2/4/2021 COVID-19 Vaccine Administration What You Need To Know Navigating the System 1 Take Note RECORDING THIS SESSION 2 1 2/4/2021 Disclosures • There are no planner or presenter Conflicts of Interest for this program 3 Interactivity • Chat box • Question & answers • Polls 4 2 2/4/2021 Connecticut Nurses Association COVID-19 Web Page ASSOCIATION PHILOSOPHY Americans have rated nurses as the #1 most ethical and honest profession, according to the most recent Gallup poll (2020). https://nurse.org/articles/nursing-ranked-most-honest-profession/ 5 COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar Series Webinar # 1 COVID-19 Vaccine: Nurse to Nurse Chat – all about vaccine development and prescribing information (pharmacist-led presentation) Webinar # 2 COVID-19 Vaccine: What You Need to Know- More than a needle in the arm – all about nurses’ role regarding vaccine administration and how mass vaccination clinics work Webinar # 3 COVID-19 Vaccine: What You Need to Know- Navigating the System – all about the different ways nurses can become vaccinators https://ctnurses.org/COVID-19 6 3 2/4/2021 A Little Bit About Yourself In what setting do you currently work? • Hospital (inpatient/outpatient) • Public Health/Community Health • Home Care • Medical Office • Long-Term Care • School System • University/Faculty • Not Currently Working • Retired • Other 7 A Little Bit About Yourself Are you currently working in a COVID-19 vaccination clinic? • Yes, MRC member (volunteer) • Yes, pharmacy • Yes, health system • Yes, federally qualified health center • Not yet, planning to sign up • Not yet, completed DPH survey, waiting to be called • No, just here to learn • Other 8 4 2/4/2021 Tonight's Agenda Answers to Your Questions • WHO is eligible to work in a mass vaccination clinic? • WHAT are the requirements to work as a vaccinator? • WHERE can nurses register to work? • WHEN will I be contacted to work? • WHY should nurses know about Connecticut-specific licensing? • HOW can I get more information to support my work in a mass vaccination clinic? 9 Welcome Christian D. Andresen, MPH, CPH Section Chief Practitioner Licensing & Investigations Section Connecticut Department of Public Health Main Phone (860) 509-7552 10 5 2/4/2021 Welcome Marcia B. Proto, M.ED, CAS Executive Director CT League for Nursing & CT Center for Nursing Workforce, Inc. https://ctcenterfornursingworkforce.com/ Upcoming Start Date: April 5, 2021 This 100% online Boot Camp supports licensed nurses with previous Acute Care or Long-Term Care experience who have been out of the nursing workforce for LESS than 10 years and have an ACTIVE RN license to re-enter the workforce. 11 FREE tuition to CT Nurses who qualify. To Register: Contact Peggy Mallick, CLN Program Manager at [email protected] or 203-915-6952 12 6 2/4/2021 I want to be a vaccinator 13 PAID vaccinator VOLUNTEER vaccinator 14 7 2/4/2021 Welcome Joseph Albanese, PhD CT HCC Readiness and Response Coordinator Radiation Biodosimetrist Assist. Clinical Professor of Therapeutic Radiology Yale New Haven Health System Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response; and Yale University School of Medicine Connecticut Healthcare Coalition - https://cthcc.org/ 15 COVID-19 Vaccinator Registry February 4, 2021 Joseph Albanese, PhD CT HCC Readiness and Response Coordinator Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response Yale New Haven Health, and Yale School of Medicine 16 8 2/4/2021 Vaccine Allocation January 19 update https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus/covid-19-vaccinations 17 Overview of Phase 1b and Timeline 18 9 2/4/2021 Purpose of the Registry . Situational event: COVID-19 vaccine administration for pay • Mitigate potential (anticipated) staffing shortage • Demand limited by vaccine supply . Healthcare professional vaccinators • Actively licensed nurses, physician assistants, physicians • Pay rate set by vaccine provider • Vaccination provider covers liability • Vaccine provider is responsible for vetting vaccinators . Enrollment began January 13 • ~ 2, 000 vaccinators in the first 24 hours • > 12, 000 vaccinators as of today 19 Requested Information at Time of Enrollment . Name and contact info . Medical profession . License number and expiration date . Years of service . Counties willing to work . Shifts willing to work . Enrollment link: https://keysurvey.ynhh.org/f/41544000/1058/ 20 10 2/4/2021 Requesting the Registry 1. Register with www.cthcc.org 2. Wait for confirmation email. Log in with credentials 3. Click registry file to download 21 Welcome Stephanie R. Paulmeno DNP, MS, RN, NHA, CPH, CCM, CDP Public Health Promotion