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Medical Assistants Brochure PDF

These PDF files were created with funding from the Discipline Specific VTEA Industry Collaborative in Health Careers by the California Community College Economic Development Program Health Initiative. 

[Download] A PDF file of an informational brochure on Medical Assistants. For printing information contact Jim Comins at cominsj@scc.losrios.edu
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  CNA Certification Testing
CNA and/or Home Health Aide Initial Application
This file contains the initial application form for the Nurse Assistant and/or the Home Health Aide.
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CNA Renewal form
This file is the renewal application form for the Nurse Assistant and/or Home Health Aide.
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CNA Candidate Handbook

This document is a Written (or Oral) Examination and Skills Evaluation CANDIDATE HANDBOOK  for Nurse AidesUOK

To navigate through this document, click on the Table of Contents entries, or use the bookmarks in the left column of the page.

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2007-08 CNA Testing Schedule
[Download] 2007-08 CNA Testing Schedule
CNA (NATAP) CNA Testing Schedule 2009
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  Governor's Nurse Education Initiative
Governor's Nurse Education Initiative Overview
An overview of the recent grants awarded to the community colleges from the Governor's Nurse Education Initiative funding.  PowerPoint Presentation developed by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office.
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  Labor Market Information on Health
Healthcare Reports and Information

The link below will take you to the Department of Labor's
Help for Health Care suite of products. http://www.calmis.ca.gov/FILE/OCCMISC/HealthCareProject.htm

 

EDD County Snapshots

The Labor Market Information County Snapshots are now on-line on the EDD web site at http://www.calmis.ca.gov/default.htm.  Go to "Labor Market Information by Geography" and click on "County  (Snapshots)" to select the county data you wish to view.

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  News
Health Initiative Fall 2006 Newsletter
Fall 2006 Issue of Getting It Done with Health Care. The Statewide EWD Health Initiative Newsletter.
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Health Initiative Spring 2007 Newsletter

Spring 2007 Health Initiative newsletter.

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Newsletter Volume 3 Number 4
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RHORC Spring 2006 Newsletter
Spring 2006 Health Initiative Newsletter==>Find out about the ADN Nursing Curriculum Model, a San Diego regional health planning group project, the Nursing Faculty Recruitment Kit, and the RHORC Updates for Spring 2006.
[Download] Latest Volume of the Health Initiative Newsletter for Spring 2006.
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  Nursing
Nursing Prereqisite Validation Study Presentation
The City College of San Francisco Center for Student Success was commissioned by the ED>Net Health Care Delivery Initiative to study the ADN prerequisites and develop a new methodolgy for nursing students. Their model is a unique success predictor model based upon statistically validated parameters.
[Download] Presentation of the results of the FSS Nursing Prerequisite Validation Study (includes updated Composite Formula).
PowerPoint Presentation
Nursing Prerequisite Validation Study Final Report
The final report of the results of the FSS Nursing Prerequisite Validation Study from the Center for Student Success of the City College of San Francisco. It was sponsored
by an FSS Grant obtained by the Statewide ED>Net Leadership
Health Care Delivery Initiative hosted by Sacramento City College.

This project is currently under review by the California Community Colleges
Chancellor's Office. Any college interested in adopting these processes is
advised to contact the Chancellor's Office before proceeding.
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Deadline for Submission of Chancellor's Office Nursing Related Grants 2007-08.
A compiled Excel spreadsheet of available Nursing Grants and submission dates from the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office for 2007-08.
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Governor's Nursing Workforce Initiative Concept Paper
Report of task force recommendations for the implementation of the Calfiornia Governor's Nursing Workforce Development plan.
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Nurse Assessment Testing Guidelines December 2007
[Download] Latest set of guidelines for community college nursing programs on implementation of Nurse assessment for enrollment.
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  Phlebotomy Information
Advanced Online Phlebotomy Program

An Advanced Online Phlebotomy Progrma for working Phlebotomists.  This program was developed by the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) Resource Training Center.

For more information, go ot Healthstream on the web at www.healthstream.com and search for "Advanced Phlebotomy for Working Phlebotomists."

Procedures, Legislation, and Information for Foreign Educated/Trained Phlebotomists

Attached are information regarding Policies, Legislation, and Procedures for Phlebotomists. 

