Hospital & Academic Partnerships
Interested in learning more about collaborative relationships to create a pipeline of nurses? Check out this Workforce Strategies Webinar, focused on Collaborative Academic Partnerships. This session focuses on the efforts between a hospital and a university creating a partnership to increase the nursing pipeline through the UT Nursing Scholars program. We will review the program’s creation and outcomes since its 2023 inception.
Apprenticeship Model & Programs
This webinar covers the workforce pipeline opportunities available via the Apprenticeship Model. Registered apprenticeships have been used in many industries including healthcare for decades and have proven benefits to the employer, employee, and education programs. Check this webinar out to hear about the Registered Apprenticeship model with the Department of Labor and learn about successful programs from local agencies.
- TN DOL Apprenticeship 101: presenter Shalondria Shaw, TN Office of Apprenticeship
- TN DOL Apprenticeship Factsheet
- Rural Health Apprenticeship: Jacy Warrell, Rural Health Association
- Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Apprenticeship: Julie Trott, SpecialtyCare
- TBR Center for Apprenticeship Introduction: Zachary Adams, TN Board of Regents
- Apprenticeship Presenters Contact Information
- TN Department of Labor Word-Based Learning Site
Work-Based Learning & Employment Models
Check out this webinar to hear about hospital roles and programs that support learners and employees between 14-17 years of age. In this webinar you can hear about the conditions of employment of minors and how to partner and support your students in work-based learning models. There are also examples from two hospitals that have developed programs to support these models and employ students in healthcare roles.
Retention of Assistive Personnel
During this session, we discussed research findings related to unlicensed role retention and recruitment as well as Vanderbilt Health’s Care Partner Academy. Our colleagues at Middle Tennessee State University presented their findings on retention and recruitment practices for the Certified Nurses’ Assistant (CNA) role. Dr. Cathy Cooper was joined by Dr. Deborah Lee to validate and reveal their findings from CNAs across the state of Tennessee. Additionally, we were joined by a team from Vanderbilt Health to share the program and outcomes in their unlicensed personnel role of Care Partners.
Increasing Outcomes Through Intentional Models
In this presentation we heard from three leaders that are piloting developmental and collaborative strategies to enhance their regional workforce. Joe Newsome, Chief Nursing Officer with Blount Memorial Hospital, shared his collaboration with an academic partner to establish on-site CNA and LPN programs. Kim Reddish, Chief Nursing Officer, and Tammy Seay, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer, of Tennova Healthcare – Cleveland discussed the positive outcomes that an extern program can produce when it is fused with a supportive and engaged leadership team. Kim and Tammy shared how the right program and well thought out learning objectives of nursing students have decreased turnover, increased recruitment, and shortened length of orientation periods.
Military Transition Assistance Program (TAP) and Creating an Inviting Workplace in Healthcare
In this THA Workforce Webinar Series session, Anthony White, MBA, Transition Services Specialist with the Fort Campbell, U.S. Army Base, shared information about services the military provides to service members so that they can discover and select their passion in the workforce as civilians. Although this transition is seamless for many, many service members are interested in the many opportunities in healthcare and their future in those roles. Like all industries, the military provides service members with skills and traits that provide experience and expertise in many roles that translate to healthcare. Anthony provided employers with knowledge and opportunities to capture and support our service members in transitioning to a civilian profession.
Apprenticeship Part 2: Program Development & Funding
In this THA Workforce Webinar Series session Marla Rye, Director of the Northern Middle Tennessee Workforce Board and Joy Jamerson, Program Manager—registered Apprenticeships, HCAPs, discussed resources and processes for establishing healthcare apprenticeships. Each presented their organization’s strategies to support employers and train providers and learners in their apprenticeship journey.
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