BLS Nurse Blog
NATIONAL DO SOMETHING NICE DAY
Sunday, October 5th
This day encourages people to perform small acts of kindness to make the world a brighter place and boost spirits.
Offer a compliment
Hold a door open for someone
Help a neighbor
Buy a coffee for the person behind you in line.
Benefits of Doing Something Nice
Reduced Stress Hormones
Lower Blood Pressure
Reduce Depression
Extended Life Span
SPREAD SOME AWESOMENESS!!!
HUMAN RESOURCES
Employee Assistance Program
Free to you and your family
Did you know that all employees with Bend-La Pine Schools can access Canopy, our EAP program? It’s true! EAP is free and available to ALL district employees AND their family members.
Access in person and online counseling and life coaching support and access resources for stress management, physical health, fertility support, financial management, legal issues, and more. Check out this flyer to learn more and find out how to access Canopy’s services.
BLS Wellness Resources
Check out all of our available wellness resources HERE on the BLS Benefits website.
Care Solace
Getting help can be a daunting process. Care Solace provides 24/7/365 mental health care coordination Service for all employees of Bend-La Pine Schools, their family members, as well as our students and their families. Click the button above to connect with Care Solace.
988 Lifeline
If you need to talk, the 988 Lifeline is here. At the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, we understand that life’s challenges can sometimes be difficult. Whether you’re facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to, our caring counselors are here for you. You are not alone. Click the button above to learn more.
Safe Schools
A few key points about this year’s Safe Schools training
You may have noticed some changes around this year’s mandatory Safe Schools training for District staff. Here’s a quick rundown:
- The training courses were removed from UKG and placed directly in VectorSolutions, the host of the Safe Schools training. Look for the link and log-in instructions in your emails from [email protected].
- Training courses are to be completed no later than October 31.
- There are 10 required courses for employees, and the newer ones rolled out after the initial series opened up. This includes the KnowBe4 cybersecurity training that was introduced last year; Sexual Abuse Prevention, now required by our group insurance provider, PACE; and a review of the Standard Response Protocols the District uses for safety. (Our intent is to have all required training available when the series is first available to employees.)
- Some employees have reported problems with accessing or completing the courses using the Safari browser. One option is to use the Chrome browser instead. VectorSolutions also has instructions for using Safari as your browser for Safe Schools training.
MEDICAID
Time In / Time Out Documentation
Nurses – Regular and Substitute- Please remember to document both time in and time out when logging nursing tasks on logs such as diabetic/tube feeding logs.
Medicaid Information for Nurses
(You must use your BLS email to access this link.)
- IPOC examples
- Logs
- Provider Resources (from April)
OFFICE OF POLICY AND ADVOCACY
From Kinsey Martin
Religion and Holidays: -Action Items
Please share this policy with your staff. I recommend asking your staff to review and following up in particular with your Music teachers and those planning holiday events.
Here is the “Do Not Schedule” document of cultural and holidays, updated with 25-26, 26-27, and now the 27-28 dates. Be sure your office staff and those who plan events and activities have this updated version.
Here (scroll down to October) are student-facing materials on Halloween and costumes.
RECORDS CLERKS
When uploading a document with an electronic signature (ROI, HMP), please download the document into a pdf first so that the blue banner is does not show across the top of the document like the example here. The blue banner certification does not allow the Records Clerks to easily download this information and print out in a bundle format with other documents.
STUDENT WELL BEING
From Jennifer Hauth
Please see the updated Outside Behavioral Health Memo that discusses our approved behavioral health and case management providers, as well as, attendance codes.
TRANSPORTATION
Reminder
Transportation staff are allowed to enter the building to use the bathroom, if they are wearing their BLP id. They are not required to walk around to the front of the building and “check in”. Please direct them to the nearest staff bathroom by the bus entrance. Thank you!!
DATES TO REMEMBER
**LOOKING FOR LOCATIONS FOR OUR NEXT NURSE MEETING**
Upcoming Nurse Events/Meetings
| DATE | EVENT | TIME | LOCATION |
| Wednesday, 10/15 | All Nurse Meeting | 2-330 | Looking for locations!! |
| Wednesday, 10/29 | No school elem/middle | This is a required work day for regular staff. | |
| Thursday, 10/30 | No school elem/middle | This is a required work day for regular staff. | |
| Friday, 10/31 | No school elem/middle | This is a required work day for regular staff. |
| February 6, 2026 | |
| October 10, 2025 | March 6, 2026 |
| November 7, 2025 | April 10, 2026 |
| December 5, 2025 | May 8, 2026 |
| January 9, 2026 | June 12, 2026 |
$$$$$$ When is pay day????? $$$$$$
TODAY IS PAYDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| September 30, 2025 | February 27, 2026 |
| October 31, 2025 | March 31, 2026 |
| November 28, 2025 | April 30, 2026 |
| December 31, 2025 | May 29, 2026 |
| January 30, 2026 | June 30 , 2026 |
LINKS
Link to Links
| Communicable Disease DEI Mental Health Resources Nurse Service Manual |