1. LFS Approved Phlebotomy Training Programs as of October 29, 2003 (under the New Phlebotomy Laws effective April 9, 2003)
http://healthoccupations.org/upload/Approved Training Programs (5-29-03).doc
2. LFS Approved Phlebotomy Certifiying Organizations as of Juy 30, 2003
http://healthoccupations.org/upload/Phlebo Cert Org APPROVED (04-22-03).xls
3. The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)'s information for the necessary evaluation of offical non-U.S. educational transcripts for foreign educated/trained Phlebotomists
http://healthoccupations.org/upload/AACRAO Eval ForeignPhleb 11-3-03.doc
4. The evaluation procedures on evaluating foreign educated/trained Phlebotomists.
http://healthoccupations.org/upload/Foreign Phlebs-How to Evaluate 11-3-03.doc

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  Reports
CA Association of Social Rehab Agencies Curriculum Dev.
CASRA is a client agency in partnerhsip with the RHORC's and the Health Care Initiative. They have been developing a curriculum to provide entry-level education to Social Rehabilitation practitioners. The RHORC's and the Health Care Initiative have been instrumental in assisting their program develop. This document highlights a good example of partnership acitivity by the Health Care Initiative and RHORC's to assist industry meet its need for well-prepared workers.
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Statewide Health Occupations Adivsory Committee SCANS Competencies
Report on SCANS Competecies in Health Occupations.
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  Presentations
Online Clinical Placement System Demo
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Student Success Kit Overview

California Community college health care programs are challenged by the demand to train more health care workers with fewer faculty and tightened budgets, while students' preparation and retention rates have dropped. The Regional Health Occupations Resource Centers (RHORCs)/Health Care Initiative, with the support of the Chancellor's Office, California Community Colleges, enlisted the expertise of the Center for Student Success (Research and Planners Group of the California Community Colleges) to investigate variables which contribute to students' success.  Brad Philips and his partnering statisticians (RPG) conducted a comprehensive literature review and research study to determine best practices associated with successful student completion in health occupation training programs within the California Community Colleges.  Their findings provide the foundation of student success strategies included in this Kit.

This kit is a collection of guidelines, strategies, presentations, sample fliers, and web resources, divided into three general categories:

1.      How to comprehensively recruit interested students into health occupations so that there is a good fit between students' expectations and the reality of the chosen occupation.

2.      Preparation strategies, to help assure that admitted students are ready to meet the realities and rigors of a training program.  A major component of the Kit is the Strategies for Student Success in Health Occupations Model Curriculum. This course not only provides interested students with introductory content fundamental to health occupations (i.e. medical terminology and critical thinking); it also includes learning activities in which students expand their skills to become successful students (i.e. time management).

 3.   Student retention strategies to help assure that students are successful in their respective training/education programs. The Student Success Kit contains guidelines on specific strategies that schools can implement with existing campus resources.

To obtain a FREE CD of the Student Success Kit please contact your local RHORC office:

North/Far North RHORC

Butte College

2050 Talbert Drive, Suite 300

Chico, CA 95928

Phone: (530) 879-9069

Fax: (530) 879-0179

Email: zornli@butte.edu

 

Interior Bay RHORC

City College of San Francisco

1600 Holloway Avenue, HSS 301

San Francisco, CA 94132-4161

Phone: (415) 405-0777

Fax: (415) 338-7948

Email: rhorc@sfsu.edu

 

San Diego/Imperial RHORC

Grossmont College

8800 Grossmont College Drive,

Building 343-C

El Cajon, CA 92020

Phone: (619) 644-7057

Fax: (619) 644-7058

Email: bob.yarris@gcccd.net

 

Central RHORC

Hartnell College

156 Homestead Avenue

Salinas, CA 93901

Phone: (831) 770-6102

Fax: (831) 759-6058

Email: vfisher@hartnell.edu

South Bay RHORC

Mission College

3000 Mission College Blvd., MS #1

Santa Clara, CA 95054-1897

Phone: (408) 855-5215

Fax: (408) 980-9540

Email:matthew_grayson@wvmccd.ca.us

 

Los Angeles County RHORC

Mt. San Antonio Community College

1100 N. Grand Avenue, Building 35

Walnut, CA 91789

Phone: (909) 594-5611 x6101

Fax: (909) 468-4093

Email: jolivia@mtsac.edu

 

