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N2K: Employer Sponsored Pathway to Health Careers. Presented by The Oregon Health Career Center . Why We’re Here.
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N2K: Employer Sponsored Pathway to Health Careers Presented by The Oregon Health Career Center
Why We’re Here “Our mission is to serve as the focus of a public/private partnership dedicated to addressing healthcare workforce shortages in Oregon via education and training, with a particular emphasis on diversity.”
Our Partners • Oregon Office of Rural Health • Oregon Workforce Investment Board • Oregon Association of Hospitals & Health Systems • Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education • Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development
Oregon’s Nurse Workforce Crisis “The nursing shortage is adversely affecting patient care, the safety and morale of the nursing workforce, and is driving up the cost of care. A worsening shortage is predicted over the next decade.” Northwest Health Foundation
Helping to Address Nursing Shortages Creating a Contract Education Model • Adds Educational Capacity • Back-up for Variable Need • Entirely Employer Paid
Changing the Paradigm Creating a Business Model • A Need (Demand) • An Education Service (Supply) • An Investment
An Investment Cost Totals
Benefits of a Contract Education Model • Supports place-bound students and incumbent workers • Utilizes the strength and economy-of-scale available through partnership • Actively engages employers
The N2K Model • Customized Contract Education • Incumbent Workers • Modified Course Schedule • Hospital RN’s as Clinical Adjunct Faculty • Student Support Services • Employee Returns to Work as an RN
Oregon Health Career Center • Design and Development • Project Management • Employer Support Services • Community College Support
Best Practices – A Model That Works • Chemeketa CC Cohort • Central Oregon CC Cohort • Clackamas CC/Kaiser Cohort • Portland CC Cohort • Clackamas CC Cohort (June ’08) • Statewide Cohort (Summer ’08)
Oregon’s Statewide Nursing Ed Program Key Elements • Flexible “Virtual” Cohorts • Innovative use of distance learning technologies • OCNE curriculum • Employer involvement and support
Oregon Consortium for Nursing • Partnership with OHCC to coordinate statewide curriculum delivery for contract education • Leadership to maintain high standards for this nursing education endeavor
Oregon’s Statewide Nursing Education Program • Initial cohort will include 18 - 24 qualified employee/students • Two or three geographic “clusters” of hospitals/community colleges will be included • Educational services will include a blend of distance learning, local college services and hospital learning sites.
Important Advantages • Addresses immediate needs of partner hospitals with severe nursing staff shortages • Doesn’t require a permanent commitment of limited college resources
Minimizes Impact on College Resources • all resources provided by participating colleges are negotiated in advance. • project costs incurred by participating colleges are fully paid by the N2K program.
Key Outcomes: Intended….. • Incumbent workers become nurses • Hospitals provide needed financial support • Increase in clinical training sites
………and Unintended • Hospital employee morale benefit • Potential for new nursing faculty • Establishing partnerships that can lead to other collaborative opportunities
Is This Model Replicable? • Is there a need that’s difficult to fill? • Is there an atmosphere of trust and collaboration between college and industry? • Are all parties willing to participate proactively and openly? • Are all parties willing to think outside the box, question assumptions, explore new ways to build and deliver educational programs?
Gary Wappes President and CEO Oregon Health Career Center 503-682-1300 Ext. 104 E-mail: gwappes@ohcc.org www.ohcc.org