Promoting Investments in Healthcare Workers
National Fund for Workforce Solutions 2 Work-based learning and registered apprenticeships, in particular, are appropriate and necessary approaches to bridging skills gaps and increasing the readiness of new hires and incumbent workers in healthcare National Fund Collaboratives 2007-2017 Healthcare-specific Registered Apprenticeships 5,000 250+ On-the-Job (OJT) Training Programs 10,000 5,000
Work-Based Learning in Healthcare 3 Clinical education with preceptors Internships On-the-job training Residency programs Apprenticeships Registered apprenticeships
National Healthcare Sector 4 Represents 18% of the national economy Almost 17M workers employed across the continuum of care 19.8% projected employment growth, 2014-24 Increasing competition for qualified workers at all levels Sources: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, US Department of Labor.
National Healthcare Sector 5 Top 20 Occupations with Most New Jobs 2014-2024 #1 Personal Care Aide #2 Registered Nurse #3 Home Health Aide #5 Nursing Assistant #11 Medical Assistant #17 Licensed Practical Nurse #20 Medical Secretary Source: US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000
National Healthcare Sector 6 Other occupations growing faster or much faster than average Surgical technologists Medical & clinical lab technicians Medical records and health IT Radiologic and MRI technicians Community health workers Pharmacy technicians
Why are Middle Skill Jobs Hard to fill? 7 Difficult to find trained talent Lack of sufficient experience Need to hire overeducated people Lack of work ethic or ambition Salary too low Location undesirable
An employer-led network of healthcare leaders promoting increased employer investment in frontline worker skill development and career advancement
CareerSTAT: A National Network 9 Network Members Employers from across the continuum of care Health care industry partnerships Workforce intermediaries Philanthropy
Network Offerings 10 Strategies to make the case for investment Peer learning Employer recognition Technical assistance Case studies and best practices National leadership opportunities Guide to Investing in Frontline Healthcare Workers
Investment Standards 11 Frontline Healthcare Worker Champions and Emerging Champions Programs and policies that make learning and advancement accessible Scale programs Collect and use data to achieve strong outcomes Sustain programming & maintain infrastructure
Integrated Workforce Investments 12 Organizational Priorities Workforce Programs Infrastructure & Policies Data Collection and Impact Analysis
13 Organizational Priorities Workforce Availability Employee Competency& Advancement Employee Engagement Community Health Patient Experience Quality & Safety
Employer Best Practices 14 Programmatic Best Practices Accessible front line talent development programs and support services Organizational Best Practices Infrastructure, resources and leadership needed to have the greatest impact on the business and employees
Best Practice: Earn and Learn Models 15 Core Components RA OJT Paid Intern Employer Involvement Structured On-the-Job Learning Job-related educational instruction Compensation Reward skill development/gains National occupational certification
Conditions for Success 16 1. Senior-level champions 2. Supportive/trained supervisors and managers 3. Supportive HR policies & practices 4. Internal and external supports 5. Workforce development infrastructure 6. Wage progression and career ladders 7. Leveraged resources & partnerships 8. Mechanism to track outcomes and impact
17 Champion & Emerging Champions Using Apprenticeships Voluntary League of Hospitals & Homes, NYC Norton Health, Louisville, KY Fairview Health Services, MN http://nationalfund.org/careerstat Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Mercy Health, West Michigan
Contact Information 18 Kelly Aiken Vice President and CareerSTAT Director National Fund for Workforce Solutions kaiken@nationalfund.org FREE Join the CareerSTAT Network http://nationalfund.org/careerstat