More than a Band-Aid:More than a Band-Aid:A Cure for the Healthcare A Cure for the Healthcare

WorkforceWorkforce

Connecting Classrooms to Careers

Charleston County School District

School-to-Careers

Our demographicsOur demographics

Charleston County currently has:Charleston County currently has: 42 elementary schools42 elementary schools 13 middle schools13 middle schools 8 high schools8 high schools 12 magnet schools12 magnet schools 4 charter schools4 charter schools 9 other programs (IB, etc)9 other programs (IB, etc) = about 46, 000 students! = about 46, 000 students!

School-to-Careers (STC)School-to-Careers (STC)

•Objective: Meet the requirements of the SC School-to-Work Transition Act (1994) by providing work-based learning opportunities for all students.

•Major components: Job Shadowing, Internships, Service Learning, Mentoring

STC is a district initiative with age appropriate activities for all levels.

Our staffOur staff

Eight High School Facilitators Five Middle School Career

Counselors/STC Facilitators One Health Science School-to-Careers

Facilitator One Team Associate One Data Evaluator for the District

Why focus on Healthcare?Why focus on Healthcare?

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts thatThe US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that:: More than 1 million new and replacement nurses More than 1 million new and replacement nurses

will be needed by 2012.will be needed by 2012. Six of the 10 fastest growing occupations Six of the 10 fastest growing occupations

between 2002-2012 are in the healthcare field. between 2002-2012 are in the healthcare field. These include medical assistants, physicians These include medical assistants, physicians assistants, home health aides, medical records assistants, home health aides, medical records and health information technicians, physical and health information technicians, physical therapist aides and physical therapist assistants.therapist aides and physical therapist assistants.

In addition, 75% of all hospital vacancies today are In addition, 75% of all hospital vacancies today are for nurses! for nurses!

Job ShadowingJob Shadowing

Medical University of South Carolina Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Groundhog Job Shadow Day(MUSC) Groundhog Job Shadow Day

Regular shadowing opportunities with Regular shadowing opportunities with private practices/Healthcare organizationsprivate practices/Healthcare organizations

Roper St. Francis HealthcareRoper St. Francis Healthcare Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical CenterRalph H. Johnson VA Medical Center

Burke and St. John’s High Schools Burke and St. John’s High Schools partnership/Monthly Job Shadow Dayspartnership/Monthly Job Shadow Days

Future nurses at the VA HospitalFuture nurses at the VA Hospital

Career MentoringCareer Mentoring

Nurse Mentoring Nurse Mentoring Program with a Program with a local chapter of a local chapter of a National Nursing National Nursing SororitySorority

MUSC Career MUSC Career Mentoring Program Mentoring Program (variety of careers) (variety of careers)

The kickoff luncheon!The kickoff luncheon!

InternshipsInternships

South Carolina Aquarium South Carolina Aquarium InternsInterns

• Paid internships – over $6.00/hrPaid internships – over $6.00/hr• Formal Interview processFormal Interview process• Effort to promote careers in scienceEffort to promote careers in science

Roper St. Francis HealthcareRoper St. Francis Healthcare Patient TransportersPatient Transporters

• Paid internships – over $6.00/hr.Paid internships – over $6.00/hr.• Complete Interview ProcessComplete Interview Process• Formal reviews with Facilitator and SupervisorFormal reviews with Facilitator and Supervisor• CTE Work-Based Credit CTE Work-Based Credit

Service LearningService Learning

Health Occupations classes: Lowcountry Health Occupations classes: Lowcountry Foodbank, VA Medical CenterFoodbank, VA Medical Center

Culinary Arts classes: Ronald McDonald Culinary Arts classes: Ronald McDonald HouseHouse

Service Learning Summer InstituteService Learning Summer Institute The Hope Lodge- various schoolsThe Hope Lodge- various schools

Health Occupations II volunteers: Health Occupations II volunteers: Meeting curriculum standardsMeeting curriculum standards

Health Science Service Health Science Service Learning Summer InstituteLearning Summer Institute

The Ronald McDonald HouseThe Ronald McDonald House

Therapy Dogs IncorporatedTherapy Dogs Incorporated

TeenLineTeenLine

VA Medical CenterVA Medical Center

The Hope Lodge, American Cancer The Hope Lodge, American Cancer SocietySociety

““I feel more I feel more confident in my confident in my own abilities. This own abilities. This institute boosted institute boosted my self-esteem my self-esteem and gave me a and gave me a chance to show chance to show compassion for compassion for others while I was others while I was volunteering.”volunteering.”

What students said:What students said:

“I wish I had started volunteering earlier in life.”

“This experience opened my eyes to a whole new healthcare occupation!”

The Therapy Dogs: Volunteering The Therapy Dogs: Volunteering made possible in made possible in manymany ways ways

Nursing Your CareerNursing Your Career

Second annual summer nursing camp Second annual summer nursing camp sponsored by MUSC and School-to-sponsored by MUSC and School-to-CareersCareers Nursing skills labNursing skills lab ShadowingShadowing CPR certificationCPR certification Guest speakers from nursing communityGuest speakers from nursing community Stethoscope ceremonyStethoscope ceremony

Shadowing AreasShadowing Areas•Endoscopy

•Emergency Medicine

•Children’s Hospital

•Labor and Delivery

•Oncology

•Postpartum

•PACU

•General Medicine

•CT ICU

•CCU

From a business perspective…From a business perspective…the challenges and the challenges and

the rewardsthe rewards

Pat Aysse, RN, Nurse ManagerPat Aysse, RN, Nurse Manager Yvonne Martin, RN, Nurse ManagerYvonne Martin, RN, Nurse Manager

MUSCMUSC

“ “I learned the ABC’s I learned the ABC’s of CPR and I also of CPR and I also learned how to check learned how to check blood pressure and blood pressure and how to change a bed how to change a bed with someone in it…with someone in it…This camp should This camp should continue every continue every summer and make it summer and make it longer!”longer!”

What the students saidWhat the students said: :

““The things I’ve The things I’ve learned at this camp learned at this camp are useful in the world are useful in the world of work because they of work because they teach me good teach me good communication skills communication skills and what really and what really happens in the real happens in the real world and not on tv.”world and not on tv.”

““The activity that I The activity that I enjoyed the most was enjoyed the most was the opportunity to the opportunity to take part in the Skills take part in the Skills Lab in the College of Lab in the College of Nursing.” Nursing.”

Stethoscope CeremonyStethoscope Ceremony

Other opportunitiesOther opportunities

““What I Want to Be Day”What I Want to Be Day” Service Learning Projects between high Service Learning Projects between high

schools and middle schoolsschools and middle schools The Hope LodgeThe Hope Lodge Worksite tours, guest speakersWorksite tours, guest speakers

School-to-CareersSchool-to-CareersCareers by choice,Careers by choice,

not by chance!not by chance!

Jodi_Bateman@charleston.k12.sc.usJodi_Bateman@charleston.k12.sc.us

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