1. Employer Webinar Project Update April 6, 2017
HealthCARE Montana
Employer Webinar
Project Update
April 6, 2017

2. Agenda Introduction—Kaye Norris
Success Skills modules; Online CNA & Specialties development; LEAD—Natalie Peeterse
Preceptor & CRRN training; PN enrollment and acceptance; Simulation Training—Mary Nielsen
Allied Health Core Curriculum update—Neil Moisey
Apprenticeship update—Kaye Norris
Strategic Plan—Carol Bischoff

3. Contact Information
Success Skills modules; Online CNA & Specialties development; LEAD—
Preceptor & CRRN training; PN enrollment and acceptance; Simulation Training—
Allied Health Core Curriculum update—
Apprenticeship—
Strategic Plan—
Kaye Norris, Project Director

4. Online CNA & Specialties
Success Skills
Online CNA & Specialties
LEAD
Materials and programs created in response to employer needs gathered through rapid response surveys and needs assessments.

5. Success Skills for CNAs
Created to help CNAs with success skills like:
Organization & Time Management
Leadership Professionalism Communication
Critical Thinking & Conflict Resolution
5 minute videos
Can be used in orientations, staff training or one-on-one
Facilities have copies of MP4
46 facilities currently using the modules

6. CNA Specialty Course in Restorative Care
Has been peer reviewed
Can be completed in 8 weeks (10 hours of work a week for student)
Can be used as an apprenticeship
More specialty courses in development:
Mentorship
Dementia
End of Life
Created by Sue Roe
Reviewed by Mary Nielsen, a CNA Instructor and a DLI
Apprenticeship Specialist

7. The HealthCARE Montana LEAD Program: Fostering Self-Awareness for Workplace Success
LEAD: Learn, Engage, Adapt, Do
Topics: Communication, Professionalism and Dependability, Leadership, Conflict Resolution
10 minutes
Relies on a Champion
Roll out through HCMT Workforce Coordinators
Just enough, just in time and just fore the right user
Created by Carly Holman, Emily Simpson and Natalie Peeterse based on social science and workplace training research
The objective of this program is to help employees gain awareness of their thoughts and actions and how they impact those around them, with the overall goal of creating a positive and productive work environment where patients and employees thrive.
Intended to be quick and painless
Positive feedback from the Champion and Administration
Very high scores on user feedback survey

8. Practical Nursing Distance Program
GOAL - Increase access to nursing education for rural MT residents
New PN Program is three semester
Didactic content delivered online, Lab content requires presence on college campus
Clinical education shared between nursing program and clinical facility

9. Distance Pre-Nursing & PN Students

10. Preceptor & Clinical Resource Registered Nurse (CRRN) Training
Training rural nursing staff to be practical nursing clinical instructors
First training April 8, 2017
Great Falls College—8:00-4:00
Continuing Education Credits provided
24 attendees
From Wolf Point, Poplar, Sidney,
Crow Agency, Billings, Malta,
Plentywood, Great Falls, Pablo,
Helena, Chester, Superior

11. Montana Mobile Simulation hhttp://dphhs. mt
Integrating Simulation in Nursing Education Conference
Montana Tech,
May 16th & 17th 2017
Registration Fee $50/person
The primary goal of MobileSim Montana is to provide education and training to rural EMS services and hospitals

12. Career Ladders and Lattices

13. Montana Allied Health Core Curriculum Model
Academic Foundation Courses
Written Communication
Mathematics with Healthcare Applications
Sciences – Human Anatomy and Physiology
Medical Terminology
Computer Literacy Assessment
Core Health Care Modules
Oral Communication
Health Worker Behavior and Attitudes
Healthcare Delivery Systems
Legal and Ethical Practices and Responsibilities
Safe Practice
Prerequisites

14. Registered Apprenticeship Programs
Total Apprentices
Basic CNA
CNA Advanced
CNA
Dementia
CT Tech
Med Aide II
Administrator (Assisted Living)
Pharm Tech
Medical Claims 48 26 1 8 2

15. Montana Healthcare Workforce Statewide Strategic Plan 2017
Prepared in conjunction with the MT Healthcare Workforce Advisory Council
Professional sections written with assistance from representative field experts
4 focus areas
Engage Montanans in understanding and addressing the state’s workforce needs
Educate and train the Montana health care workforce
Recruit health professionals to Montana’s Health Professional Shortage Areas
Retain a skilled health care workforce
Recommendations
Analyzing capacity of rural community clinical teaching sites
Create and cultivate partnerships
Apprenticeship development
Tracking clinical rotations
HC MT work addresses a number of strategies included in the focus areas such as
-analyzing capacity of rural community clinical teaching sites
-create and cultivate partnerships (employers, higher ed, state agencies, the community, local government and training programs); work together to create joint grant proposals
-apprenticeship development
-tracking clinical rotations to inventory existing clinical ed and coordinate new training sites
As we look ahead to determining what portions of the grant have made the most impact and what activities might best be retained to sustain positive movement, the strategic plan provides a framework for identifying priorities.

16. Questions / Comments