

Hi Folks,

Thank you for doing a great job out there. The experience you get now will really pay off later. Remember....the experience and the career portfolio are your ticket to a new job and/or career!
Consider what you will be doing next year...a new job? Community College? 4-Year College? Maybe a special training program?

Training Plans are due tomorrow. Make sure you have a copy to turn in and one for yourself. See previous blog entry for details on content.

To be clear, I need the left hand column to have categories. Use the categories listed and you may add some of your own. List under each category what you currently do and what you and your site have considered as tasks you can do in the future, either supervised or unsupervised.

We'll talk about work relationships tomorrow, as well as other topics in our curriculum.

REMEMBER your timesheets(s) ! Make sure they are signed.

Take care,

Mrs. Erceg

Happy Monday To You

Hi Everyone,

As I visited students today, there was a lot of good meetings going on with supervisors about the training plan. Here's some more info that might help:

• Use the categories provided, and you may add some too. Categories are Orientation, Secretarial/Receptionist, Infection Control, Office Housekeeping and Assisting.
• Ask your supervisor for a copy of a job description that is similar to the volunteer work you are doing. That will give you some ideas. Stay within your scope of practice, which allows you to assist health care workers and patients without any invasive procedures performed.
• You can leave the columns to the right blank for now and continue to work with your site to add and check off items as time goes on.
• If you are not sure how to complete this assignment, call me right away on my cell. Call during the day, as I may not have my cell on in the evenings. Make sure you have your assignment with you on Wednesday. Thank you.

Please make TWO copies of your training plan. One for your CC binder and one to turn in to me on WEDNESDAY, 1/13.

Please call me if you have ANY questions about completing a training plan. Get your timesheet(s) signed!

Take care,

Mrs. Erceg

Blog is Back Up

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for a very nice day yesterday. I don't think I tell you enough...you are doing a great job, not just for the program, but for all the patients/clients you assist during the week. I love hearing all the compliments about your professionalism and wonderful attitudes. This is the big time folks, and you are really proving yourself. What a fantastic career portfolio you will have!

As a reminder, here's what I am looking for - a training plan, using the format I handed out. Customize the left hand column to create a list of tasks you perform and/or observe, tasks that you would perform and would like to perform and/or observe, and plans for tasks to perform without supervision. Go over a draft with your supervisor or a colleague, then type up a final draft. One copy for me (due Wed 1/13) and one to keep for your binder. You do not have to give one to the supervisor unless they would like to have a copy.

We'll continue to work on our career portfolios and start some new curriculum on Wednesday next week. Remember to keep the daily log/journal up to date. You only need to write basic notes, about 3 to 5 sentences. You are welcome to write more if you had a big day!

Take care and call me if you need assistance with timesheets, the training plan, etc. Have a very nice weekend.

Mrs. Erceg