Bringing Vets Into the HIT Workforce

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1 Bringing Vets Into the HIT Workforce A Complimentary Webinar From healthsystemcio.com Sponsored by Greencastle Your Line Will Be Silent Until Our Event Begins Thank You!

2 Housekeeping Moderator Anthony Guerra, editor-in-chief, healthsystemcio.com Ask A Question We will be holding a Q&A session after the formal presentations. You may submit your questions at any time by clicking on the QA panel located in the lower right corner of your screen, type in your questions in the text field and hit send. Please keep the send to default as All Panelists. Download the Deck Go to Shortened URL at bottom of all slides View the Archive You will receive an when our archive recording is ready. Separate registration is required.

3 Agenda 45 Minutes 20 minutes: Jaime Parent, Associate CIO, Rush University Medical Center 5 minutes: A Word From Our Sponsor: Celwyn Evans, Senior Partner, Greencastle Associates Consulting 20 minutes: Q&A w/jaime Parent

4 Bringing Vets Into the HIT Workforce Jaime Parent, Associate CIO, VP of IT Operations Rush University Medical Center

5 Today s Agenda Problem definition Employment landscape EN-Abled Vet Internship program Guiding principles EN-Abled Vet process Ways to join the movement

6 What is the problem? Military veterans and their families struggle as a unit as veteran returns from duty a different person Multiple definitions as to what benefits and programs available to the military veteran Support agencies not prepared for the longevity of the wars and do not have the infrastructure to support those returning Difficulties with self ID and asking for help

7 Employment Landscape 1.2M jobs offered. 200,000 vets. Why does unemployment hover at 9-10%? Veterans are unfamiliar and inexperienced with resume development and the job interview process Training programs are available through various grants and entitlements, but lack of operational experience and the inability to articulate military experience is a barrier to success Tough recession/high unemployment is challenging for us all

8 EN-Abled Vet Internship Healthcare careers hot. IT careers hot. Put them together... Online training and certifications combine with on-the-job training Part of a cost saving $5M PC to VDI 3 year project Veterans (or family members if the veteran cannot work) focused Partnerships developed with federal, city, state, IT vendors and colleges 4/5 inaugural class found employment; two found jobs early

9 Guiding Principles All about the veteran: this is neither a staff augmentation, charity event nor productivity exercise Focus is on providing opportunity; no job is promised but the potential for the veteran is limitless Concentration on what veterans and their families need that are not offered by other means Solid & caring healthcare environment On the job training, shadowing, coaching Contacts with recruiters and other network opportunities EN-Able the veteran to take control of their careers and transition honor, service, teamwork, project management and character developed through their military experience

10 EN-Abled Vet Process Recruitment and onboarding. Veterans are recruited through a number of local resources, including veteran's job boards, local VA Rehabilitation Units, commercial vendors, colleges and non-profits, radio programs and word of mouth Orientation and initial training. Veterans are signed up for online training courses and achieve certification in VDI deployment Career choice and shadowing. At Rush, we have a comprehensive IT department structure that includes an electronic medical record, imaging systems, network operations, databases, web development and end-user technologies Resume development Mock job interviews

11 Ways to Join the Movement Spread the word about the program; EN-Abled Vet is neither sold nor licensed freeware, if you will Consider implementing EN-Abled Vet internship at your healthcare institution Excellent way for you to help a deserving population in your community More information at or enabled_vet@rush.edu Minimal cost, maximum effort, proven results

12 Bringing Vets Into the HIT Workforce Celwyn Evans, Senior Partner, Greencastle Associates Consulting

13 Greencastle Associates Consulting Who is Greencastle? Greencastle is a 100% veteran owned niche firm that focuses on implementations Just outside of Philadelphia, PA; We have been delivering projects since 1997 What do we do? We drive value with a systematic implementation model focused on process performance and end-user adoption How are we different? Our approach we expedite projects by facilitating your teams activities to achieve the goal. Simply, We Maximize the Value of Change Team members are former military officers with leadership experience Methodology - 5 Rights of Implementation

14 White paper published by Syracuse University, Institute for Veterans and Military Families, March

15 Q&A Click on the Q&A panel located in the lower right corner of your screen, type in your questions in the text field and hit send. Please keep the send to default as All Panelists. Jaime Parent, Associate CIO, VP of IT Operations Rush University Medical Center

16 Thank You! You will receive an when our archive recording is ready. (Separate registration is required) CHIME CHCIO Credits Attending our Webinars = 1 CEU Thanks to our sponsor: Greencastle! $1,000 of today s proceeds being donated to the En-Abled Veteran Program. Questions/Comments Anthony Guerra aguerra@healthsystemcio.com Go to to view our upcoming schedule and see the last 12 months of archived events.