A community approach to Health Human Resources

The need for the right human resources at the right time to provide the right services

Need to develop strategy with rural focus Attract youth to healthcare careers Create access to training for current healthcare workforce & adults seeking new careers Support training/mentoring culture Support – Recruitment of qualified professionals – Retention of current professionals

Delivery Partnerships are Key Education: – Georgian College – UWO Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry – Fanshawe College Healthcare: ( various ) – Long Term Care facilities – Hospitals – Private Practice & Primary Care – Community & Public Health Organizations Recruitment & Retention – Community Recruitment Committees – BIA, Chambers of Commerce – Huron Perth Heath Providers Council

Project Roll Out Original Project : HealthKick Huron started July Focus on Huron County Second Phase:HealthKick Started July 2008 Focus on South West LHIN – Huron, Perth, Bruce & Grey Counties End date of Current Funding is December 2011

Funding Partners OMAFRA – Rural Economic Development Fund County of Huron Huron Business Development Corporation (lead) Huron East/Seaforth Community Development Trust Participants

HealthKick Community Engagement Food Service Worker Post Grad RN, RPN Practical Nurse Training Program II Registered Pharm Tech site MedQUEST Spectrum Career Symposiums Youth Engagement Skill Development Healthcare Experience Centre Recruitment & Retention Events Collaborative Learning Events Work Placements Coop & Clinical Placements

Why Is This Initiative Important? Economic Development and Healthcare go hand-in- hand Innovation is attractive for recruitment HealthKick benefits: Youth Existing Workforce Healthcare Employers Communities Model is recognized as a unique and innovative approach to Healthcare HR issues

MedQUEST Camps & 1 Spectrum Forum With 170 Participants Spectrum 2011

Medical and Allied Health Students in 6-14 week placements 2011

2 Classes of Practical Nurses 20 per class = 40 Graduate Nurses Class of Class of

2 classes Food Service Worker Program = 33 Students

Rural Work Experience Placements 86 placements in rural healthcare settings since 2005

–June 2007 R & R Learning Event – 22 participants –Career Events & School Presentations – 4739 participants –Health Human Resources Kiosk for the Four County Labour Market Planning Board - Skills Opportunities Showcase Trailer –3 Healthcare Inspiration Events – over 140 nominations – “What Keeps You Awake at Night” event – 46 Paticipated Community Engagement in Recruitment and Retention

HealthKick Economic Implications of HealthKick 20 Practical Nurses (PN) graduated x $21 - $25 = average $23.00 per hr 40/hr $956,800/year – 20 PN graduates in $1 million 33 Food Service Workers - $ $21.00 per hour ( hospital) - $45,760 x 33 $1.51 million 14 Registered Pharm Techs - average $14.00/hr $349, Personal Support Workers –average $14.00/hr $534, participants in Continuing Education Courses i.e. IV Therapy, etc. Instructors – 2623 instructional hrs = $143, Rural Work placements = $108, Med Students = $43,000 6 HealthKick Summer Students = $32,760

Health Human Resources Study for Huron & Perth Purpose: identify the current picture of HHR Identify the needs to be addressed Recommend actions Looking to the Future

HealthKick Phase III beyond December 2011 Build on the success of HealthKick  Opportunity for healthcare community to shape the future of HealthKick  Evolve HealthKick to meet the challenges in the rural Healthcare Human Resources by utilizing the best of the program  Respond to needs of the healthcare community in ways that support their mandates

HealthKick Phase III beyond December 2011  During 2012 HealthKick will develop a sustainability plan which will explore options for continued operation while activities may be based on funding sources  Sustainability planning will require involvement from the Healthcare sector in the form of partnerships  The level of partnership commitment & involvement will determine the level of HealthKick mandated activities

HealthKick Priorities and Areas of Interest  Training and Development of a Training Site  Career Exploration/MedQUEST  Healthcare Rural Work Placements  Human Resources Research and Data Maintenance  Healthcare Human Resources Coordination HealthKick Phase III beyond December 2011

 innovator  mentor  developer  facilitator  coordinator  instigator  supporter  investigator  partner  financial infuser  researcher HealthKick has been: model has acted as

No one else has HealthKick How can we most effectively use this model to our advantage?

Contact Us Laura Overholt HealthKick Project Manager PO Box 32, 32B Centennial Drive Seaforth, ON N0K 1W ext. 261