Healthcare Careers for Bilingual Professionals

Presented byCultural Diversity & Human Resources

in collaboration with the Diversity and Cultural Competence Council

Diversity at RMH

WelcomeSkit

Careers & Job OpportunitiesRMH Facts

Cultural Diversity InitiativeBilingual Professionals Panel

Panel QuestionsQ & A

Closing

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Cultural Diversity InitiativeBilingual Professionals Panel

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Closing

BIENVENIDOS

Welcome students and teachers to RMH!

Broadway High School

Harrisonburg High School

Spotswood High School

Stuarts Draft High School

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RMH Facts (2011)

• RMH was established in 1912• Serves seven counties; a population of 200,000• 200 medical staff members & 500 volunteers• Total admissions – 16,363• Newborn admissions (deliveries) – 1,677• Emergency Department visits – 72,699• Registered outpatients (lab and X-ray) – 191,985• RMH Regional Cancer Center treatments – 14,403

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Cultural Diversity Initiative

Diversity

At RMH, Diversity means that we celebrate contributions, recognize and respect the

differences among us, and strengthen our team by building on both the similarities we

share and our differences.

Diversity & Cultural Competence Council definition

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Cultural Competence

Cultural Competence is having the knowledge and skills that are necessary to understand and

respond effectively to our patient’s and customer’s cultural and language needs.

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Diversity and Cultural Competency Council (DCC)

A group made up of employees from different departments and levels of the organization. It is made up of people who bring diverse perspectives and have had different

life experiences. We are passionate about diversity, and we are working to support RMH in creating a more

supportive and inclusive environment for staff, and a welcoming environment for patients.

Cultural Diversity InitiativeDiversity and Cultural Competency Council (DCC)

The group provides guidance and, recommendations, and works on initiatives to

support diversity, cultural competence and inclusion efforts in order to support of our RMH

mission, vision, and values.

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Bilingual Professionals

Dr. Leonard Aamodt - MD

Milo Garcia – Patient TransporterRadiology Transporter

Jessica Rodriguez – Food ServicesFood Service Contract

Karina Mecozzi – Heart & VascularLead Technologist/Practitioner

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Panel Questions

Tell us your name, role, and how you became bilingual/bicultural.

Díganos su nombre, ocupación, y como llego a ser bilingüe/bicultural.

Panel Questions

In your current role, how do you utilize your bilingual/bicultural skills? In your experience, do

you feel that these skills have enhanced the care, treatment, or services provided to

patients/families?

¿En su posición, como utiliza sus habilidades bilingües/biculturales? ¿En su experiencia,

usted cree que estas habilidades han mejorado el cuidado, tratamiento, o servicios proveídos a

los pacientes/familias?

Panel Questions

In what ways has being bilingual/bicultural been beneficial in obtaining/working

towards obtaining your career goals?

¿En que maneras el ser bilingüe/bicultural le ha ayudado a obtener sus objetivos de

carrera?

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Additional Question:

Share with us an anecdote about how being bilingual/bicultural has impacted your

work.

¿Puede compartir con nosotros un anécdota de cómo el ser bilingüe/bicultural ha

impactado su trabajo?

Diversity at RMH

WelcomeSkit

Careers & Job OpportunitiesRMH Facts

Cultural Diversity InitiativeBilingual Professionals Panel

Panel Questions

Q & AClosing

Diversity at RMH

WelcomeSkit

Careers & Job OpportunitiesRMH Facts

Cultural Diversity InitiativeBilingual Professionals Panel

Panel QuestionsQ & A

Closing

Thank you!