Recent CPR Provider Placements

Colorado provider recruitment has recently placed three providers in rural Colorado. 

• A registered nurse began working at Pioneers Medical Center in Northwest Colorado
• A FNP will begin working at Mt San Rafael next month
• A FNP will start at North Fork Medical Clinic in Paonia

To find a provider for your open position contact Colorado Provider Recruitment at cpr@coruralhealth.org

Upcoming Workforce Events

5/5: Presentation to University of Colorado Physician Assistant students Aurora, CO
5/6: National Health Service Corps Virtual Job Fair Denver, CO
5/18: Presentation to Regis University Nurse Practitioner students Denver, CO

For additional CRHC events, click here.

Candidate Profile: Elisabeth Dewispelaere, RN

Growing up in western New York, Elisabeth is familiar with the beauty that rural communities have to offer and she is now in Colorado to enjoy the mountains, the culture and the sunshine. Over the last year and a half she has worked at Exempla Lutheran Medical Center in Denver as a bachelor prepared RN in Neurology Step-Down Critical Care and as a float resource in the Emergency Department. Elisabeth is in the midst of Intensive Care training, as the hospital changes and adapts to the needs of the population. She has gained excellent experience and training at the hospital both on day and night shifts, working along-side neurosurgeons, respiratory therapists and hospitalists. She is looking to branch out to medical facilities that might have a more close-knit and intimate setting in terms of size, staffing and patient care. Still developing in her career, Elisabeth hopes that rural medicine might give her more exposure and possibly increased autonomy in her practice. She has certifications in ACLS and NIHSS in addition to ongoing education around the areas of neurology, cardiology and ekg interpretation. Outside of work Elisabeth likes to make time for yoga, running, mountaineering, road trips and rock-climbing which means she is meant to live in Colorado! Contact Colorado Provider Recruitment at cpr@coruralhealth.org for more information. 

Workforce Announcement

The 2014 National Health Service Corps (NHSC) new site application cycle is still open to those sites that have never been approved as an NHSC site. All completed applications must be submitted by June 16, 2014, at 11:59 pm, ET to be considered for an award. Please refer to the NHSC’s Site Reference Guide for all of the program requirements.

Recruiter's Desk

Letter from the Director

Welcome to the new Recruiter’s Desk! We will now be including Colorado Provider Recruitment’s Recruiter’s Desk newsletter with the Colorado Rural Health Center’s monthly Special Delivery publication! This will cut down on the number of emails you receive and give you the opportunity for exclusive recruitment and retention news and updates now on a monthly basis. We hope you have enjoyed and learned from this newsletter in the past and will soak up even more great information from it in the future. As always, we welcome your feedback, comments and questions on all ways that our communication is disseminated to you and topics you would like to learn more about.

National Health Service Corps HPSA Requirements for Scholars for FY14

Please see the Federal Register Notification regarding HPSA scores and the National Health Service Corps for the July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015 time frame.

Of note:

For the program year July 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015, HPSAs of greatest shortage for determination of priority for assignment of NHSC scholarship obligated Corps personnel will be defined as follows:

1. Primary medical care HPSAs with scores of 14 and above are authorized for the assignment of NHSC scholars who are primary care physicians, family nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or certified nurse midwives; 
2. Mental health HPSAs with scores of 14 and above are authorized for the assignment of NHSC scholars who are psychiatrists or mental health nurse practitioners; and 
3. Dental HPSAs with scores of 14 and above are authorized for the assignment of NHSC scholars who are dentists. 

The NHSC has determined that a minimum HPSA score of 14 for all service-ready NHSC scholars will enable it to meet its statutory obligation to identify a number of entities eligible for placement at least equal to, but not greater than twice the number of NHSC scholars available to serve in the 2014–2015 placement cycle.

National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site approval application cycle is now OPEN!

NHSC approved sites must be located in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA), serve patients on public insurance and provide a sliding fee scale based on the federal poverty guidelines to uninsured patients. For more information on eligibility requirements, click here.

The application cycle will be open from April 15 – June 16, 2014 for sites who have never obtained NHSC approval

The application cycle will re-open in fall 2014 for sites who have been approved in the past and need to re-certify

To apply, contact Sara Maki at the Primary Care Office at Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. You can then apply online at the NHSC website.