Orange/Inland Empire RHORC
Golden West College
15744 Golden-West St
PO Box 2748
Huntington Beach, CA  92647
Phone: (714)-895-8975
Fax: (714)-895-8976

 

South Coast RHORC

Santa Barbara City College

721 Cliff Drive

Santa Barbara, CA 93109-9990

Phone: (805) 965-0581 x2782

Fax: (805) 730-8740

Email: Roberson@sbcc.edu

 

 

 

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VTEA Core Indicator Analysis September 2005
PowerPoint Presentation of charts of status of Health Occupation programs against the VTEA Core Indicators/Measures presented to the September 2005 Statewide Health Occupations Advisory Committee.
[Download] Analysis of the Chancellor's Office MIS System Core Indicators 2004-05.
Welcome Back Center Overview
Overview of progress in CA Endowment Funded Welcome Back Centers. Developed for Spring 2002 ED>Net Conference. Gives purpose and current status of project to identify internationally educated medical professionals in Ca in provide services throught the community colleges to bring them into the CA health care workforce.
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  RHORC Director Meeting Minutes
CINHC Educational Redesign Presentation-Jan Boller
Jan Boller's presentation on the status of the CINHC Educational Redesign project given on May 17, 2007 to the RHORC Directors in Sacramento.
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RHORC Director Meeting Minutes May 2007
Meeting minutes of the May 2007 RHORC Director's Meeting.
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  RHORC Regional Updates
Bay Region RHORC Regional Update Fall 2008
[Download] Matt Grayson, RHORC Director shares the latest information from his RHORC.
Health Care HUB Spring 2008 Update
Anne Schuman, HUB Coordiantor for the Southern HUB gives an update of activities in the project.
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Interior Bay Region RHORC Regional Update Fall 2008
[Download] Janey Skinner, RHORC Director, shares the latest information from her RHORC.
LA County RHORC Regional Update Fall 2008
[Download] Julie Hughes-Lederer, RHORC Director shares the latest information from her RHORC.
North Far-North Regional Update Fall 2008
[Download] Linda Zorn, RHORC Director shares the latest information from her RHORC.
Orange/Inland Empire RHORC Update Fall 2008
[Download] Mary O'connor, RHORC Director shares the latest information from her RHORC.
San Diego/Imperial RHORC Regional Update Fall 2008
[Download] Anne Durham, RHORC Director shares the latest information from her RHORC.
Southcoast RHORC Regional Update Fall 2008
[Download] Marsha Roberson, RHORC Director shares the latest information from her RHORC.
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  Statewide Health Occupations Advisory Committee Minutes
Kaiser Permanente Recruiting Presentation Sept 2007
A presentation on a unique recruiting program offered by Karen Sirski-Martin of Kaiser Permanente Riverside to the Sept. 2007 Statewide Health Occupations Advisory Committee meeting.
[Download] Kaiser Permanente Riverside Recruiting Presentation Sept. 2007
MIS DATA Analysis for Health Sept. 2007 SWHOAC Mtg.
A presentation on the analysis of Management Information System data on Health Occupations given by James Comins, Health Initiative Director, at the Sept. 2007 Statewide Health Occupations Advisory Committee Meeting.
[Download] MIS DATA Analysis for Health Sept. 2007 SWHOAC Mtg.
PowerPoint Presentation Senate Bill 1309
Presentation overview of Senate Bill 1309 presented to the May 2006 Statewide Health Occupations Advisory Committee.
[Download] Presentation overview of Senate Bill 1309 presented to the May 2006 Statewide Health Occupations Advisory Committee
September 2007 SWHOAC Minutes
[Download] September 2007 SWHOAC Minutes
Special Populations Data Analysis Sept. 2007
[Download] Special Populations Data Analysis Sept. 2007
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  Nursing Students
2003 Student Success Strategies Reports

This report was produced by the Center for Student Success under the guidelines of the Discipline Specific Industry Collaborate VTEA Health Grant.  The ZIP file contains the report that represents a distillation of four reports from the Center for Student Success study assessing promising practices in Health Occupations Training Programs in the California Community Colleges.

  • Overall Summary: Promising Practices at Work in California Community College Health Occupations Programs
  • Survey Findings: Promising Practices at Work in California Community College Health Occupations Programs
  • Literature Review: Promising Practices at Work in California Community College Health Occupations Programs

 

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  Allied Health Marketing Brochures PDF
Dental Hygiene Brochure PDF

These PDF files were created with funding from the Discipline Specific VTEA Industry Collaborative in Health Careers by the California Community College Economic Development Program Health Initiative.  They may be downloaded and printed.

