March 2023 Work Force Newsletter

Health Care

Workforce Updates

March 2023

Update from the Regional Consortium on Health Care Workforce

As we collectively recover from the pandemic, we are encouraged by new funding and strengthening partnerships across our community to address critical workforce shortages, develop new entryways into health care professions, and build career pathways for advancement. FLPPS is currently leading two new initiatives:

• Transformational Community Care Coordination (TC3) Program FLPPS has been awarded two grants from Monroe County’s “Bring Monroe Back” initiative, funded under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to address the unprecedented number of patients who are awaiting discharge from the hospital due to workforce and reimbursement challenges faced by nursing homes and home health care agencies.
  
  The TC3 Program brings together the local health systems, nursing homes, home health care agencies, workforce training partners, community-based organizations, and Common Ground Health to implement a Complex Care Program, to address the barriers to discharge patients to nursing homes, and a Long Term Care Workforce Program to address the critical workforce shortages in skilled nursing homes through recruitment, training, and retention activities.
   
• FLPPS has also been awarded two grants from the City of Rochester and ESL for a Community Home Health Aide Training Program, in collaboration with HCR Home Care. The home health aides will have opportunities for career advancement and access to additional training programs to become an LPN, RN, or to become qualified for other health care jobs. Case management support and incentives will be offered through partnerships with referring agencies including Exercise Express and Catholic Charities and Family Community Services.

As the Regional Consortium on Health Care Workforce, we aim to share information and connect partners in opportunities to bolster the health care workforce. If you would like more information on these efforts, or have an update to share with the broader regional community, please email Melissa Pennise.

HRSA funding available for advanced practice nurse training

The purpose of the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Program is to increase the number of primary care nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse midwives trained and prepared to provide primary care services, mental health and substance use disorder care, and/or maternal health care. Grants will support the training and graduation of advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) students/trainees in these disciplines.

An informational webinar will be held on March 9 at 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Applications are due April 7.

Click here for more information.

Applications are open for the National Health Service Corps loan repayment program 

The application window for three National Health Service Corps (NHSC) loan repayment programs is open until April 25. Click the image below to explore the various options and eligibility requirements.

Save the dates and call for speakers - Eleversity's Women of Color Summit

Save the dates: The 2023 Women of Color Summit will be held at virtually at 9 - 11:30 a.m. on July 20, 27, and August 3. This year's theme is I.C.U. - Intentionality, Commitment, and Urgency: Pushing the Needle Forward and Upward. This summit will provide an uplifting environment for, by and about women of color that promotes equity, education and professional development. 

The call for workshop presentations is open until March 9. Click here to learn more about submitting a presentation proposal.

Rochester Business Journal to host virtual diversity, equity and inclusion summit

On March 15 at 8:30 - 11 a.m., The Rochester Business Journal will host Building a Business Community that Creates Equity. The keynote address will be delivered by Julio Jordan, director of diversity, equity, justice and inclusion at Ibero-American Action League. At the summit businesses will learn the importance of adopting diverse practices and creating a diverse culture that will help them become better community leaders, attract strong talent, and develop innovative ideas and practices.

Individual tickets are $40. Click here to learn more.

Caring for the Care Economy webinar to be hosted by Nonprofit Quarterly

On March 15 at 2 p.m., Nonprofit Quarterly will host Caring for the Care Economy to discuss how workers in the caregiving sector can come together to organize - and counter the tendency of the nation’s economy to devalue care work that is intrinsic to our survival.

Click here to learn more and to register.

Suicide prevention workshop offered for rural providers

The UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence, with funding from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) partnered with SafeSide Prevention to provide a free workshop focused on suicide prevention training for service providers in rural communities. Content is designed for service providers in rural communities, with highlights on suicide prevention for youth, substance use, and Indigenous or Tribal communities.

Workshops are offered at noon - 3:30 p.m. on March 21, May 23 and July 25. 

Click here to learn more and to register.

March of Dimes offers e-course on bias in maternal health care

Brought to you by the March of Dimes and Excellus, the Awareness to Action: Dismantling Bias in Maternal and Infant Healthcare e-course provides authentic, compelling content for health care providers caring for women before, during and after pregnancy. They offer implicit bias training to increase awareness and stimulate action to address implicit bias in maternity care settings.

The e-course is available until March 21. Click here for more information and to register.

St. John Fisher to host diversity in the workplace conference

St. John Fisher University will host an in-person Diversity in the Workplace conference on March 30 at 9-5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Rochester Downton. Participants will share best practices, engage in cross-industry discussions, and preview DEI and workforce related research in order to impact our community.

Tickets are $55. Click here to register. 

Chamber offers Fundamentals of Diversity series

Greater Rochester Chamber is offering Fundamentals of Diversity. Sessions will be held on April 12, 19 and 26 at 8 - 9:30 a.m. This training builds knowledge and skills toward creating a strong and sustainable climate of inclusion in your organization. This series will be offered again in June.

Click here to register.

SUNY Corning Community College offers workforce training resources

SUNY CCC’s Workforce Education & Academic Pathways (WEAP) Team offers a variety of professional development and training programs.

Non-profit Management training will be offered on Thursdays at 9 a.m. - noon between April 13 and June 15 via oom. This training is designed for staff seeking to transition into a managerial capacity, new supervisors, and supervisors seeking to improve their effectiveness. The cost is $675. 

Monroe County Medical Society offers medical practice front desk training

Medical Practice Front Desk Success will be presented virtually on April 12 at 1 - 4 p.m. This basic-level course explains the scope of medical front office operations. Participants will learn how their connection with patients can have dramatic results, and how to relay financial policies and maintain security standards. Difficult communication scenarios and practice workflow challenges will also be addressed.

Click here to register.

Save the date - Understanding and Improving Healthcare Quality and National Healthcare Policy - Cracking the Code on Healthcare event to be held June 9 

Is it safe to get healthcare? If yes, why do over a quarter of a million people die each year from medical errors? Do patients really understand the risks, how quality is measured and what each patient needs to do to be safe and keep others safe?  What is  the National Healthcare Strategy and what are the implications of the mid-term elections and near-term elections?

Join hundreds of local healthcare leaders coming together from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 9 at the DoubleTree Rochester to network, learn about these topics, and be inspired by some of the smartest, most innovative, provocative National Healthcare Thought Leaders in the nation. The distinguished speakers for this event are:

• Dr. Dana Gelb Safran, ScM and ScD Health Policy and Management, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Quality Forum (NQF)
• Blair Childs, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Premier

Click here to learn more. 

Tables of 10 or individual seats are available for purchase. Click here to register.

Call Linda Becker at 585-738-7397 for sponsorship opportunities.

Presented by Northstar Network.

Please share your health care workforce updates

If you have a training opportunity or workforce update you'd like us to share, you can send it to melissa.pennise@commongroundhealth.org, and we will add it to the next newsletter.

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