If you have any questions about the NHSC program, other loan repayment opportunities or are looking for assistance in recruiting a new provider to your facility, please contact Sara Leahy (sl@coruralhealth.org or 303-565-5848).

Now Available: Online Archive of CHAMPS "Improving Diabetes through Group Visits and PCMH Principles"

An online archive of “Improving Diabetes Care through Group Visits and Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Principles” is now available.  This CHAMPS webcast was originally presented by Karen A. Funk, MD, MPP, Vice President of Clinical Services, Clinica Family Health Services, on March 18, 2014.

Please scroll down for:

A. Cost

B. Link to Online Archive

C. Evaluation and Credit

D. Handouts

E. Testing Your Computer

F. Other Educational Events

A. COST

• Computer links and credit for this archived webcast are free for staff from organizations that are current CHAMPS Organizational Members.
• Participants from non-member organizations will be charged $75 per link to the event and $15 per person for credit (determination of credit is pending).
• To determine if your organization is a current CHAMPS Organizational Member, please visit www.CHAMPSonline.org/About/CHAMPS/OrgMembers.html.  

B. LINK TO ONLINE ARCHIVE

Click HERE or follow the link below to link to the online archive of "Improving Diabetes Care through Group Visits and Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Principles."

http://mp163422.cdn.mediaplatform.com/163422/wc/mp/4000/15208/30195/32724/Lobby/default.htm?ref=ProductionTeamEmailv

If you registered for the live event, you can simply choose “Launch Event”; you may be asked to enter your email address first.  If you did not register for the live event, you will be asked to enter your contact information before being taken to the “Launch Event” page.  The archive is an exact recording of the live webcast, so sit back and enjoy the event.  Once the webcast comes up, you may need to click on the “Slides” tab near the bottom of the window, and then push the “play” button below the CHAMPS logo.  You can also use the “Slide Index” (tab above presenter photos) to navigate to any slide in the event.

C. EVALUATION & CREDIT

If you have an additional two-three minutes after the webcast, please complete the Evaluation Questions.  We value your opinion, and your thoughts help us ensure the ongoing success of the CHAMPS webcasting program.  CHAMPS will provide a Certificate of Participation to everyone completing the Evaluation Questions.

Application for 1.5 hours of Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP); determination of credit is pending.

Link to Evaluation/Credit Form:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DiabetesPCMHEval  

D. HANDOUTS

Once you have opened the archive, click on the tab below and right of the slide window to download and print the slides and additional handouts.  These materials can also be downloaded from the CHAMPS Distance Learning Library:

http://www.champsonline.org/Events/DistanceLearning/Library.html#DiabetesPCMH

E. TESTING YOUR COMPUTER

We suggest that you test your computer in advance (to determine if your system is ready to provide audio and visual of the webcast) by clicking on the link below.  If you have any difficulties, you can chat with support by clicking  HERE.

Participant - Test Your System

F. OTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS

CHAMPS offers a variety of additional live and archived educational offerings.  Please follow the links below for more information.

·         Upcoming Webcast (04/02/14): Outreach and Enrollment Series Event #1: What All CHC Staff Should Know about O&E

·         Upcoming Webcast (04/22/14): Outreach and Enrollment Series Event #2: Patient Education and Health Insurance Literacy

·         Upcoming Webcast (04/30/14): CHAMPS/CCHN “Lunchtime Learning” Professional Skill Development Series Event #1: Tell Your Money Who’s Boss – Learn to Get the Most Out of Your Paycheck

·         Upcoming Webcast (05/21/14): CHAMPS/CCHN “Lunchtime Learning” Professional Skill Development Series Event #2: Create Great Credit

·         Archived Webcast:  Patient Care Teams: Transforming the Primary Care Practice

·         Archived Webcast:  ACA & PCMH – Recent Impacts on Health Center HR/Workforce Part 1: The Emerging Health Center Workforce Environment

·         Archived Webcast:  ACA & PCMH – Recent Impacts on Health Center HR/Workforce Part 2: HR’s Role in Building an Effective PCMH

·         Archived Webcast: Veterans: a Highly Effective Workforce