NEW CONCORD — In partnership with surrounding organizations, Muskingum College has been awarded practically $1 million by the Division of Labor for workforce growth.
The three-year, $970,227 Constructing Healthcare Pathways in Rural Appalachian Ohio grant advantages communities within the area by a partnership between instructional establishments and well being care amenities.
In accordance with Muskingum College, the grant program will create and implement industry-recognized well being care credentials in response to wants within the {industry}.
The credentials will serve dislocated staff, incumbent well being care staff and highschool college students in eight counties — Coshocton, Guernsey, Holmes, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Tuscarawas and Washington.
“We all know that each one of our hospitals are desperately searching for well being care staff. There are extra positions open than are being stuffed, and so we hope to shut that hole,” Bonnie Callahan, grant author and affiliate vp for Graduate Research at Muskingum College stated.
Companions within the collaboration embody Genesis Healthcare System, Muskingum Valley Healthcare, Marietta Memorial Hospital, Southeastern Ohio Medical, Muskingum Behavioral Well being, Ohio Means Jobs and OMEGA.
Academic companions embody Central Ohio Technical School, Mid-East Profession and Expertise Facilities and Zane State School.
Intentions with the grant are to construct partnerships between the schooling and well being care industries by making a easy transition from pupil to worker or profession development for present staff.
Different initiatives embody growth of versatile supply codecs of well being care applications and the creation {of professional} growth and coaching alternatives.
The companions plan to advertise consciousness to job and profession alternatives in well being care, not restricted to medical-related positions, as effectively a present participant help.
Plans additionally embody facilitating entry to schooling and offering monetary help to contributors in types aside from scholarships.
The initiative is in its starting levels. Callahan stated the companions will start assembly subsequent week to create a extra solidified plan for a way the cash will probably be spent.
“We will begin actually with selling consciousness,” Callahan stated.
She defined that preliminary plans are to teach school-aged college students and their dad and mom of job alternatives within the healthcare {industry} and what applications can be found to get them on monitor for such careers.
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