Her responsibilities as HR Coordinator include the following processes: benefit enrollment and termination, leave of absence, workers' compensation, recruiting and hiring support, performance assessment process development, and job descriptions updates.  She also serve as a backup for the payroll function. 

 

Trisha also wanted to extend the following invitation to everyone, "Please feel free to contact me for any of your HR-related needs.  I am happy to help, even if it relates to something outside of my stated responsibilities. I am so glad to be part of the APSI team and look forward to meeting and working with you!"

 

Jamie Vandenbark, APSI Chief Operating Officer

Philadelphia provides APSI's Commerical Liability and Directors and Officers Insurance.

Jamie remarked, "We are appreciative of the long standing relationship with Steve and Philadelphia Insurance."

Attention PSRs! Do you have trouble remembering when it is time to review a behavior support plan and complete  a BSP Checklist for those on your caseload? 

Don't worry! You are not alone, and soon we will be able to utilize AWARDS to help with this. 

In the near future once a BSP Checklist is completed by a PSR and approved by an RPD, the RPD will then add a due date for the next BSP checklist into the charting timetable. By doing this, you will start to receive reminders in AWARDS when it is time to review a BSP. They will look very similar to the reminders you currently receive when it is time to do a med procedure follow up or a complex needs follow up.

Watch for more details on this process coming soon from your RPD!

 

Here are a few tips and reminders from the Medical Specialists to help keep communication between Central Office and the Regional Offices running smoothly:

1. When you are sending an AWARDS message remember to put the name of the individual you are writing about in the subject line of your message.

2. If the AWARDS message you are sending is of a high priority, please remember to choose "URGENT" from the priority drop down box in the heading of your message. This will alert the Medical Specialist to the urgency of your message.

3. When you are typing a progress note into the AWARDS system that is related to a medical issue please remember to choose "Medical" as the progress note type on the Progress Note Data Entry screen. Choosing the appropriate note type will make it much easier for everyone to find medical information when looking at the consumer history screen in AWARDS.

4. Please note that when you contact Central Office to provide an update to the Medical Specialists, you are still required to enter a note of your own into AWARDS outlining the information you obtained and shared with the Medical Specialist. If you don't have access to your computer at the time you are making the update, please remember that you can always use your smartphone to enter information into AWARDS when necessary.

Exciting news! APSI has recently been approved for enrollment into the Kroger Community Rewards Program.

Registration must take place online and as part of the registration process you will either need to choose Advocacy & Protective Services by name or enter a nonprofit organization number.  The nonprofit organization number for Advocacy & Protective Services is 11704.

OACB Spring Conference

All Staff Training at Xenos

 

Kathryn Adkins (SC)

Mark Bostic (SC)

Jennifer Van Fleet (EC)

Sherita Hooven (NE)

Jason Coulter (CO)

Karen Skidmore (SC)

Donna Collins (NE)

Brad Gillig (NE)

Kellie Kraven (NE)

Lisa Hertzel (NE)

Daryl Davison (EC)

Shalynnda Carman (SC)

Stephanie Bish (NW)

Inamarie Curtis (EC)

Brad Gamlin (NE)

Dianne Roberts (NW)

Sue Lopez, PSR

 (NE)

Elaine Owens, OM

(NE)

Paul Lynn, PSR

 (NE)

Katina Collier, PSR

 (SW)

On April 9th Karla Rinto, Angie Gerding, and APSI's development consultant, Susan Black, joined representatives from various Ohio nonprofit organizations to participate in the Nonprofit Legislative Day held at the Ohio Statehouse. 

This event was sponsored by the Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations (OANO) and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).

OANO and AFP organized this event to provide a forum for their members to meet with various legislators about the importance of supporting the nonprofit sector.

Throughout the day Karla, Angie, and Susan were able to meet privately with aides for the following legislators from around the state:

Sen. Randy Gardner (R)

Rep. Armond Budish (D)

Rep. Mike Duffey (R)

Rep. Stephanie Kunze (R)

Rep. Matt Lundy (D)

Rep. Robert Sprague (R)

During these meetings 

the representatives from APSI were able to spend time providing each legislative aide with information about our mission and how important it is for the legislature to continue their support of APSI and other Ohio nonprofits. 

 

APSI recently submitted a request for grant funding to AEP Ohio. Our request asked for assistance with meeting our ongoing needs in the area of technology. We are very pleased to announce that AEP has responded to that request with a contribution of $1000!