The NHS Northstar Blog

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: October 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 [...]

As Employee Ownership Month comes to a close, we want to take a moment to thank everyone for the dedication, collaboration, and ownership mindset they bring to our company every day. While October gave us a special opportunity to celebrate what it means to be employee-owned, our appreciation for your hard work and commitment extends far beyond one month. It’s your commitment to support people with disabilities, your creative ideas, and teamwork that drive our success all year long. Thank you for making this a great place to work and for taking pride in what we achieve together. Here’s to continuing to build our future—side by side—as employee-owners.   Now, it’s time to ANNOUNCE our WINNERS! The FALL DECORATING CONTEST [...]