Here is a list of our upcoming courses and professional development opportunities for 2024!
Discover more information about our newly launched PATH program!
Be in the know of whats to come for our upcoming Professional Development Day!
(coming soon!)
Here are all the opportunities we have available:
Our new Augusta Health Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program, in partnership with Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC), is an innovative strategy to develop our team members and to address significant nurse shortages that are forecasted to occur over the next decade.
An ADN program is one of the fastest educational paths toward becoming a Registered Nurse (RN). Often finished in 2-3 years, graduates complete their studies, earn licensure, and enter the nursing workforce more quickly than by pursuing alternate pathways. ADN graduates frequently move on to finish their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) – with the financial support of Augusta Health – in as little as one additional year of study
Augusta Health Scholars is a collaborative program to support and sponsor Blue Ridge Pharmacy Technician students. Students accepted into the Scholars program will benefit through robust financial support, professional development opportunities, access to subject matter experts, and unique employment at Augusta Health.
Blue Ridge Community Pharmacy Technician Students
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We are excited to support our team members’ financial health and total well-being! Augusta Health has partnered with Tuition.io to provide in-depth education and comprehensive support on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Student Loan Repayment Assistance (SLRA), and Tuition Assistance Administration.
Our affiliations with colleges, universities, and other academic partners can offer career and professional development growth, while providing significant discounted rates and schedules that meet your needs.
Augusta Health has partnered with DeVry University and its Keller Graduate School of Management to offer education benefits that can help you start pursuing your educational goals, your career goals, or both! DeVry offers accredited degree and certificate programs with the flexibility you need as a working adult. DeVry also offers a 25% tuition savings and waived application fee.
Visit our DeVry Partner Page and select “request info”
Mary Baldwin University and Augusta Health have partnered to offer our team members, their spouses, and dependents a 15% discount on every credit hour for Mary Baldwin’s online and hybrid programs included in the corporate discount program. Getting started is simple—just complete a quick online form and verify your employment.
In addition to the 15% discount, we provide various financial aid options to further support your educational journey. This makes pursuing a college degree more accessible, allowing you to focus on your academic goals without the stress of financial concerns.
For more information or to apply, please click here or visit marybaldwin.edu/apply.
Mayo Clinic Care Network
Mayo Clinic is committed to providing high-quality and actionable leadership knowledge and skills. You can review the available leadership development courses here. Email MayoClinicInfo@augustahealth.com for more information and enrollment details.
Leadership Essentials is designed for all Augusta Health leaders, including team members who have been identified as high-potential for advancement. Through lecture and scenario-based activities, leaders will practice key concepts and strategies, develop action-plans for success and improvement, and take away quick reference guides for task-based responsibilities.
Leaders are expected to understand and deal with HR issues through the entire employee lifecycle. This three-hour course is an introduction to basic human resource concepts, particularly focusing on difficult situations and the law (labor relations, EEOC, FMLA, discrimination laws, etc.)
Leaders will learn candidate selection strategies to hire highly effective team members, aligning the behavioral and peer interviewing with the “hire to fit” assessment. Leaders should also seek to balance the strengths and weaknesses of the team, ensuring that skills gaps and deficiencies are addressed. Once a hire is selected, it is critically important to create a successful onboarding experience for the new team member. Through planning and preparation, leaders should involve the entire team in the onboarding process to instill trust, pride, and teamwork.
A study in how diversity and inclusion are important to a team and organization’s success. In this three-hour course, we’ll discuss strategies to build and support a culture to leverage the different dimensions of diversity. Leaders will learn more about effective conflict management to assess, scope, and diagnose issues, understand the personalities involved, and implement a problem-solving method that will strengthen relationships and results.
This three-day immersive experience is designed to create a deeper assimilation process for newly hired or promoted leaders. During the sessions, you will meet members of the Senior Leadership Team to engage in meaningful dialogue about their leadership journey and philosophy. Participants will learn the “Augusta Way” values for leadership, gain exposure to key functional responsibilities, and have an opportunity to network with other new leaders in the organization.
When we consider “coaching”, we have traditionally viewed it as how well someone has done their job and how well we can measure the outcome. But today, coaching can be realigned to focus on the well-being concerns that directly impact retention. The first step in recognizing team member retention is to understand why they are leaving.
This means that you must discover why EACH person is leaving and not make assumptions or guessing at the reason. While some reasons may be transactional—compensation, benefits, lack of opportunity— other reasons may be centered around relationship-building, not feeling valued, not feeling supported or being burned out.
Coaching for Retention strategies can help team members find their sense of well-being and provide new developmental opportunities.
This interactive course is structured to guide participants on a transformative journey, starting with self-awareness and expanding to team dynamics. You’ll delve into the psychology of change and the various responses individuals may exhibit along with strategies to respond with empathy and receptiveness.
The Change Intelligence model will be introduced as a framework for understanding, navigating, and enhancing change and to create tailored strategies for effective and sustainable change leadership. Whether you are a seasoned leader looking to enhance your team’s adaptability or an individual aspiring to navigate personal and professional growth, this course provides the tools and insights needed to foster a transformative culture.
Through HealthStream, we offer a robust catalog of online, micro-learning, and self-paced content focused on our three competencies: Self, People, and Business.
We are excited to provide free unlimited access to CE Unlimited, an online library of continuing education (CE’s) courses through HealthStream! CE Unlimited includes over 2,000 courses and thousands of CE hours to help satisfy professional licensure requirements for Nursing and various Allied Health Professionals. It also offers 40+ specialty certification prep programs to sharpen your test-taking skills. Find CE Unlimited in HealthStream by navigating to the Catalog page and selecting the CE Unlimited banner.
For more information and current class offerings, please visit HealthStream. You will need your Augusta Health Employee ID number and password to access the system.
Our “informal” internship program in non-clinical support areas is a part of a phased approach to a formal internship program with local academic institutions. For students, an internship can be their best opportunity to see how concepts learned in school truly apply to the workplace and explore potential careers in a real-world setting. Augusta Health is looking for motivated students who are interested in gaining work experience and making a difference in the community. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to work, learn, and develop skills at one of the 50 Best Hospitals in Virginia.
Our non-clinical internships provide students within a variety of support disciplines an opportunity to apply their academic classroom education in an actual work setting. A non-clinical internship is defined as having no direct physical contact with patients. These areas may include Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Fitness, and Marketing.
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The Maintenance Mechanic Apprenticeship Program is a comprehensive training initiative designed to provide individuals with practical skills, industry knowledge, and hands-on experience in a specific field. The program aims to bridge the gap between theoretical learning and real-world application, preparing participants for successful careers in their chosen industry.
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We believe that the path to the future of our healthcare workforce is to provide our team members with the skills and professional developmental opportunities needed to thrive in their careers, while collaborating with community and institutional resources to enrich our talent capabilities.
At Augusta Health, career development starts the moment you join the team! Our PATH program, Preparing Aspiring Talent in Healthcare, will serve as the central location for all current team members and leaders and for candidates interested in joining Augusta Health to learn about their career and professional development opportunities.
The Professional Development Program is designed to inspire team members and enhance their professional skills, knowledge, and abilities to thrive in their current roles and prepare for future career opportunities within Augusta Health.
This program aims to create a culture of continuous learning, development, and growth, ultimately benefiting both team members and Augusta Health as a whole.
Each activity within the Professional Development Program will be assigned a credit value in HealthStream.
15 Credits: Learner 25 Credits: Advanced 40 Credits: Professional
Level-specific completion certificates sent quarterly to leaders for presentation.
to our Learner, Advanced and Professional Level Achievers! Join us in celebrating these team members!
