Cottage Health 2020 Culture Audit

New Graduate Training Program for Registered Nurses The Cottage Health New Graduate Nurse Training Program assists new nurses with their transition to practice. The foundation of the program consists of clinical preceptorship, simulation and task training, reflection and debriefing. The initial role transition for a new nurse is a physical, emotional, developmental and intellectual process that creates a personal and professional transformation. To successfully complete this transformation, new nurses need the support of their organization, nurse leaders and colleagues. To support nursing graduates as they transition into the Registered Nurse role, Cottage Health provides a 10 week (12 to 20 weeks for certain specialty areas) program combining classroom, simulation and clinical experience with a preceptor. In alignment with our commitment to nursing excellence, the Cottage Health New Graduate Nurse Training Program provides an environment that supports role development of the new nurse, and reinforces lifelong learning. “It was amazing that Cottage offers such a supportive program to introduce new graduates into this profession. I can’t imagine going into nursing without it, and I know many people are not as fortunate to have program like this. Every employee that came to speak to me was so helpful and passionate about providing excellent patient care.” – Kendra Ross, Clinical Nurse, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. “I’ve been at Cottage for 13 years. I learned so much with exposure to different departments, peer discussions, role play, mentors. I was in telemetry for the first nine years and have been in education since then. I love it. The inspiration started when I was in the new graduate program from my program coordinator, and Cottage gave me the opportunity for growth.” – Natalie Kunes, RN, Educator, Cottage Health Health Professional Institute (HPI) Cottage Health is committed to developing internal talent and future leaders from within the organization. This two-year non-clinical program is the result of a partnership between Cottage Health and Santa Barbara City College and offers courses and training in areas like Building High Performance Teams, Coaching Skills, Resolving Differences at Work and Managing for Employee Engagement . Apart from coursework, mentoring is an essential part of HPI. Employees are paired with others outside their units to create new experiences and new perspectives for all participants. Over the past decade, more than 300 employees have been accepted in HPI, and over 50% of them have grown in their job roles at Cottage Health. At present, 34 different Cottage departments are represented in HPI and 37 managers have at least one employee in the program. Cottage Cultural Foundations Classes During the first year of employment, all Cottage employees are required to take three classes to gain an understanding of the culture and how they can have an impact on the organization. The goal is to develop in each employee the ability to adopt and engage in Collaborative Dialogues throughout the organization, understand each person has a voice through the Shared Governance process, and join in Cottage Health’s mission critical focus of Patients First. 94/119 Start | Contents | Highlights | Business Description | Hiring & Welcoming | Inspiring | Speaking | Listening | Thanking | Developing | Caring | Celebrating | Sharing • Developing 6.30

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