Specialist Greenwich Department of Health Connecticut Nurses’ Association President 22 11 2/4/2021 The Medical Reserve Corps A ZOOM Webinar Presentation to the CT Nurses’ Association Membership: February 4, 2021 6:30 to 7:30 PM Panelist: Stephanie Paulmeno, DNP, MS, RN, NHA, CPH, CCM, CDP Public Health Promotion Specialist: Greenwich Department of Health President: CT Nurses’ Association 23 The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) A national network of local volunteers MRCs work locally to strengthen public health Reduce community vulnerability Build resiliency & capacity to respond Enhance a community’s preparedness- response Expand a community’s recovery-capacity 24 12 2/4/2021 Historical Perspective of the MRC 2002: President George Bush established the USA Freedom Corps (Post 911 era). The U.S.DHHS launched the MRC as a demonstration project in an effort to engage US citizen-volunteers with health backgrounds to create skilled medical units that could be called into action (42 community-based units were formed) 2006: Congress passed the Pandemic & All Hazards Preparedness Act/created the MRC (500 MRC units were now in place nationwide) 2009/10: 50,000 MRC volunteers responded to the H1N1 Influenza outbreak (immunizations/flu care) 25 2012: Hurricane Sandy inspired 36,000 MRC-volunteer hours in shelters, hospitals, emergency management agencies & DoH providing emergency communications and health education assistance 2014: Ebola in the USA: over 150 MRC units responded to provide 14,000 volunteer hours to case screening, education, and surveillance support 2016: ZIKA in Puerto Rico: Community & public education support was provided to 17,000 people 2017: Multiple Hurricanes: Over 100 MRC units supported dialysis, behavioral health, supportive care, veterinary care, call centers and evacuations. 2018: MRC units responded to California wildfires. They assisted with communications and provided medical services at shelters and evacuation centers 26 13 2/4/2021 2020: COVID-19 Pandemic: Over 400 MRC units across the country responded & are still responding to response efforts in local communities: . COVID Testing . Epidemiology & Surveillance . Contact Tracing . Telehealth monitoring . Medical surge services . Community Screening . Behavioral Health MRC. (n. a.) (2020). Creating Prepared and Resilient Communities: The history of the Medical Reserve Corps Program. ASPR. Department of Health & Human Services/MRC. Retrieved from https://mrc.hhs.gov/file/004_MRC-History-Fact-Sheet_508.pdf. 27 MRC Volunteers Have Options! Work in any one of 10 regions across the country Choose a State or Territory of interest to you Prepare to lead an MRC Unit as a Unit Coordinator Match volunteers’ skills & schedules with the community’s emergency response needs and public health initiatives Register your organization as a partner MRC units work with local hospitals, health departments & other collaborating organizations 28 14 2/4/2021 The Medical Reserve Corps in CT Connecticut has 23 Medical Reserve Corps Units They are grouped into five (5) ESF-Regions Members of the Connecticut Medical Reserve Corps Units include health and public health professionals from many varied backgrounds, support staff, and community citizens who want to participate in a variety of non-medical ways 29 Are YOU Hearing the Clarion Call? “Local health, safety & preparedness begins with you” (CTResponds) As a nurse you have general & unique skills that can benefit your community APRNs & Clinical Nurse Specialists have additional areas of expertise LPNs, RNs, APRN, CNS, Doctorate-Prepared Nurses each have unique gifts to offer; the MRC has room for all Nurses are leaders with knowledge of all other fields of health practice Nurses are THE MOST TRUSTED health practitioners 30 15 2/4/2021 What Does It Mean to be an MRC member? Professional pride and contribution Personal sense of pride and accomplishment Earned respect for valued work Enhanced self-esteem Knowing that you are making a difference Inter/Intra professional collaboration Leadership/fellowship/team “playership” Capacity-building & collaboration-building 31 All MRC Members Are Sworn-in Loyalty Oath “I, _______, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Connecticut, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter.” CT General Statutes, Title 28-1 32 16 2/4/2021 33 Navigating MRC Web Pages https://ctresponds.ct.gov/ 34 17 2/4/2021 Requirements of MRC Registration Be prepared to show and substantiate your credentials: Current Unencumbered Fill out your form on-line at the CTResponds website Pledge the Loyalty Oath Be an active member: Participate