North Health Care Work Group

Strategies

EASTERN WASHINGTON PARTNERSHIP
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
956 S. Main · Colville, WA 99114 · (509) 684-8421 · Fax (509) 685-6094 http://www.ewpartnership.org

Serving the Counties of
Asotin · Columbia · Ferry · Garfield · Lincoln · Pend Oreille · Stevens · Walla Walla · Whitman

Northern Healthcare Occupations Workgroup Strategies
Revised December 12, 2003

1) Reduction of Vacancies-Bob Barker, Chair, and Gail McDowell
a) Retention/recruitment
b) Career ladder
c) Better entry-level pay
d) ID adult/non-traditional/ex-military/dislocated workers
e) Employee/occupation flexibility
f) Supplemental pool (itinerants)
g) Mentoring/support network

2) Research-Lorri Carter, Chair, Al Kowitz, Flip Arnold, and WDC Staff
a) Baseline (labor market information, demographics, census, hospital association survey)
b) Clarification of needs
c) Innovative models
d) Grants for linkages
e) Study of CNA outcomes
f) Apprenticeship
g) How many students go to SCC (non-residential)
h) What is the cost per student for a nursing program?
i) Future projected occupational needs
j) Vulnerability (What is the impact on a facility/community when one spot is vacated)?
k) Age/demographics of incumbent workers

3) Pooled Resources-Patrick Malone, Chair, Bob Barker, Linda Grittner, and Gloria Schanzenbach
a) Employee-based educational resources-located within local facilities
b) Skill center model
c) Local itinerant pool
d) Sharing employees/part-time vs. full-time (e.g., hospital and school district nurses)
e) Employee benefits
f) Seeking foundation/grant money as a consortium (e.g., Dollars for Scholars; Kellogg Foundation)
g) Local electronic bulletin board/webpage for sharing information (e.g., employment opportunities, training, job sharing, and archival materials).

4) Youth-Jono Esvelt, Chair, Ron Rehn, Gail McDowell, and Carol Villers
a) Job fair
b) Teachers/career counselors job-shadowing
c) Student networking
d) Capture the interest of youth at an early age
e) Pathways-Plan for youth who want to go into health care occupations

5) Leadership-Ron O'Halloran and Bob Barker, Co-chairs, everyone participating
a) Taking information from the committees and presenting to other leaders/legislators as needed

6) Educational Aspects-Debra Kollock, Chair, Alice Patterson, and Herb Munro
a) Diploma approach
b) Distance learning
c) Internal training (keep them here)
d) Rural nursing program track
e) RN rural rotation
f) Recruitment of instructors into educational health field
g) Community based certificates and licensure programs
h) Enough slots for students
i) Mentoring/support networks
j) Cross-discipline educational opportunities (common coursework required for different occupations)