[Biology-U-L] [Fwd: [healthinfo] Clinical Care Extender Hospital Internship?St. John's Regional Medical Center (fwd)]

Thu Dec 13 11:09:41 PST 2007

To whom this may concern,

    I am the Director of Recruitment and Training for the Clinical Care
Extender hospital internship at St. John's Regional Medical Center in
Oxnard, CA. Every three months we recruit new pre-health college students
or graduates to join our program, and I'd like to offer your students a
chance to apply! I think that the most effective way of getting our program
advertised is through list serve e-mails. Do you think that you could pass
the attached information regarding our 240-hour commitment hospital
internship on to the chemistry, biology, and pre-med list serves at your
campus? If you would like to meet with me or one of our representatives
before you send this out, please let me know. Thank you so much, and I look
forward to hearing from you soon!

  Take care,
        Danielle Panelli

Dear Pre-Health Professions Students,

Are you looking for real-life experience in the Health-Care field?

Do you want hands-on experience in multiple hospital departments?

The St. John's Regional Medical Center's 240-hour Clinical Care Extender
Internship may just be for you!

Join the Hospital's patient care team as a Clinical Care Extender Intern:
  *
Labor and Delivery: help with and observe live births and C-Sections!
  *
Emergency Department: Develop your skills in Ventura County's busiest ER!
Many CCE's actually get to do chest compressions on patients during a CODE
BLUE!
  *
Surgery: Observe different procedures in the OR (including open heart
surgery!)
  *
Administration: Intern with a hospital administrator, work on special
projects, and experience how a hospital operates.
  *
Leadership opportunities are also available!

For more information, sign up to attend a 1 hour interview/orientation
session by following these simple steps:

1. Go to the following website
http://www.copehealthsolutions.org/services/hwt/CCE%20Program/Hospitals/SJR
MC/index.html

2. You will get directed to a webpage that outlines the Clinical Care
Extender Program and the requirements to start training.

3. To sign up for an interview date you be directed to a webpage with seven
different hospital facilities, St. John?s Regional Medical Center is
located at the very bottom of the page.

4. You can select an interview date and time, as a tip you should sign up
for an interview sooner rather than later.

5. After you choose a date and time you can enter your information so that
we can contact you for further information after or prior to the interview.

6. After you submit your request you can print your confirmation Interview
Session and you can download an application.

7. If you have any questions regarding the application please email me.

8. Attend the Interview (where you will also get a brief orientation).

Your application and interview will be reviewed. Then, depending on whether
or not you pass the interview phase:

9. Attend ALL 3 mandatory training dates: February 2nd, 10th, and 17th and
turn in all the immunization and certification requirements that are needed
at any of the mandatory Immunization Drop Off Days: January 30th from
2pm-5pm, January 31st from 2-5pm, or February 1st from 2-6pm.

 I look forward to working with you and I hope that I talk to you soon!

Take Care,

   Danielle
MORE INFORMATION:

     Thank you for your interest in the Clinical Care Extender Program! The
program currently operates at Citrus Valley Medical Center in West Covina,
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, St. Mary Medical
Center in Long Beach and this particular program runs at two hospitals St.
John Regional Medical Center/ Pleasant Valley Hospital in Oxnard/
Camarillo. I would like to briefly explain the program, how it works, and
how you can be involved.
     The program is designed with two purposes in mind; 1. Help support the
hospital staff to increase the quality of patient care and 2. Provide
unparalleled opportunities for future health professions students.
     The program has been up and running for over 8 years now at Citrus and
started at St. John?s two years ago, so I am looking for more dedicated,
energetic students. We are looking for a full class of 100 CCEs at St.
Johns and therefore we need the BEST! This is where you all come in.
     Before you even set foot in the hospital we will spend 3 days training
you. Topics covered will range from anatomy and physiology to infection
control. We will do a lot of hands on training with body mechanics and
patient transporting. We will teach medical topics and terminology as well
as condition specific precautions. After the training, you will get a
department specific training, where you will learn about the unit you will
be going to.
    Upon entering the program you will start out on a basic nursing unit.
There, you will get your feet wet in the hospital environment and assist
the patient care process. You will be doing hands on tasks, not filing, or
paperwork. You will remain there for three months, which is one rotation.
At the end of the three months, you will be able to rotate to another
department. The departments vary by hospital. Currently some of the
departments we have open are Labor and Delivery, the Emergency Department,
Mother Infant Unit, Rehab/PT, Intensive Care Unit/ Coronary Care Unit,
Radiology, as well as the Operating Room.  We will try and open a new
department every three to six months.
     As far as the details for the program I will explain the basics and we
can go into more detail when we meet. We ask for a 240 hour commitment
which will be fulfilled by working one four hour shift a week. You sign up
for your department a month in advance. For example, a schedule for
November would have been put out on October 1st and will remain out until
October 25th. It is first come, first serve. The shifts are 7 days a week,
from 7am-11am, 11am-3pm, 3pm-7pm, and 7pm-11pm. You can come back as many
times as you want between the 1st and the 25th and make changes. After the
25th it will be pulled, typed and posted in various places, one being the
floor so the nurses and doctors know when to expect you.
     Every three months you can rotate to a new department. If you like the
department you are in and the staff also would like you to stay, you may be
arranged.  We will also have opportunities for leadership team members. I
will explain those opportunities during the training.
     This is going to be an amazing experience for everyone involved and I
hope all of you are interested in becoming a part of it!
     I look forward to hearing from you all. Please let me know if you have
any questions.
     The next step is for you to sign up for an orientation/interview. It
will possibly be in a group setting and will last about 1 to 1 ½ hours.
During this session you will learn everything about the program and will
have a chance to ask questions. You will also have an application which
should be filled out prior to the interview which you will hand in and then
participate in a group interview.
    Your name and email address will be added to the distribution list.
Please check out the dates on the website above to sign up for an
orientation. The orientation dates listed on the website are for St. John?s
in Oxnard and Camarillo. If you are interested in any other location
(Citrus Valley Medical Center in West Covina, HOAG Memorial Hospital in
Newport Beach, St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Riverside Community
Hospital in Riverside, Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, or Palomar
Pomerado Health in Escondido) please contact Cynthia Wang at
cwang at copehealthsolutions.org. You can sign up for an orientation by
visiting the website, choosing a date and time that works for you, and
filling in ALL of your contact information.  You will receive an email
confirmation within 24 hours .

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