[Download] A PDF file of an informational brochure on Dental Hygiene. For printing information contact Jim Comins at cominsj@scc.losrios.edu
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) & Paramedics Brochure PDF

These PDF files were created with funding from the Discipline Specific VTEA Industry Collaborative in Health Careers by the California Community College Economic Development Program Health Initiative. 

[Download] A PDF file of an informational brochure on Emergency Medical Technicians. For printing information contact Jim Comins at cominsj@scc.losrios.edu
Health Information Technologists Brochure PDF

These PDF files were created with funding from the Discipline Specific VTEA Industry Collaborative in Health Careers by the California Community College Economic Development Program Health Initiative. 

[Download] A PDF file of an informational brochure on Health Information Technologists. For printing information contact Jim Comins at cominsj@scc.losrios.edu
Licensed Vocational Nurses Brochure PDF

These PDF files were created with funding from the Discipline Specific VTEA Industry Collaborative in Health Careers by the California Community College Economic Development Program Health Initiative. 

[Download] A PDF file of an informational brochure on Licensed Vocational Nurses. For printing information contact Jim Comins at cominsj@scc.losrios.edu
Radiology Technologist Brochure PDF

These PDF files were created with funding from the Discipline Specific VTEA Industry Collaborative in Health Careers by the California Community College Economic Development Program Health Initiative. 

[Download] A PDF file of an informational brochure on Radiology Technologists. For printing information contact Jim Comins at cominsj@scc.losrios.edu
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  CAHCE
[Download] Health Initiative Presentation to California Association of Health Careers Educators, Anaheim, CA, 2/24/08.
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  Grant Reporting Form
VTEA Demographic Reporting Form Template
VTEA Demographic reporting from template.
[Download] Form to compile statistics on attendees at VTEA Grant Supported activiities and conferences.
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  Introduction to Clinical Instruction
Promoting Critical Thinking in Clinical Instruction
An introduction to Critical Thinking in Clinical Instruction in Nursing developed by Margaret Craig, Nursing Director at Napa College.
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Transition to Clinical Nursing Instructor
Short course on the topic of making the role transition to Clinical Nursing Instructor by Margaret Craig, Director ADN Program Napa College.
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  Legislative Information
Governor's Office Legislative Update
A PDF file containing a variety of bills synopses of interest to community college faculty.
[Download] A downloadeable PDF file of synopses of a variety of bills of interest to community college faculty.
Rancho Mirage COADN Presentation on SB 1309
Briefing on Senate Bill 1309 made to the COADN conference in Rancho Mirage on October 3, 2006 by James L. Comins, Economic and Workforce Development Health Care Initiative Director.
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  Paramedic/ADN Comparison
Paramedic to ADN Crosswalk EWD Hub Project
[Download] A brief feasibility study of the possibility of developing a Paramedic to ADN Program in the California Community Colleges. Funding from an Economic and Workforce Development HUB Grant held by Santa Barbara City College Regional Health Occupations Resource Center.
Paramedic/Nursing Curriculum Comparison Chart
[Download] Accompanies Paramedic to ADN Feasibility report.
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  SNAPLE Loan Program
2007-2008 NEW APPLICANT FACT SHEET

The SNAPLE NF is a state-funded, competitive nursing educator incentive program administered by the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). It is designed to encourage outstanding students to complete their baccalaureate or graduate degree and serve as nursing faculty at a regionally accredited college or university in California. This year, CSAC will select up to 100 new participants for the program.

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SNAPLE Program Info and Application

The SNAPLE NSF is a state-funded competitive registered nurse incentive program administered by the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). It is designed to encourage outstanding students to obtain their California Registered Nursing License and serve in an eligible position as a registered nurse in a state-operated facility with a registered nurse vacancy rate greater than 10 percent. This year CSAC will select up to 100 new participants for the program.

Under the provisions of the SNAPLE NSF program, CSAC will assume up to $20,000 of outstanding educational loan balances. To be eligible, participants must work in an eligible position as a registered nurse in a state-operated facility with a registered nurse vacancy rate greater than 10 percent.

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