The NHS Northstar Blog

Direct Support Professional II @ Nova (Chisholm, MN) Employed with NHS Northstar: 15.6 years Emily was nominated by Tina Henderson, who shared the following: Emily has her clients in mind at all times and focuses on their outcomes and goals. She finds activities for the clients to do, takes them places, and finds healthy meals and snacks for the clients. She was a huge help at Nova when they were without a supervisor. She makes sure everything is current and up to date and helps train the new staff. She is always on time and picks up shifts when needed. Emily is an amazing staff! We are proud to have Emily here at NHS Northstar! [...]

NHS Northstar wants to celebrate our staffs' milestones, whether they have worked here for 25 years, or they just started! We would like to recognize the following employee anniversaries and their years of service: November Anniversaries Renee Baumchen, Linden - 25 years Thomas Ruper, Information Technology - 23 years Timothy Tancabel, Hibbing Community - 20 years Christine Giersdorf, Horizons - 15 years Timothy Knapp, Horizons - 11 years John Bowman, Utah - 10 years Marife Jensrud, Douglas - 5 years Alfred Taylor, Grand Rapids Community - 4 years Jared Eckman, Midway - 3 years Cassie Yuenger, Alpine - 3 years Roberto Bautista, Balsam - 2 years Jay Sundt, Central - 1 year Giavanna [...]

Residential Services Supervisor @ Iris (Hibbing, MN) Employed with NHS Northstar: 4 years combined Kelly was nominated by Shannon Jarvis and Breanna Breckenridge, who shared the following: Kelly is an amazing boss. She is always looking for ways to improve the client’s quality of life and helps the client in becoming more self-sufficient. She is patient, kind, generous, and always optimistic towards both the client and staff. As a supervisor, she does her best to accommodate staffs' needs that are within her control. When working with Kelly, you know the client and yourself are going to have a great shift! She listens to staff. She respects the client. She has worked so many hours, comes [...]