Welcome to Douglas County Connection, a monthly newsletter for Douglas County employees. This newsletter aims to foster stronger connections within our organization by informing you about important updates, community events, and noteworthy achievements across our County departments. Have a story idea? Email newsletter@douglascounty-ne.gov.

• Holmes Murphy annual training should be completed by Dec. 31, 2026.

• If you did not receive a welcome email for the Holmes Murphy training, please reach out to: Laurie Phillips (402.444.7319), laurie.phillips@douglascounty-ne.gov 

• All Civil Service employees are required to complete this annual training. 

• Did you move? Update your home address in Oracle Self Service.

• Open Enrollment information will be sent to employees' home address on record. 

• To review and update your home address:

  • • Log in to Oracle

    • Click "Employee/Retiree Self Service"

    • Click "Personal Information"

• Blue Cross Blue Shield participants have access to telehealth services from Telescope Health. 

• Services include:

  • • Virtual appointments with care providers anytime via phone or computer

    • Prescription refills

    • Receive guidance for serious conditions and specialty referrals

    • Find care and price navigation to local providers and facilities

    • Arrange testing or diagnostic services

• Have questions? Visit the Telescope Health FAQ page. 

• Access Telescope Health services from your BCBS account.

• Goldfinch helps patients, hospitals, companies, and communities do surgery and recovery better with fewer unnecessary opioids. 

• Opioid exposure beyond 3-5 days post-surgery increases the risk of complications, readmissions, runaway costs, and opioid addiction. 

• Surgery-related overprescribing results in 3.3 billion unused pills available for misuse every year. 

• Goldfinch's enhanced recovery protocols to improve your surgery experience:

  • • • Pre-surgery education and nutrition

      • Multimodal pain management using several nonopioid medications

      • Post-surgery support from a nurse navigator

• Visit the Goldfinch Health website for more information or to request a call! 

• Annual Open Enrollment dates will be announced soon.

• Eligible employees will receive a postcard to their home address on record containing the dates for in-person enrollment sessions and a phone number for online assistance. 

• Employees should make sure their current address is updated in Oracle. 

• Review your current benefit selections here. 

• Douglas County employees have the opportunity to participate in the 2026 Community Giving Campaign from October 4-18. 

• The Douglas County Board has approved the following organizations for the campaign:

  • • Community Mental Health Center Foundation

    • Douglas County Health Center Foundation

    • Douglas County Deputy Sheriff's Foundation

    • Friends of Extension & 4-H Foundation

    • CHAD Nebraska

    • Give Nebraska

    • United Way of the Midlands

• Watch your email for details, including options for 2027 payroll deductions. 

• Available to BCBS participants and their spouses. 

• Complete a health assessment, biometric screening, and earn 300 points by November 30, 2026 to receive a credit toward your 2027 health insurance premiums. 

  • • $500 for employees and $250 for spouses

• Missed the biometric screening opportunities?  Print out the 2026 Physician Form and have your medical provider complete it. 

• Login information for new and returning users can be found here. 

911 Communications

• Sabrina Parker

• Bradley Morgan

• Julie Price

• Katie Zechman

• Maddox Webb

• Camryn Tafoya

• Michelle Stephens

• Megan Searcy

• Marissa McNatt

Assessor/Register of Deeds

• Dakotah Smith

Community Mental Health Center

• Jayvee De Guzman

• Bellamy Khim

District Court

• Lorenzo Catalano

Election Commission

• Trisha Jean Hackett

• Luke Esola

• Adam Barnett

• Emily Benes

• Josh Rogers

• Denise Ossenkop

• Nikki Alvord

• Jim Freeman

• Mia Crawford-Gray

• Luca La Fata-Hornillos

• CynFranecia Brooks

• Jill McFarland

• Andrew Lee

• Steve Fink

• Pat Kavanaugh

• Mike Hogan

• Maxine Hogan

• Kevin Boston

• Janet Stone

• Cherie Garrett

• Lennon Harris

• Tim Joppa

• Emily Miller

• Amy Toye

• Nancy Svoboda

• Connie Loveland

• Mary Fohner

• Jan Becker

• Carolyn Matson

• Susan Kineen

• Tom Jamieson

• Rita Timperley

• Jeffrey Hopgood

• Lynda Williams

• Ellery Hogan, Jr. 

• Kevin Kottich

Engineer

• Sawyer Wiebe

Health Center

• JaMyah Chappell

• Uhamani Jones

• Larry Moreland

• David Hannam

Health Department

• Mirma Cushing

• Jenni Avila Zamora

• Farzana Afrin Bithi

Sheriff

• Natalie Altenhoff

• Mitchell Stever

• High school diploma or equivalent required.*

• Two (2) years of clerical or cashiering experience required.*

• One (1) year of Microsoft Office experience/training required.

• Experience working in a correctional facility or law enforcement agency preferred.

• Notary Public or eligible to become a Notary Public in the State of Nebraska within 6 months of hire required. Experience providing notary services preferred.

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

• Completion of a pre-employment criminal record check, physical assessment and conditional offer drug screen required.

• *Equivalent combination of education and work experience may be substituted for requirements on a year-for-year basis.

Click here to view the full job description and submit your application

• Process early voting ballots to be prepared for outgoing mail (stuffing envelopes) and remove early voting ballots from envelopes for counting. 

• Assignment Length: Monday, Oct. 26 through Friday, Nov. 6. 

• Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  1. • Must be a Nebraska registered voter or eligible to register to vote. 

     • Computer experience is preferred but not required.

     • Must possess strong attention to detail.

Click here to view the full job description and submit your application