Benefits & Resources
June REACH Newsletter!
Prioritize Your Health: Understanding Riverside’s Preventive Health Coverage
Riverside’s health plans cover preventive services – like shots and screening tests – at no cost to you when delivered by an in-network provider.
It’s important to get your annual checkups, screenings, vaccinations, and tests when you need them for early detection of health concerns. By catching things early, you can prevent more serious diseases like diabetes and heart disease. It’s also a lot less expensive to practice preventive healthcare than to only seek help when there’s a problem. CLICK HERE TO SEE A SUMMARY OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES COVERED BY OUR HEALTH PLAN.
REACH Portal Spotlight
Stress can be one of the biggest triggers for our health behaviors and can play a huge role in our overall well-being. Join us as we discuss how stress impacts your goals, and techniques to both prevent and manage daily stressors. WATCH THIS SHORT WEBINAR BY NOOM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MANAGING STRESS.
Employee Wellness Department Key Dates
Relay for Life
Date: June 8
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Relay for Life of Kankakee County presented by Riverside Healthcare and Riverside Cancer Institute celebrates their 29th anniversary
This family-friendly FREE event will take place at Bishop McNamara Catholic School from 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm.
You can support the event by forming a Relay team, sponsoring the event, and registering as a cancer survivor or caregiver. For more information, call Michelle Pruitt (ACS Staff Partner) at 708-384-2807 or send an email to [email protected] or visit relayforlife.org/kankakeeil.
- The day of event activities will include music (DJ), food, a kids zone, team fundraisers, a luminaria ceremony, fun theme laps, prizes, survivor activities, and much more!
- Survivors and Caregivers are invited to walk a special lap immediately after the opening ceremony.
- We encourage all survivors and caregivers to register before the event.
- All registered Survivors will receive a FREE purple survivor t-shirt.
Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors
Date: June 18
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Call to Register:815-935-3332
Preventive Screenings
Riverside’s health plans cover preventive services — like shots and screening tests — at no cost to you when delivered by an in network provider. It’s important to get your annual checkups, screenings, vaccinations and tests when you need them for early detection of health concerns. By catching things early, you can prevent more serious diseases like diabetes and heart disease. It’s also lot less expensive to practice preventive healthcare than to only seek help when there’s a problem. Click here to see a summary of preventive services covered by our health plan.
Express your potential and pursue your dreams by making the most of your Riverside tuition reimbursement options – Check Out Workforce Edge!
We’re excited to announce the launch of Workforce Edge, an online portal and education marketplace and place to apply for Riverside tuition reimbursement for eligible staff—starting today!
Express your potential and pursue your dreams by making the most of your Riverside tuition reimbursement options. This new 24-7 online website replaces our current paper process to make access easier—and provide additional tuition discounts to various schools.
Workforce Edge is our one-stop shop to explore college and tuition discounts available for eligible Riverside Healthcare staff, from a wide range of universities and schools.
Use Workforce Edge to:
- Expand your choices. Select from a network of leading universities or any school you choose.
- Save on your education. Get discounts at in-network schools—with potential for little to no out-of-pocket tuition costs.
- Simplify the process. Apply for Riverside Healthcare’s tuition reimbursement with an intuitive online platform.
- Gain more control. Get transparency on pricing and courses. And get guidance every step of the way.
Get Started by:
- Click Rivernet
- Click Education Pathways
- Click Tuition Reimbursement
Or, click riversidehealthcare.workforceedge.com or scan the QR Code.
Use your network login and Imprivata to securely get in via your mobile device or when off-campus. Submit all new tuition reimbursement requests from Workforce Edge—starting today.
Do you have an approved Riverside tuition reimbursement application but haven’t yet turned in grades and receipts?
All employees with open applications should email remaining needed documentation (e.g. grades/proof of payment) to Sejdije Fejza at [email protected] for processing. For all future requests, you must log into Workforce Edge Platform and open a new request. Approvals and checking funds available for you will show in Workforce Edge.
If you currently have a request in process, contact Sejdije or email [email protected].
Questions?
Contact Workforce Edge support at [email protected] or (833) 353-0560 8AM to 5PM, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Or, contact [email protected] with questions regarding Riverside tuition reimbursement policies.
Video on how to use Workforce Edge’s website:
Well in Mind Self-Care Tip of the Week
A Guide to Manage Tough Times
- Focus on Future Goals
- When the present is painful, it’s okay to shift your focus to future goals that help you feel excited, motivated, peaceful, and more in control
- Set goals that will help improve your day-to-day routine to bring you more joy and peace
- Set bigger future goals that help shift bigger problem areas, like finances, school etc.
- Generate Positive Memories
- Even when times are stressful in a relationship or at work, we have to also think about the positive and good memories that are part of those experiences
- Actively engage in reliving past, positive moments to help counter the present negative memories
- Find Laughter
- Laughter reduces stress and eases symptoms of depression!
- The source of laughter is not as important as actively seeking out people, places, memories etc. that will elicit laughter for you
- Stay Engaged
- Finding ways to stay engaged in your life and active in the pursuits that make you happy is one way to begin working through stress restoring your life to balance
- Set reminders on your calendar to engage in hobbies, attend events, call friends even when you don’t feel like it
- Ask yourself: if I’ll be stressed/tired etc whether I do the hobby/go to the event or not, is it better to stay home and be stressed and tired, or do something that could give me the chance to feel better?
Well In Mind is here for you. Call 815-933-2240 to schedule an appointment or to ask about your EAP benefits.
Mental Health Fair
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Mental Health Fair at the Atrium as we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month. Area mental health resources gathered in the Atrium parking lot to showcase the various services available in our community.
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